I messed up my motherboard by following a tutorial without checking the comments first, and now my PC won't boot at all. I'm looking for help to get it back up and running again. I don't have a warranty since I bought it second-hand. By the way, I've got a GA-AB350M-GAMING 3 motherboard, and right now, I can't access a flash drive to use any recovery methods.
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First off, check if your motherboard has a dual BIOS feature. If it does, you can usually recover your BIOS by following the instructions in the motherboard manual. You'll need a FAT32 USB drive to load the BIOS file onto. Simply plug it into the USB port on the back of your PC and press the power button repeatedly to activate the feature. If there's no dual BIOS, you might need to get a BIOS burner adapter from eBay, which will let you burn a good BIOS image directly onto your motherboard's chip. If you're not comfortable with that, take it to a computer store, but just know they might end up desoldering the chip and replacing it. It's frustrating, but you may just want to consider replacing the motherboard if nothing else works.
I have a dual BIOS feature, but I don't have a 32 GB USB drive right now. Is there any other way to fix this without the flash drive until I can get one?