How to Flash a BIOS With Gigabyte
Updating your motherboard’s BIOS can improve system stability and increase hardware compatibility.
The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is used by motherboards to detect and configure all the connected hardware.
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Instructions
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Flashing through BIOS
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Restart your computer.
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Press the delete key as the computer is starting up to open BIOS.
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Press F8 to open the built in BIOS flashing utility. A window asking for confirmation will pop up. Answer yes.
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Select the “Load Main BIOS from Floppy” menu item and press enter. Depending on your BIOS version, this may alternatively read “Update BIOS from Floppy.”
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Select the BIOS file you want the system to update to and press enter. The system will ask for confirmation before performing the update.
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Upon completion, the system will display a message confirming a successful flash. Press any key.
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Press the Escape key and confirm you want to reset. The computer will reboot.
Flashing with @BIOS
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Download the @BIOS program from GIGABYTE’s website. (See "Resource" section for link.)
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Disable all anti-virus programs and Intel hyper-threading technology.
Hyper-Threading can be disabled in your system’s BIOS. Reference your GIGABYTE manual if you’re not familiar with disabling Hyper-Threading.
If you have an Intel processor but are unsure if it supports this functionality, reference Intel’s website to check your model’s features. (See "Resource" section).
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Install the @BIOS utility and start the program.
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Click the “About this Program” button to ensure your motherboard supports being updated with @BIOS.
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Click the “Save Current BIOS” button to save your current BIOS configuration in case a backup is needed.
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Check off the “Internet Update” box.
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Click the “Update New BIOS” button.
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Select a server from the list that pops up and press OK.
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Select the latest BIOS version in the next window. Be certain that your motherboard model is listed at the top; flashing the wrong BIOS will render your system unbootable. When you are sure, press OK.
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Upon downloading the BIOS file, the program will ask “Do you want to Update the BIOS?” Press OK.
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Once the BIOS is updated, a window will pop up confirming the process has finished. Press OK and exit the program.
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Restart the computer.
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Tips & Warnings
If a BIOS update is interrupted in the middle of the process it can render your system unbootable. Never update your BIOS if you suspect it can be interrupted.
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Comments
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not use ful.... I want do that in manually but I have no floppy drive.
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Not useful. Make it more detailed as to how to obtain bios bin.
