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Users puzzled by bricked or unstable RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards
By Hassam Nasir published
Several issues including initialization failures and PCIe 5.0 compatibility are reportedly plaguing Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs.

Intel motherboard partners begin to roll out Raptor Lake microcode updates to banish Vmin Shift Instabilities
By Mark Tyson published
Intel motherboard partners like Asus, ASRock, and MSI have started to roll out the first batch of microcode updates directly addressing Vmin Shift Instability.

When and Why to Use Windows Advanced Startup
By Ed Tittel published
The Advanced Startup menu lets you restore Windows, enter the BIOs, boot off an external drive and much more.

Intel's patch for CPU instability and crashing issues rolls out from MSI and ASRock
By Jowi Morales published
Several Intel partners have announced or released BIOS patches to fix the erroneous microcode that leads to the instability of Raptor Lake chips.

HP bricked ProBook laptops with bad BIOS update say angry users
By Christopher Harper published
HP and Microsoft prove the danger of automatic firmware updates.

How to Fix an INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE BSOD in Windows 11 or 10
By Ed Tittel last updated
Diagnose and fix the INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE stop code, which results when Windows can't boot from your drive.

Laptop BIOS password reset technique uses contorted paperclips stuffed into a parallel port
By Mark Tyson published
Retro tech enthusiast Bob Pony recently shared an image of an old Toshiba Satellite laptop’s parallel port sprouting a tangle of contorted paperclips - showcasing an unofficial BIOS reset method.

MSI apologizes for slower RTX 4070 Ti Supers and delivers BIOS fixes
By Mark Tyson published
Apply these updates for an up to 5% performance boost.
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