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I've read i need to update my X51 R1's A03 bios to A14 to use my EVGA 750 GTX.
I'm afraid of bricking my motherboard.
What causes BIOS update failures?
People have stated about the windows version freezing and stuff.
Can anyone explain the me?
Thank you.
So say if it freezes, should i leave it?
And for X51 R1, should i go from A03 to A14 directly?
If i have to go from A03-A06-A11-A14 that increases my risk.
This is a clean install of windows, so i don't think it will freeze. I only downloaded League of legends, GPU drivers and wireless adapter drivers.
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Why is updating through windows more risky?
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Posted January 2nd, 2015 05:00
Basically forcing a shut down during the BIOS update will result in a failed BIOS update. Essentially the BIOS does not get written after being wiped and hence will no longer function properly and does not execute the rest of the update to write the BIOS.
Normally this occurs after Windows has shutdown so a Windows freeze or bug shouldn't influence the update (it would in most cases only abort it). Its not advisable to update the BIOS if your system is unstable and you think it will freeze up or shut down during the BIOS update.
See here for some more details:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/updating-the-bios/
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Posted January 2nd, 2015 06:00
Normally its best to take the least number of steps however unfortunately some of the newer systems require former BIOS updates to be installed first. When you launch the BIOS update it will tell you whether its supported or whether you need another version first.
If it freezes just leave it to complete as its likely doing something in the background.
You are reading through some older information, many preferred to update via a floppy disk in BIOS in the past which I would say is more risky. The BIOS updates are a bit better these days and its harder to install the BIOS update outwith Windows for most systems. If you have the clean install you should be fine.
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