CPUs & Motherboards

CPUs & Motherboards @vikram_helpdesk 1 week ago

Tried F2, F12 and Delete while booting on my Lenovo, it just goes straight to Windows each time. fast startup might be on? need to change the boot order.

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CPUs & Motherboards @ira_tech 2 weeks ago

HP desktop BIOS update stuck at the same percentage for an hour

Started the BIOS update from HP Support Assistant on my Pavilion desktop and it's been frozen on the progress bar for over an hour. Fans running, screen on. Scared to pull the plug and brick the board. What should I do?

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CPUs & Motherboards @naman87 2 weeks ago

updating bios on a mini pc with no optical drive

Got a small Gigabyte Brix box running as a home server. The manufacturer site has a newer BIOS file but the instructions assume a full desktop. Can this be done from a USB stick, and what happens if power cuts out halfway?

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CPUs & Motherboards @theob 2 weeks ago

Do I really need a BIOS update if the laptop works fine?

HP Support Assistant keeps nagging me about a new BIOS version. Laptop runs fine, no issues. The release notes are vague. Is it worth the risk or should I leave it alone?

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CPUs & Motherboards @noraj 3 weeks ago

Spamming F2 doesn't get me into the BIOS on Windows 11

Mashing F2 and Delete as soon as I hit power, and Windows 11 still just loads. Desktop PC with an MSI board. Is there another way in from the recovery menu?

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CPUs & Motherboards @sylvester_balchunas 4 weeks ago

Is secure boot actually worth having switched on?

A game asked me to enable secure boot, which is how I found out it had been off on my PC for years. What does it really protect against for a normal home user? Any downside to just leaving it on?

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