Resulting in a failure to update BIOS?

I read I need to update my X 51 bios A03 of R1 to the A14 to use my EVGA GTX 750.

I'm scared of bricking my motherboard.

What causes failure of the BIOS update?

People reported on the windows version of freezing and stuff.

Can someone explain me?

Thank you.

Normally its best to take the least number of steps but unfortunately some of the newer systems require old BIOS updates to be installed first. When you start the update of the BIOS, it will tell you if its support or if you have another version first.

If it freezes just let lead as its probably something in the background.

You are reading through some older information, much preferred to update via a floppy disk in the BIOS in the past that I would say is more risky. The BIOS updates are a bit better these days and its more hard to install the BIOS update out Windows for most of the systems. If you have the new installation, you should be fine.

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    + "Human error is inherent in man, and it is not possible to eradicate. It will be displayed always, sooner or later"(Prof. James Reason). +

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    Satellite 2410-S204.

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    And the readme file does not list the model 1410-604 in its readme file, so I can't explain it except as a Toshiba error. * {color: #ff0000} they put an incorrect BIOS on their website and has proposed updating and somehow lead to such mistakes. {color} *.

    (Except in the case that one of these models is a name that is different from the model 1410-604, and if that's the case... now I don't know why this BIOS do not work with this computer).

    The worst thing is that neither the other files (V1.10, 1.20 and 1.30) lists the 1410-604, apparently so no solution possible workaround for this problem. I need an original v1.20 to the CMOS, and Toshiba seems to have. They offered me to solve the problem, leaving the laptop to an ASP, and pay only € 95 for the work and about € 280 for a motherboard replacement, I will get it resolved. But they offer no guarantees of their possibilities because is a model "too old" and "abandoned" and "unsupported"...

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    Please don't say that I shouldn't be doing... I already know that. I already did some research and found my mistakes, not to repeat them. Now, I need to spend, to move and to try to solve this problem, or at least learn to solve similar things. As much as possible.

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    Post edited by: Fenix_D
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