Using a “flash bios” USB port?

Zeebedy · 2025-02-01T13:22:05+0000

Just curious if it’s safe to use a USB port that’s for flashing the BIOS, as an ordinary port?

Or should it only really be used for flashing?

Quartz · 2025-02-01T13:27:27+0000

Zeebedy said:
Just curious if it’s safe to use a USB port that’s for flashing the BIOS, as an ordinary port?

Or should it only really be used for flashing?

Just don't leave a USB drive with a BIOS update attached.

Zeebedy · 2025-02-01T13:47:18+0000

Thanks, won’t use the port to be in the safe side.

Was just curious, thanks Quartz!

andy_mk3 · 2025-02-01T15:12:10+0000

Can use it no issues at all, dont worry about it. It's simply a dedicated port for updating bios via flashback usually.

hornetstinger · 2025-02-01T15:12:47+0000

It's fine as long as you don't hold button in, and the file is named whatever the bios deems as flashback file