Ports on the motherboard aren't functioning and the video isn't showing.
Ports on the motherboard aren't functioning and the video isn't showing.
I'm worried about whether the chip got fried or the BIOS... or both. Usually, during a BIOS update, the system won't let anything disrupt it. Now I'm uncertain about core temperatures if the update would actually trigger them. That's beyond my experience level.
I get that those bios flashes can be unsettling. It sounds like you had a rough time with one when you were younger, costing you around 400 dollars. You mentioned a flash issue last week that didn’t fix itself, but fortunately it worked on its own now.
400 dollars? That should be salvageable. Using old ATI graphics cards and one F-up is always exciting. Make sure to keep the original bios intact! Asus, recovering BIOS data from the motherboard drive works well. Legacy AMI systems can even be recovered from floppy disks—most people today don’t recognize what a floppy actually looks like, haha.
It was on a laptop, so I took it to a repair shop after failing to fix it myself. The motherboard couldn’t be saved, and the CPU was completely damaged—about $400 to replace. I realized how costly that mistake was. Now I avoid unnecessary upgrades unless absolutely needed.
It seems the BIOS chip was damaged because it shut down during the upgrade. During a BIOS flash, the system should stay connected until the process finishes; stopping it causes problems. You might attempt the recovery method mentioned earlier if your board allows it, which could resolve the issue and get you back up. The rest of the components likely aren’t affected. Try restoring the BIOS to see how it functions.