Gigabyte H110M-S2H Help

Pulse · 1 May 2017 at 13:04

I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but I thought I'd check here first in case anyone can save me some time and money.

Basically I've bought the above motherboard along with a Intel Core i3-7100 3.90GHz (Kaby Lake), but it just doesn't boot, upon looking into it it's probably because the motherboard needs a BIOS update before the CPU will function correctly. Obviously catch 22: need it to boot to update the BIOS, but it won't boot until it's updated.

I don't wish to purchase another cpu just to do this, alternatively I may have to see if anyone in MM can lend me one for a refundable deposit.

Any other suggestions?? Brand new parts purchased last Thursday from OcUK so I hope it's not just faulty parts but tried it with literally nothing connected and still doesn't boot.

pastymuncher · 1 May 2017 at 15:30

There is no other way around it. If it was a Asus board you would have had another option because they still use removable bios chips and you could have got one programmed with the latest bios off the bay. Gigabyte uses soldered bios chips on most if not all boards so will need to be flashed with a older cpu.

If the board is brand new you could send it back and get a H270/B250 board instead. If you went that route I would send the i3 back as well and get the G4560. The i3's are a waste of money now that the Pentiums have HT and the i3 7100 is almost double the price of a G4560 for a extra 400mhz. Either G4560 or bite the bullet and go i5/i7.

GIGA-Man · 2 May 2017 at 07:59

Hello,

If the BIOS is an older version and needs updating, we will collect it at our cost and send it back to you ASAP. Send an e-mail to the below address and we will arrange this for you.

[email protected]

pastymuncher · 2 May 2017 at 09:35

That's a nice touch from Gigabyte.

Is this a new service?

orbitalwalsh · 2 May 2017 at 09:55

pastymuncher said:
That's a nice touch from Gigabyte.

Is this a new service?

sign of a good rep

appearing any time and not just at a product launch .

just need them to stick a packet haribo in thweir product boxes

GIGA-Man · 2 May 2017 at 11:50

pastymuncher said:
That's a nice touch from Gigabyte.

Is this a new service?

Nope, not a new service. We are the only motherboard manufacturer with a service centre in the UK. It means we can be a little more flexible when issue like this arise, it also means you are only with your board for a few days to a week, instead of weeks or month.

Pulse · 2 May 2017 at 20:28

GIGA-Man said:
Hello,

If the BIOS is an older version and needs updating, we will collect it at our cost and send it back to you ASAP. Send an e-mail to the below address and we will arrange this for you.

[email protected]

That's awesome. I'll get that sorted asap.

GIGA-Man · 3 May 2017 at 09:38

Pulse said:
That's awesome. I'll get that sorted asap.

We got your message and will arrange a collection and re-delivery with you ASAP.

Pulse · 9 May 2017 at 21:22

Yeah that's great thank you, was collected yesterday so hopefully I might have it back before the week is out.

orbitalwalsh · 10 May 2017 at 09:11

Pulse said:
Yeah that's great thank you, was collected yesterday so hopefully I might have it back before the week is out.

sweet

back to gaming in no time

Thekwango · 10 May 2017 at 12:46

well I've been humming and haaaing iver which ryzen board to get - still not decided on specific model but it'll be 100% a gigabyte board simply from reading this thread. excellent support @GIGA-Man

orbitalwalsh · 10 May 2017 at 15:02

Thekwango said:
well I've been humming and haaaing iver which ryzen board to get - still not decided on specific model but it'll be 100% a gigabyte board simply from reading this thread. excellent support @GIGA-Man

Aorus k5> Corsair LXP 3000mhz > 1600. XMP boosts up first time and 1600 is hitting 3.8, still not finished with dropping the voltage. Downside is Bios is like Gigabyte Boards and not as details as Aorus boards like Gaming 5/k7

Thekwango · 11 May 2017 at 00:08

orbitalwalsh said:
Aorus k5> Corsair LXP 3000mhz > 1600. XMP boosts up first time and 1600 is hitting 3.8, still not finished with dropping the voltage. Downside is Bios is like Gigabyte Boards and not as details as Aorus boards like Gaming 5/k7

That's good to hear. Mems was my next concern. Gonna hold off till I see what happens this week with the AGESA update from AMD

orbitalwalsh · 11 May 2017 at 07:25

Thekwango said:
That's good to hear. Mems was my next concern. Gonna hold off till I see what happens this week with the AGESA update from AMD

Hopefully Gigabyte US gets it on the beta like they said they would. Will give a first look .
Like this kit I've got another that isn't supported official so will give s try.

Gonna try to OC the RAM to 3200, when I get the 3000 kit the 3200 was out of stock, next day for 50p more it was back in !!!