als@lemmy.blahaj.zone to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 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-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1320arrow-down11
arrow-up1319arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-square87Six@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 hours 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-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours 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-up3·14 hours agoIt depends on the vendor. Some vendors push bios through Windows update service. Dell Lenovo and HP all do this pretty regularly.
minus-squareplant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·18 hours agoI’ve been on Linux since 2014 when a windows update bricked my Thinkpad bios
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.
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.
I’ve been on Linux since 2014 when a windows update bricked my Thinkpad bios