The Lenovo Legion Go made its debut this year along with Asus’s ROG Ally and it’s already a hit among fans of PC handhelds. Legion Go features some amazing specs and goes on to beat the Steam Deck and Rog Ally at a few factors. Suffice it to say, the Lenovo Legion Go is another great addition to the PC handheld space, which is lately seeing great advancement. While Legion Go is pretty easy to set up, there are some things that many don’t know how to do. And one of them happens to be updating and installing a new BIOS.
BIOS updates are quite important since they improve stability along with adding new features. While you can avoid updating your BIOS for some time, it’s always recommended to update them whenever possible. However, messing around with BIOS can be pretty risky. That’s why guides like this one exist. So, if you don’t know how to update and install a new BIOS on your Lenovo Legion Go, follow along with this guide.
Lenovo Legion Go: How to update & install new Bios?
Updating your BIOS will be an easy task if you follow the instructions below. So, look at the instructions carefully and thoroughly.
- First, head over to this website on your Legion Go and download the latest BIOS update.
- Once the download is done, open File Manager on your Legion Go and double-click on it.
- Click on Next when you see Proceed with the BIOS update now?
- You will see a few warnings, following which you once again need to press Next.
- Now connect your charger to the Legion Go and hit Next.
- Wait for the Legion Go to finish the process.
- Next, log in to your Legion Go.
Accessing BIOS and editing settings
- To access BIOS first, you need to shut down the device.
- Next, hold down the power button and volume-up button simultaneously until the Novo Boot Menu comes up on screen.
- Once the boot menu comes up, select BIOS Setup and select More Settings.
- Now, if you want to increase your VRAM size, switch to Configuration and scroll down until you find UMA Frame Buffer Size.
- Click on the drop-down menu, and you will see four options: 3G, 4G, 6G, and 8G. Choose however much VRAM size you want.
- Now, if you want to enable BIOS Flashback, scroll a bit, and you will come across the BIOS Back Flash option. Click on the drop-down menu and choose Enabled.
- Once you are done editing the BIOS, switch to the Exit tab and click on Exit Saving Changes.
To check that Legion Go is using your selected VRAM size, hold on Start and open Run. Then type in dxdiag and click OK. Switch to the Display tab and you will see the VRAM size in the Display Memory (VRAM) option.
And that’s all you need to update and install a new BIOS on the Lenovo Legion Go. Also, while we are on the topic of handhelds, here’s a guide that explains the best settings for Tekken 7 to play on the Steam Deck. For more guides like this, keep following DigiStatement. Also read: Lenovo Legion Go Best Settings for High FPS & performance in games
