So, youre freaking out, murmuring, What have I done?
What will I do now?
This is not an uncommon issue at all.
Being in the tech industry for a long time, I often listen to people facing this issue.
However, I will explain the reasons and demonstrate the proven solutions in this article.
Why is There a Black Screen After BIOS Update?
If the BIOS updating process gets interrupted, then the screen might get black after a restart.
Sometimes corrupted graphics driver or faulty GPU could lead to this issue.
If you make some changes during the BIOS upgradation, you might face a black screen.
Then unplug all the external peripherals as those might interrupt the PC from booting up.
Unmount the graphics card and connect the monitor with MOBOs display output port.
Not only the black screen problem, sometimesPC wont boot to BIOSand that is also a major problem.
As the motherboard or computer manufacturer has the update on the website, you updated your BIOS this way.
So, if something similar happens to you, follow the instructions and solve your problem.
Here are the steps to fix a black screen after the BIOS update:
1.
So, thats a hardware issue.
To sort this out, follow the below steps to ensure monitors & cables are properly connected.
If there was a problem with the monitor connection, the black screen issue would be resolved by now.
Thats why you must turn on the PC by unplugging all the external devices.
After that, you might attach those peripherals back again.
Check for a Faulty GPU
Due to faulty graphics card screen might go black without giving any symptoms.
Well, its an uncommon scenario, but coincidently the GPU might get crashed after you update the BIOS.
So, check whether the GPU is working okay or not.
If not, then connect the monitor cable directly to the MOBOs display output port.
Thats why you must resume the interrupted BIOS update to deal with the black screen problem.
For that, you must turn off the PC and then remove the CMOS battery.
Then install it later and turn on the PC.
If this process solves your problem, you dont need to follow the fifth one.
But if it doesnt, dont hesitate to follow the third method.
Besides this, are you wondering what will happen if youturn on the PC without installing the CMOS battery?
So, what do Jumpers do?
In your A levels, you might be familiar with theshunt.
Well, these jumpers work like shunts, or you’re able to consider them as a shunt.
Even it is also calledjumper shuntsometimes.
Method 1: scrub the CMOS
Clearing the CMOS memory can solve the BIOS corruption.
Heres how:
See if your rig boots or not.
I hope it does.
But if it doesnt, follow the next one.
But you must know how to do that properly.
So, different methods are being applied regarding this.
But the process Im going to tell you is the most straightforward and most working of all.
All you have to do is:
Your laptop will restart automatically and thus resolve your problem.
FAQs
How can you fix the black screen after BIOS update?
Then connect the power cord or Ac adapter again and the battery.
Then turn on the PC, and it should resume updating the BIOS.
Why is your BIOS screen black after the update?
Besides this, other reasons like faulty graphics driver or GPU might give a black screen.
Can you recover from a failed BIOS update?
For that, you must need another PC to flash the exact BIOS file into the thumb drive.
Conclusion
Updating your BIOS can be tricky, but you decided to go for it.
While doing so, facing an issue like a black screen after the BIOS update is absolutely fine.
I hope the methods I mentioned above solved the issue already.
For further queries, comment below.
