Question: Recently my pc started to malfunction, I have been using it for 5yrs now. So the problem is with the HDD, its a WD Blue 1TB and I know that its dead (i have been hearing scratching and other signals of its death)
So I unpluged it and my pc dont give aby screen signal nor USB power (my mouse and keyboard dont work)
I tried removing CMOS battery as well as reseating RAM and nothing helped, so i want to know if that is normal for pc without any drive or is any other of my components faulty.
I already ordered new HDD but i want to know if i need to repair/replace any other component
Thanks
Answer:Huh interesting, never heard incompatibility issues between a bios and hdd could cause this sort of mess. Still it’s worth a shot. It’s quite an easy and fast process sometimes necesary for example for an older mb to be compatible with newer cpu. Realistically only danger of updating/flashing bios is when you stop during the process for some reason (pc freeze or power shortage in ur house/neighborhood). That’s why preferred option is to do it using fat32 formated usb drive in bios to scratch pc freeze danger danger and more paranoid ppl do it while connected to ups power supply.
What’s your motherboard? Instructions on how to do it should be either in ur mb manual or on the manufacturer site online, huge chance you will be able to find tutorial for example on YT.