Mention some of the common mistakes encountered while flashing the BIOS.

Mention some of the common mistakes encountered while flashing the BIOS.

Some of the common mistakes that should be avoided while flashing the BIOS are as follows:

- Identifying the motherboard : One of the most common reasons for getting a wrong update is that the user does not identify the motherboard by the proper model, version.

- Understanding the Update details : Some BIOS updates can be meant to fix bugs for a particular set of hardware specifications only. Flashing the same update on incompatible specifications can render the system inoperable.

- Incorrect BIOS file : The user by mistake may flash an incorrect BIOS which is not supported on the system.

- Updating / flashing BIOS without power backup : The flashing of BIOS is a critical process and should not be performed on systems without power back-up as it can lead to an incomplete flash or a corrupt BIOS.

- Flashing BIOS through windows : Flashing the BIOS through windows is discouraged as it can lead to problems during the Flashing process.