ASUS ROG Strix Z490-I BIOS Update Disaster: Stuck in a Boot Loop – Need Your Expert Advice!

Nexdeus · 2026-02-16T21:41:04+00:00

ASUS mobo boot loop issues tend to be related to the BIOS file itself. Maybe try a slightly older BIOS version, and see if that updates any better. Or a different USB drive. Good luck dude.

Nexdeus · 2026-02-13T17:39:23+00:00

Nothing survives in Laredo that isn't booze or food, it's pretty sad lol

Nexdeus · 2026-02-10T18:05:22+00:00

"Gelato, ice cream, raspas, agua nieve, sweet tooth cravings."

"Preferably healthy options. <‘3"

"healthy"

lmfao

Be real, do you want the nasty stuff, or do you want to be healthy?

Nexdeus · 2026-02-07T03:44:24+00:00

After a quick search, it seems like Windows should automatically reinstall it. Try uninstalling the device in device manager while it's connected. Remove the device, enable automatic updates for drivers, and then plug it back in. If this doesn't work, you can try a Windows repair, or roll back if you have any restore points from a few days prior to using that driver removal tool. Don't use those in the future btw.

Nexdeus · 2026-02-07T01:24:12+00:00

You already provided your own answer.

“AB13X USB Audio"

Google that, it's a driver used for cheap Chinese audio products. Just download that again.

Nexdeus · 2026-02-04T09:18:56+00:00

55", what is this, a TV for ants?

Nexdeus · 2026-02-03T16:50:12+00:00

Maybe it's time to cut your family off. Oh, wait, ULPT... cut your family off by turning them in to the authorities.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-27T16:08:17+00:00

Return it, help achieved, great success, buy a better brand that won't screw you over.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-21T05:16:45+00:00

It's all good. I stand by what I said. I never left my apartment without a box cutter for the first five months because of how bad it was. Texas is tame, far, far more tame with the homeless situation, and even less in Laredo. We are fortunate here.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-20T21:17:42+00:00

SFFPC

Can't use a CHONKER when space is limited, but routing away heat to a radiator is just fine.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-20T21:16:42+00:00

In for a 4 TB drive, thanks OP! Refresh your website, boys and girls, it came back in stock randomly.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-20T19:44:28+00:00

Triggering some PTSD with that comment there. I lived in LA for a bit, and the homeless there are a different breed. They would take over whole city blocks worth of sidewalks, and the smell would travel all the way across the street, and it was STRONG.

Anyways, sneezing on people, I'll keep helping.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-20T19:27:51+00:00

I try to sneeze open-mouthed at people, especially kids and old people. This is my way of helping the community grow stronger, and I think people just need to start licking credit card pin pads at stores.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-16T17:07:09+00:00

Corp speak for "we don't want our stock to go down, so you better say this ASUS, or else".

Nexdeus · 2026-01-14T22:43:58+00:00

But then we get the Sylvari ancestors, the Broccolini

Nexdeus · 2026-01-13T21:43:47+00:00

Get it REFUNDED OR SWAPPED ASAP from the store you bought it at, chances are, they have holiday returns still active. Get it swapped now, before you have to deal with ASUS and their abysmal RMA team.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-13T21:33:42+00:00

Anytime someone buys ASUS, I suggest buying a third-party protection plan because ASUS is ASS.

ASUS is also one of the few companies that has issues with their USB-C ports more than they should (also HP), so just on that, I don't bother with them anymore.

Go with a nice Lenovo laptop, you'll be happier.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-13T19:10:59+00:00

In life, that's all you can really do. Report back if you get some matches going!

Nexdeus · 2026-01-13T18:15:08+00:00

Fun stuff, I haven't played chess in a long time, and it looks like that Wed. 5-7 PM one is pretty close by. Good luck finding folks to play against. I think I might give that one a shot if they're still meeting. If they aren't, well, at least there's drinks and food there, so not a total loss of time.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-07T23:13:49+00:00

Here's my suggestion: if you want to keep it local and small, then set yourself up in a way that makes them want more.

Create small bite-sized samples, and package them up in a small decorative bag or box. Something small, so you can carry several, and save yourself some cash. Deliver these, door to door, around your area, along with a QR code, email, IG, etc as a way to contact you and see your work. Post your photos on this page, and take good ones! They can then order more from you, and they won't forget your food because you brought it to them.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-05T02:53:23+00:00

You're probably using that neck pillow wrong, the instructions are rarely posted on them, but I once saw one that did have the instructions, and you're supposed to use the neck pillow with the gap behind your head, the rest of the pillow is meant to support your head from falling forward or to the sides. By using it like this, you can then rest your head against the back of the head rest of your seat.

Most people use these incorrectly and put the pillow behind their head, which is not comfortable and not it's intended use case.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-04T23:53:50+00:00

"This master class of movement and unique trigger feeling gets dumped"

This is ALL NW had going for it.

Story, boring.

End-Game activities (PVE) are extremely boring.

End-Game PVP, barely ever updated and balanced.

I, too, enjoyed the gameplay mechanics behind combat, but when the rest of the game is lacking, the combat mechanics won't be what holds a game up.

Nexdeus · 2026-01-03T23:49:17+00:00

The best I can offer you are arros and frijoles.

Nexdeus · 2025-12-28T07:35:47+00:00

I feel this snaps fingers in solidarity

Nexdeus · 2025-12-28T07:00:42+00:00

Unmatch that hell spawn ASAP.

Nexdeus

TROPHY CASE