Flashback or bios flash

hornetstinger · 19 Oct 2024 at 11:47

What's safest using the flashback feature, or the usual method of going into the bios selecting the file, seeing it updating onscreen then flashing it that way?

Armageus · 19 Oct 2024 at 11:56

Updating in the bios is fine and should be used for normal updates imo

Whilst I'm sure flashback is safe it's generally meant as an oh **** feature so you can recover from a failed flash or to flash without a compatible CPU.

hornetstinger · 19 Oct 2024 at 11:58

I've watched the video of jaw trashing four asus boards in flashback mode. Mines not asus though

freddie64 · 19 Oct 2024 at 12:38

Hardest part about flashback on my board was finding a USB stick that worked, had to be a USB2 if i remember correctly.

If you are up and running you may as well do it from within bios.

Never do it from within Windows.

Blackwhite · 20 Oct 2024 at 09:06

For me either works fine.

Philtor · 20 Oct 2024 at 12:18

Never attempt to update the BIOS from within Windows. That is asking for trouble in my experience.

hornetstinger · 20 Oct 2024 at 12:35

Philtor said:
Never attempt to update the BIOS from within Windows. That is asking for trouble in my experience.

Friends computer only has windows util, no option to flash in bios itself.

I'm not doing it lol

andy_mk3 · 20 Oct 2024 at 12:38

hornetstinger said:
Friends computer only has windows util, no option to flash in bios itself.

I'm not doing it lol

What board is it? I struggle to believe that this is true.

mickyflinn · 20 Oct 2024 at 12:39

hornetstinger said:
Friends computer only has windows util, no option to flash in bios itself.

I'm not doing it lol

What motherboard does he have ?

hornetstinger · 20 Oct 2024 at 12:46

mickyflinn said:
What motherboard does he have ?

A computer from high street store.

mickyflinn · 20 Oct 2024 at 13:03

hornetstinger said:
A computer from high street store.

Mite still be able to update it, make and model of pc or download cpuz and it should tell you motherboard model.

Mcnumpty2323 · 20 Oct 2024 at 14:02

Could also use efi flash
From usb drive and cmd

In the old days I do remember boards
With no option to flash within bios
Would expect it to be pretty standard nowadays
But I guess some prebuilt pcs may have customised bios
So it's probably possible
I would prefer efi flash over doing it in windows
But again in the past I have done it plenty times
Using windows utilities
But it's more of a buttock clinching moment lol

hornetstinger · 20 Oct 2024 at 14:04

mickyflinn said:
Mite still be able to update it, make and model of pc or download cpuz and it should tell you motherboard model.

It's a non standard board, and has PC name brand on it (not asus etc)

mickyflinn · 20 Oct 2024 at 15:33

hornetstinger said:
It's a non standard board, and has PC name brand on it (not asus etc)

Oh well at least you've tried to find a solution.

JollyJamma · 23 Oct 2024 at 08:19

hornetstinger said:
Friends computer only has windows util, no option to flash in bios itself.

I'm not doing it lol

What? What brand is it?

Should be fine to do it in Windows but I agree that it’s less risky doing it in the BIOS.

A few manufacturers like HP, DELL, Lenovo do BIOS updates in Windows (my HP Elitebook laptop for instance) and they sometimes can push a BIOS update via Windows update.

I’d do things like disable the antivirus and close all unused apps before running the update just as a precaution.