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Hi all, I recently purchased a PNY  GTX 1060 DirectX 12 VCGGTX10606PB 6GB video card.   I though I had done my homework but the computer wouldn't recognize the card...gave 3 beeps 20 seconds apart during boot up.  Having done a little more research I think the version 7 bios on the Formosa motherboard is the problem (or at least one of the problems!).  I can find the version 8 bios update, but it says that it's for windows 8.  

 

So...my question is...is it safe to update the bios to version 8 while running windows 10

 

Thanks

 

S

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Hi,

 

Run a complete set of hardware diagnostics before attempting to update the BIOS. A safety factor that you might consider is placing your PC on UPS before doing the BIOS update.

 

HP has indicated that HP Windows 8 installers should work on Windows 10.

HP ENVY 6055, HP Deskjet 1112
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB

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HP Recommended

Hi,

 

Run a complete set of hardware diagnostics before attempting to update the BIOS. A safety factor that you might consider is placing your PC on UPS before doing the BIOS update.

 

HP has indicated that HP Windows 8 installers should work on Windows 10.

HP ENVY 6055, HP Deskjet 1112
HP Envy 17", i7-8550u,16GB, 512GB NVMe, 4K screen, Windows 11 x64
Custom PC - Z690, i9-12900K, 32GB DDR5 5600, dual 512 GB NVMe, gen4 2 TB m.2 SSD, 4K screen, OC'd to 5 Ghz, NVIDIA 3080 10GB
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