![]() So, after carrying an Asus machine for some years, the low screen resolution – 1366x768 – on a 15.6’’ screen became a pain to develop software with. So, I typically tend (and try) to buy machines that seem pretty reliable and easy to repair even if that comes with sacrificing my back a little. So here’s the story of bringing it back from the dead. As you can imagine doing the typical BIOS reset procedures did not work. ![]() So, after the update, the PC did not turn on again (with only the fans and the keyboard backlight turning on). Why update the BIOS since it’s a process well-known for bricking computers? Well, because of Intel and their wonderful speculative execution vulnerabilities. My long-term laptop, which accompanied me for some years, died some time ago while proceeding a BIOS update.
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