How Risky is Updating Your BIOS? ( + Corruption Demonstration)

ThioJoe March 10, 2021
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Find out what happens when you corrupt the BIOS! ▼ Timestamps:▼ 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - BIOS Explained 2:29 - BIOS Hardware 4:00 - Updating BIOS 6:21 - Is BIOS Update Necessary? 8:46 - Corrupted BIOS Causes 9:33 - BIOS Recovery Options 14:04 - DIY BIOS Recovery 15:58 - BIOS Corruption Demonstration 17:59 - BIOS Recovery Attempt ⇒ Become a channel member for exclusive features! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/ThioJoe/join ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Merch ⇨ https://teespring.com/stores/thiojoe ⇨ http://Instagram.com/ThioJoe ⇨ http://Twitter.com/ThioJoe ⇨ http://Facebook.com/ThioJoeTV My Gear & Equipment ⇨ https://kit.co/ThioJoe ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #Computers #Tech #ThioJoe

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