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Thank you for your reply.
Yes, it seems strange to me, especially since I don't update it manually but it's the manufacturer's software that automates the process..
Well, I'll wait, anyway the PC is still under warranty, so if there's a clash --> straight to customer service.
Yes, it seems strange to me, especially since I don't update it manually but it's the manufacturer's software that automates the process..
Well, I'll wait, anyway the PC is still under warranty, so if there's a clash --> straight to customer service.
Hi,
Um, I've never done it, but I've seen professionals do it and it lasted 5 to 10 minutes at most (well, in this example it was a gaming PC for €2800), but it shouldn't take an hour. Stopping everything is dangerous; if the BIOS update went wrong, the motherboard is fried (just a figure of speech), but there must be a way to restart it if the update didn't go well. I know there's a solution to restart a motherboard if the BIOS update failed, but I don't know it. Just wait a little to see if the progress bar moves; otherwise, it will be tricky.
Um, I've never done it, but I've seen professionals do it and it lasted 5 to 10 minutes at most (well, in this example it was a gaming PC for €2800), but it shouldn't take an hour. Stopping everything is dangerous; if the BIOS update went wrong, the motherboard is fried (just a figure of speech), but there must be a way to restart it if the update didn't go well. I know there's a solution to restart a motherboard if the BIOS update failed, but I don't know it. Just wait a little to see if the progress bar moves; otherwise, it will be tricky.
I have an overheating problem (burning even) with my PC (which is new, so it's clean), it shuts down suddenly when I play a game, I have to remove the battery and put it back in to turn it on again, the problem may be due to the graphics card or my power supply... so updating the BIOS could have fixed this hardware issue.
That's why.
That's why.
Ah no, a BIOS update that fixes an overheating issue would be well known. No, it's simplest that you either have a virus on your PC (yes, viruses can perform complex calculations and cause your PC to lag and overheat) or there isn't enough ventilation, or there's a design flaw in the PC (this happens with new PCs), or you can always buy a cooling pad for your laptop: http://www.conrad.fr/webapps/_im3/M/9000_9999/9900/9980/9988/998873_LB_00_FB.EPS.jpg
Laptops are known for their overheating issues. Otherwise, you could always change the thermal paste to use Arctic Silver 5, but since your PC is under warranty... By the way, did you turn off your PC? Or did it work?
Laptops are known for their overheating issues. Otherwise, you could always change the thermal paste to use Arctic Silver 5, but since your PC is under warranty... By the way, did you turn off your PC? Or did it work?
Changing performance settings is possible with a new BIOS, but I've never heard of that happening when updating the BIOS. Anyway, it's good if the motherboard restarted; check if it was the correct BIOS and/or re-download it. There might have been viruses or other bugs during the download. In my case, updating the BIOS resulted in a bit of a speed increase at startup, I believe, but it was also due to an overheating issue (at first, we didn't realize it was overheating). When the user played too much on the PC, the screen would freeze, and it turned out the graphics cards (2 in SLI) were overheating to over 90°C. So yes, it might solve issues like that, but I'm not sure about overheating. There are precautions to take when updating the BIOS. What type of motherboard and BIOS do you have? I'm hesitant to mess with my BIOS just for that; I'm afraid it might break, and since everything is working fine, I have no reason to update my BIOS.
Actually, why did you update your BIOS? You should only do it for a valid reason; if it's just to try or to see other functionalities, it's not worth attempting. If the update crashes, it's a hassle to restore. Although if you backed up your BIOS, maybe it would work, but I'm not sure the motherboard would accept an older BIOS.
To solve this overheating problem, I saw on other forums that updating the BIOS might have an impact on the hardware behavior. By changing the performance settings in the BIOS, it could help too...
Well, in any case, the update failed; it didn't go through, I don't know why, the PC restarted and the BIOS version is still the old one... So I'll try again later. I saw that I have quite a few hardware updates, particularly for my graphics card, so I'll do that first and see if it resolves the overheating issue. If not, I'll try the BIOS again or contact customer service to check everything.
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Well, in any case, the update failed; it didn't go through, I don't know why, the PC restarted and the BIOS version is still the old one... So I'll try again later. I saw that I have quite a few hardware updates, particularly for my graphics card, so I'll do that first and see if it resolves the overheating issue. If not, I'll try the BIOS again or contact customer service to check everything.
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