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What is the proper way to update bios?

Physalist
Level 7

‎09-21-2015 03:29 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 01:57 AM by Community Admin

Whats the best way to update your bio's. I dont want to brick my laptop.
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Maxter
Level 9

‎09-21-2015 04:56 PM

plug computer
get computer charged to at least 50%
download BIOS file
get the file on C:\
enter BIOS and go to the flash bios option
select the file you have on C:\
wait until computer restarts into windows

MAKE SURE: (or else you'll brick)
1) BIOS file matches your computer model 100%
2) do not kill power to computer while flashing (plug or battery)
3) do not touch the power button
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Maxter
Level 9

‎09-21-2015 04:58 PM

BTW, I've done BIOS flashing more times that I can count throughout my life time... still, every time I click "flash", and the process begins, my heart stops until windows starts (which means BIOS flashing went well). I've never had a "bricking" problem.
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Physalist
Level 7

‎09-21-2015 05:27 PM

So i dont need to download anything extra? Yea ive only did this once with my GS74 and i had to do a few things for it to work properly scared the crap outta me x.x
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Darnassus
Status Under Review

‎09-21-2015 06:18 PM

If you're on 208, I'd sit on it.. 209 fixes nothing as far as I'm aware.

A WHQL fix? What's the point in that. ':f
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Darnassus
Status Under Review
In response to Darnassus

‎09-25-2015 12:53 PM

Darnassus wrote:
If you're on 208, I'd sit on it.. 209 fixes nothing as far as I'm aware.

A WHQL fix? What's the point in that. ':f


Memory? As in ram? 209 has a ram fix? ;U
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Maxter
Level 9

‎09-22-2015 10:57 AM

well... you never know if people are upgrading their memory, but you're right Darnassus...
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Physalist
Level 7
In response to Maxter

‎09-22-2015 01:16 PM

I have a gs750jm btw
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Physalist
Level 7

‎09-22-2015 01:15 PM

Mm well the download site only has 207 for win 10 and i dont remember ever updating the bios o.0
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Maxter
Level 9

‎09-22-2015 01:41 PM

look under the win 8.1 folder too. BIOS has nothing to do with OS version.
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