"AMD is releasing a firmware update as part of our usual approach to address potential security vulnerabilities. These corrections are already made available before the public announcement to give customers time to update their firmware. As a best practice, we recommend that users update the firmware of their graphics cards as soon as they are provided by the respective GPU manufacturer. There are no reports of exploiting these security vulnerabilities in practice."
ASRock subsequently listed the 1.0.5 VBIOS update for 10 graphics card models, spanning its Radeon RX 7600 XT, RX 7700 XT, RX 7800 XT, RX 7900 XT, and RX 7900 XTX families. However, several Radeon RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX owners reported that their systems failed to boot after installing the firmware . Some lucky users were able to use external EEPROM programmers to recover their cards. Although ASRock has since removed the 1.0.5 update from its website, it has yet to provide clarity on what caused the failures or confirm whether the newly released VBIOS addresses the issue.
There are also unanswered questions around how ASRock plans to help customers who have already been affected. According to reports shared with VideoCardz , a user in Japan received a confirmation from ASRock that the failed update would be covered under warranty. However, another owner in Europe was reportedly directed to seek warranty service despite having an out-of-warranty graphics card. This essentially leaves affected owners uncertain of whether they will receive free repairs or replacements.
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/asrock-attempts-to-correct-botched-radeon-rx-7000-firmware-release-with-new-version-revised-release-should-work-ok-but-company-provides-no-explanation-for-bricked-cards#main
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