BIOS Flashback

Category: infrastructure

A feature on advanced motherboards that allows updating the BIOS without a CPU or RAM installed.

Flashback is the "emergency repair." If you buy a new CPU that is too new for your motherboard, the board won’t boot. Flashback lets you plug in a USB drive and update the board just by pushing a button, bringing it to life without a CPU.

Common Examples

• Because we selected a motherboard with BIOS Flashback, we were able to upgrade the board’s compatibility for our latest-gen CPU.
• BIOS Flashback is a critical feature for enthusiast builders who want to avoid the headache of incompatible component combinations.