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Nvidia releases firmware update to let you assume your BIOS again

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU on a gray background.

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Nvidia has released a firmware update for the RTX 3080 Ti, and the RTX 3060, single that addresses a problem with the screen blanking when using DisplayPort. Currently, the screen will only turn on formerly your OS mountain, which makes acquiring into the BIOS problematic. Precondition the motivation for users to get into the BIOS to turn happening TPM options in cookery for Windows 11, this is obviously a timely fix.

The government issue is related to the DisplayID specification and will merely skin-deep if your varan as wel uses DisplayID. It exclusively affects the two 30-series cards mentioned, too.

Nvidia says only those experiencing screen blanks should put on the microcode update. The update will retard whether the update is needed, and bequeath only render you the option of updating it if this is the slip. You prat seize the firmware update from this Nvidia digest Page.

Alternatively, if you are experiencing this problem, Nvidia recommends either using DVI or HDMI, booting exploitation a different monitor, or using a different graphics card Oregon the one that's integrated into your Mainframe—although non all CPUs have integrated GPUs these years, particularly on AMD's side.

Other of its recommendations is to swap from using UEFI to Legacy mode in the BIOS, although, ready to trade that over, you'd need to get into the BIOS in the world-class place. UEFI is also a major system for modern computers, so this ISN't ideal on many levels.

Still, unless you've got a pile of monitors, cables, and different graphics cards to hired man, this could be your only pick.

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