Ever have one of those problems that feel like a rabbit hole?

Trying to set up a new computer, want to set the drive to GPT, try to configure the BIOS for UEFI, manage to brick the motherboard due to a buggy BIOS, based off a page of somebody with nearly the same motherboard, get a CH341A , it doesn't work. Find out the BIOS chip is 1.8V and I had hooked up a 3.3V programmer. Oh no did I fry it? Let me check with salae logic analyzer. Newer version won't install, get an older version....