Reducing the BIOS settings on my laptop?
Reducing the BIOS settings on my laptop?
Laptop:
Dell Inspiron 15 5570
I left the BIOS updates disabled after resetting it to defaults, which caused Windows to update the BIOS to the newest version. Now my games are crashing. I already lowered the BIOS from 1.14 to 1.2.5, but my main concern is that moving from 1.2.5 to 1.1.8 might brick the laptop because the system says I can't go below 1.2.5.
https://imgur.com/a/yIFPJLV
Is there any risk in downgrading from 1.2.5 to 1.1.8? Also, since Windows is blocking the update due to "vulnerabilities" and showing an error about loading the SMBIOS Table, should I try using the Ctrl+Esc method?
If I was in your position, I'd update to the latest BIOS version, manually. That being said, I tend to gradually work my way up to the latest version.
As for your laptop, there's a SKU with an AMD Radeon 530;
https://www.dell.com/support/manual...cd...82df4acd4e&lang=en-us
and that isn't exactly a gaming GPU, more like a GPU that photographers use while on the go.
windows have updated the bios to the latest version and now all my games have been crashing.
This leads me to ask, what games are we talking about here? Define
crashing.
Because I forgot to turn off bios updates in the bios after reseting it to default
You might want to see if CSM is enabled in BIOS. Perhaps see if Secure Boot, Fast Boot and UEFI are all enabled.
Last pointer, downgrading a BIOS for any device can cause it to become an expensive paperweight.
I used to have my laptop running on BIOS version 1.1.8, everything functioned perfectly until the recent update. It could play games nonstop for hours without any issues. However, after updating to version 1.14 (also present in 1.2.5), the games would crash approximately 10 minutes into play, sometimes even longer, regardless of whether they are demanding or not. I checked the temperatures and they stayed between 70-80°C for both CPU and GPU, which doesn’t seem to be the cause.
The crashes occurred when the screen would freeze for a few seconds, causing the game to hang. Sometimes audio would play but the application remained frozen, and other times the game would close completely. CSM, Secure Boot, and UEFI were all enabled.
Here’s a revised version of your text:
A brief update for those who have encountered this problem before. I managed to lower the version from 1.14 to 1.2.5, and then further to 1.1.8. Starting from 1.14, I used the executable for the downgrade, but this isn’t possible from 1.2.5 to 1.1.8. The steps I followed proved effective.
Please note: perform this process when you’re using BIOS version 1.2.5 to ensure success.
1.) Obtain a USB drive and format it with FAT32. Download the BIOS version 1.1.8.
2.) Rename the file to BIOS_IMG.rcv (make sure the file extension is correct) and insert it into the USB.
3.) Power off the laptop, then remove the charger cable.
4.) Press Ctrl+Esc and connect the charger cable (do not press the power button during this step).
5.) Click on “Recover BIOS” and allow the update to finish. That’s it.
This approach was quite risky for me since there were no clear solutions available. However, now I’m more confident this method is safe.