als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 days agoGamers report a BIOS update is bricking their Legion Go handhelds, and Lenovo is quoting over $250 to fix the issue outside of warrantywww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGamers report a BIOS update is bricking their Legion Go handhelds, and Lenovo is quoting over $250 to fix the issue outside of warrantywww.pcgamer.comals@lemmy.blahaj.zone to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square40linkfedilinkcross-posted to: pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
minus-square87Six@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoNo idea but I know Windows does. A Fx505DT laptop I had bricked itself with a windows-triggered bios update. Warranty covered it but I went a month without a laptop.
minus-squareplant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoI’ve been on Linux since 2014 when a windows update bricked my Thinkpad bios
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoIs that an 11 thing? I’m still on 10, and never heard of the OS itself updating a BIOS.
minus-squareJyek@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoIt depends on the vendor. Some vendors push bios through Windows update service. Dell Lenovo and HP all do this pretty regularly.
No idea but I know Windows does. A Fx505DT laptop I had bricked itself with a windows-triggered bios update. Warranty covered it but I went a month without a laptop.
I’ve been on Linux since 2014 when a windows update bricked my Thinkpad bios
Is that an 11 thing? I’m still on 10, and never heard of the OS itself updating a BIOS.
It depends on the vendor. Some vendors push bios through Windows update service. Dell Lenovo and HP all do this pretty regularly.