how do i update bios ? (x58a Ud7 rev 1.0)

garyfl · 2 Oct 2010 at 02:03

i have a flash drive, and ive tried to download the new f7 bios but its just an f7 file auto exec and an .exe which doses not open as my windows is 64 bit ;/ can someone point me in the right direction and what to do.

cheers.

braveheart · 2 Oct 2010 at 09:23

If you already install @BIOS software for Windows OS then open @BIOS then open the file then flash it direct from either USB pen drive or hard drive folder or CD or floppy - if you havent install @BOIS software then here>> http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/121/tech_a_bios.htm

it very easy do the job.

w3bbo · 2 Oct 2010 at 11:27

DO NOT USE WINDOWS BASED BIOS UPDATE PROGRAMS!!!!

You will most likely brick your motherboard.

Stick the BIOS on a USB pen drive.
Reboot PC
Press .del to enter BIOS
Press F8 to enter BIOS flash utility
Follow onscreen instructions (Update BIOS from USB HDD - your USB stick)
DO NOT POWER OFF UNTIL FLASH COMPLETE
When flash is complete, reboot PC and load optimised defaults
F10
Yes
Reboot again and then enter whatever settings you want in BIOS.

garyfl · 2 Oct 2010 at 21:18

i did it

pretty nerve wracking for the first time considering the complications.

AtreuS · 2 Oct 2010 at 21:20

w3bbo said:
DO NOT USE WINDOWS BASED BIOS UPDATE PROGRAMS!!!!

You will most likely brick your motherboard.

Stick the BIOS on a USB pen drive.

Reboot PC

Press .del to enter BIOS

Press F8 to enter BIOS flash utility

Follow onscreen instructions (Update BIOS from USB HDD - your USB stick)

DO NOT POWER OFF UNTIL FLASH COMPLETE

When flash is complete, reboot PC and load optimised defaults

F10

Yes

Reboot again and then enter whatever settings you want in BIOS.

The UD7 has backup BIOS so its perfectly safe to use the windows based one. Its almost impossible to brick the board as the backup BIOS only rewrites itself if the main BIOS update was sucessful.

I have used the @BIOS 4 or 5 times now with no issue at all.

On lesser boards with no backup physical BIOS chip i agree, but the new gigabytes boards have the failsafe backup.

w3bbo · 2 Oct 2010 at 21:35

Gigabyte have had dual BIOS for years now, makes little/no difference I'm afraid. Same story with Asus - update through windows is a VERY risky business imho and there are plenty of threads to back up that statement

1Day · 2 Oct 2010 at 21:58

w3bbo is spot on.

Please folks updating your bios via windows might work once or twice or even ten times. If you are very lucky. BUT at some point you are going to brick your motherboard. The built in bios flashing utility with all the Gigabyte boards is so good and so painless to use that I can not understand why anyone needs to use the Windows option.

Do Not Do it. Ever Please.

garyfl · 2 Oct 2010 at 22:12

oh btw, i was very vague, i ued the memory stick / q flash option

ElectroBlaster · 3 Oct 2010 at 01:00

Can somebody please confirm if the gigabyte q-flash is supposed to ask about "checksum 8100, are you sure to update?"

I downloaded the correct bios, slapped that onto a usb stick and backed up the current bios.

EDIT: No worries, everything seemed to work ok, just fighting with the settings trying to get things stable.

AtreuS · 3 Oct 2010 at 15:04

I seem to have an issue as it happens.. I updated to F7 and ive just noticed im on F6 bios now... How?

I updated weeks ago and it worked fine, new options in the BIOS and everything.

Its as if its decided to revert back by itself.

edit: I read a bit and found out that by holding down ALt+12 on boot up you get the option ot flash the Backup BIOS from the Main. So i now have both on F7.