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Not at all. It took me a little under 10 minutes. Bouquet came to mind immediately but it didn't fit the clue. A quick Google for synonyms and I saw the solution. I was surprised someone else didn't solve it. But, it is a pretty big travel day here in the US and with Thanksgiving tomorrow us 'mercans may have given today's a pass.
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As my finger hovers over the Enter key I think this could be a bad idea. Hmmmmm.
Worst command ever? Worse than laying on the up-arrow key for a bit and blindly pressing Enter?
I might never do that again!
Dang! My '58 Renault Dauphine has another flat tire.
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Any idea could be a bad idea, but we still have to try them anyway.
No retreat! Advance! Advance! Advance!
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Into the valley of Death rode the 500....
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I know some sys admins that should have never been given power over the Enter key in the first place.
fire away.
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rm -rf *
oh $hit!!!!! 
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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Is your computer overheating, by any chance? This could be due to bad fans, dust, etc. One thing I would try before replacing the computer is to clean it out using compressed air.
[for a desktop]
Open the case, and spray the compressed air everywhere, especially over the blades of any fans, from a distance of at least 10cm. If you see condensation appearing on the parts that you are cleaning - increase the spraying distance!
[for a portable]
Opening and cleaning a portable, with its tightly packed components, is not a task for a novice. If you are one, I would suggest taking it to your local repair shop, and asking them to give it a cleaning. If you are not a novice, follow the instructions for a desktop, but pay particular attention to any air filters in the portable's case.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Disk going south is IRQ_LESS_THAN error.
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Get a Linux distribution that can run off the installation media. Boot from it, let it run for a day (or find it some task to keep the CPU/RAM/disk busy). If it remains stable after a day, the hardware is probably fine. And in that case, the quickest fix might be to repave.
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I knew it was bound to happen, I just suck at those things.
I tried several things yesterday to recover.
I've not found the appropriate magical incantations to bring it back to life.
I'll remove everything (gpu, cpu... )later today and start again.
it'a gigabyte board, the q-flash should work to bring is alive. (maybe????)
Anyway sucks big time.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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The one time you can brick your motherboard is when flashing the BIOS. The problem is that the chip is soldered to the board. Living in the embedded world, we are very, very careful when updating boot loaders (sort of like a BIOS). If we fail, we have to get out the hardware and connect to diagnostic ports.
This might help: How to fix corrupt BIOS ROM with BIOS Switch (BIOS_SW)? | FAQ - GIGABYTE Global[^]
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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Why did you update your bios if you suck at these things?
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Most (all?) motherboards don't support the new 13th generation intel CPU.
From what I could see from various sources, it should be a simple process if you're not me.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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That is the solution then - just stop being you while flashing a bios!
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is there any way to restore everything? I am curious to learn from your updating BIOS.![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
diligent hands rule....
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IIRC some newer boards have a function where they can run a BIOS flash utility if plugged into a specific port stored in ROM where it can't be taken out by a normal BIOS update.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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it should.
my gigabyte board has q-flash it allows to update the motherboard without any hardware installed.
you plug in a usb key with the bios file, press a button and the bios should update with some led flashing.
In my case it started working and I probably (surely) interrupted it before it was complete ( misread the led indicator)
Now when I try updating, nothing happens.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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I think the code for updating the BIOS is also part of the BIOS, so if your BIOS won't run, then no updating.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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that's probably it.
but motherboards should have read-only default bios that we could always revert to.
I'm willing to pay an extra for good foolproof systems like that.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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Sure, some mainboards come with two BIOS chips, a live one and a backup. If you blow out the live one, just put the backup in its place.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Yeah, I just found out about that.
I just bought a new motherboard that does not need a bios update for my 13gen Intel (mucho pesos)
Maybe next time (in a few years) I'll be more cautious.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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Man allowed flower arrangement (7)
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Macrium Reflect is offering the licences for their professional version 8 (single and/or bundle of 4 singles) with 50% discount.
The excuses of not having a decent backup strategy have been drastically reduced.
I still find AOEMI GUI user friendlier, but Macrium should not be a problem for standard CP-users. In functionality both professional verrsions have a lot of common points, so both are good for anyone. Unique feature can make a difference depending on your personal taste though. I personally like Macrium.
I know OG prefers AOMEI.
For the sick of conversation...
What is your favourite solution(s) and why?
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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$ git push and my laptop can burn
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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