Although BIOS unlocking gives rather a lot of advantages, one has to know a lot about the possible disadvantages as well.
Adjusting the BIOS may lead to variety of issues that can be from instability to more severe and result in damaged hardware.
Therefore, there is a great need to get to know what each setting type means in its full sense before trying to modify it.
There are also certain risks that are involved in unlocking BIOS which include the following:
Risk
- Some manufacturers do not allow changes to BIOS by the user and they consider this an act that invalidates the warranty.
However, it is advisable to first consult the warranty policies of your laptop to know if unlocking BIOS will lead to cancellation of your warranty or voiding of your warranty policies in case of any damage.
Cause Hardware Damage
- There is always a risk of damaging the hardware by adjusting BIOS settings such as voltage, overclocking or power management settings and thereby increasing the stress level on the whole system or particular components like the CPU, GPU or motherboard results in overheating and potential component failure.
Boot related issues
- In the process of adjusting priority of the boot and various memory options, decisions taken in relation to the controls of the CPU may lead to a boot failure.
In more serious cases it may need some intervention from a spider repair specialist to rectify. - Some of the general computer risks that can be incurred while overclocking include; System Instability Over clocking or consulting other hardware setting may lead to system instability such as crashing, freezing or even lead to loss of data.
it also means that it is possible to make small changes and check the state of the system for stability after that.
Before unlocking BIOS, it is always advisable to understand the function of each option and to proceed to the next steps only if one is able to revert the process if he gets stuck or run out of ideas on how to proceed.
