ASRock has begun publishing new BIOS updates for its AM5 motherboards built around AMD’s AGESA Combo AM5 1.2.7.1 firmware.

Intel users, this one's for you ...

It has come to light that the newly distributed BIOS updates based on AGESA 1.2.8.0 — intended for certain 800-series AMD motherboards — are causing severe boot issues.

As the proxy between your operating system and the hardware components that give a computer its utility and enable your productivity, your system BIOS is perhaps the most important piece of software ...

You're actually interacting with something different entirely ...

As someone who tinkers with PC hardware for a living, I’m generally the first stop for friends and family members who are having issues with their PC. There are a lot of simple fixes — it’s still easy ...

The ASUS 2002W XOC BIOS has leaked for GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards, provides another 10% performance, but you'll have to ...

There are certain computer tasks that even professional technicians don't like tackling. For myself, one of the most nerve-wracking was updating a computer's BIOS. The BIOS is like a primitive ...

Update, 4/27/2023: AMD says that it has identified the issue that was causing some Ryzen 7000 CPUs to burn out and that it has released a new version of AGESA (an AMD-controlled part of every Ryzen ...

Given the steady trickle of BIOS-related questions that I get via email, I think that it's time for a post to demystify BIOS updates and the role they have in keeping your PC in tip-top condition.