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Is there any way to update the BIOS that would be less trouble/expensive than buying a new motherboard?

I bought a new motherboard because the one I had got ESD damage. Bought some new parts but I was hoping I wouldn't have to get a new CPU.

I guess that would do it. I'll look into it. Thank you.

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Hi. I'm trying to troubleshoot a build. The CPU fan won't turn on. All other fans do (case, gpu). When I try to boot with one ram stick instead of two, I get a three beep error code. I've tried with two different sticks in every slot. It seems like they're not compatible, but I'm pretty sure...

I have to bump this to update the problem. My computer just sort of stopped crashing for the last couple of months, I have no idea why. Nothing changed in the way I used it. Over the last couple of days, however, the issue came back. I didn't think enough of this to include it in my original...

I ran Memtest and didn't get any errors.

Is there a way to test this without replacing the memory? I'd be glad if it was the problem since it'd be relatively cheap to replace, but at the same time I'd rather not spend the money unless I'm sure.

I built a system about six months ago, and have been getting crashes and blue screens infrequently since. I've reinstalled Windows a few times to no effect. Lately it's been happening about once per day. There doesn't seem to be any particular trigger. When it crashes the video freezes and...