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Gigabyte charge utility in Russian for uninstallation. GIGABYTE BIOS firmware. Updating the BIOS on a Gigabyte motherboard using the @BIOS utility

GIGABYTE @BIOS is a proprietary utility for automatically or manually updating the BIOS of motherboards manufactured by GigaByte.

This operation is performed automatically with preliminary selection of the server and indication of the board model. The utility automatically downloads and installs the latest firmware.

Manual update

This method allows you to update using a downloaded or saved file containing a BIOS dump. When the function is activated, the program prompts you to select the appropriate document on your hard drive, after which the update process starts.

Preservation

The dump saving function helps, in case of unsuccessful firmware, to roll back to the previous version. This is also useful for those users who modify the BIOS using special programs.

Additional options

Before starting the procedure, you can use the settings that allow you to reset the BIOS settings to default and delete DMI data after it is completed. This is done to minimize errors, since current installations may be incompatible with the new version.

Advantages

  • The most simplified process of use;
  • Guaranteed compatibility with Gigabyte motherboards;
  • Free distribution.

Flaws

  • No translation into Russian;
  • Works only on boards manufactured by this vendor.

GIGABYTE @BIOS is a utility that can be very useful for owners of GigaByte motherboards. It helps to avoid unnecessary manipulations when flashing the BIOS - writing a dump to a flash drive, rebooting the PC.

Many people wonder how to flash the BIOS, but after reading forums and abstruse articles, they think that it’s so difficult - it’s not even worth trying. Is it really? Oddly enough, updating or reinstalling the BIOS firmware is quite simple, provided that it starts for you. Otherwise, only go to the service and there are no options.

First, let's look at why we need to flash the BIOS? And to ensure that the BIOS firmware, like any software, is periodically updated by the developers, corrections and additions are made, and improvements in operation. For example, when I bought the GIGABYTE GA-B75-D3H motherboard, it had the F3 BIOS version installed, but now F15 is already available.

I should immediately note that these methods are available for motherboards from other manufacturers, be it Asus or something else. Both on laptops and desktop computers. I’ll give an example using the popular GIGABYTE.

When firmware may be needed:

  1. BIOS does not always see the USB flash drive. If everything is fine with the flash drive and you tried inserting it into different ports, then 90% of the time it’s the BIOS that’s buggy.
  2. Every other time he goes into the Bios settings. When you press the settings key, the download continues.
  3. There is a long list of available bootloaders, but in reality there are none. During installation, many systems create an entry in the BIOS, which can be easily removed using third-party programs from Windows, but in other systems, you cannot do without special knowledge and tambourines. Reflashing is the easiest way. By the way, this fact entails the next point...
  4. When you turn on the computer after BIOS, the screen is illuminated in black and gray, the operating system does not automatically load. Loads only when you force the drive to be selected from the BOOT MENU.
  5. Every other time the BOOT MENU is called. When you press the hotkey, the BOOT MENU does not enter, the download continues. If everything is fine with the keyboard, then 99% of the time the BIOS is stuck.
  6. Easy firmware update to a newer version.

Methods for flashing BIOS GIGABYTE

There are two ways to update and flash the GIGABYTE BIOS:

  1. Via Windows. Using the free @Bios utility that comes with the motherboard on disk. If there is no disk, then go to the official GIGABYTE website, look for our motherboard model, go to SUPPORT, and download the utility. It is important to choose the version that suits your system so that it can be installed on Windows. If the version is not compatible you will receive an error.
  2. Using a USB flash drive. This method is suitable for computers that do not have Windows installed. And incompatible systems are installed, for example Mac OS X (Hackintosh) - this trend has been gaining popularity lately, or Linux, and maybe other operating systems. In this method, we still need Windows, but only to unpack the self-extracting archive with the .EXE extension.

Firmware using @Bios utility

This is what the @BIOS GIGABYTE utility for Windows looks like, the interface may be slightly different, but it’s not the interface that’s important to us, but the menu items on the right.

Save Current BIOS to File— Save the current BIOS firmware to a file. It was not for nothing that I started from this point. Before making changes to the BIOS, be sure to save the current firmware to a USB flash drive, so that in the event of a failure, you can restore the data. You never know what might happen: the light will blink, Windows will go dark, and the like.

Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server- the easiest way to flash and update the firmware, but you definitely need access to the Internet from this computer. In this case, the firmware will be downloaded and installed automatically from Gigabyte servers, you will only need to select a region from the list Asia, China, America, Europe, Europe (Russia) - I think there will be no difficulties with this. After selecting, confirm the action and wait for completion. After which, for the changes to take effect, we reboot, and do not forget to reconfigure the BIOS, because all settings after the firmware are reset to default.

Update BIOS from File. Completing this step does not require constant computer access to the Internet, but we will still need it, no matter what device, in order to download the firmware file. So, let's go to the website http://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Motherboard, so as not to spend too much time searching - we enter the motherboard model into the search from above.


We choose our version. press ENTER. On the page with various modifications, select ours and in the menu on the right, immediately click BIOS.
We select the operating system, but for our method this is not important, since we already have the utility running. If it weren’t for this, we would have chosen the appropriate version of Windows and downloaded it with it. In any case, they are downloaded with the utility, whatever one may say.

Click on the region we need and download the .EXE file. We launch it, it unpacks and 3 files are available.

Click Update BIOS from File and specify the file with the firmware, in my case it is B75MD3H.F15, in yours it will correspond to your model and BIOS version. We confirm the action and reboot after completion. Setting up an updated BIOS.

Firmware via BIOS using Q - Flash

For this method, the operating system on the computer is not important to us; it is important to us that the BIOS starts and enters the settings. Let's move on to execution.

Just like in the previous method, go to the manufacturer’s website and download the firmware. We unpack it in Windows, on any available computer or laptop, the firmware file B75MD3H.F15 in my case, in yours it will correspond to your model and BIOS version - we transfer it to a USB flash drive.

When loading, press DEL to get into the settings. Perhaps, depending on the motherboard model, the keys for entering settings and calling Q-Flash will be slightly different, but the essence does not change.

In my BIOS, the Q-Flash is called by F8, on the Z chipset, if I’m not mistaken, F12, but you will see this yourself in the right menu in Bios. Confirm your login to Q-Flash. And then everything is the same as in the previous method.

  1. Click Save Current BIOS to File, choose where to save it, to a flash drive or hard drive. Enter the name and save.
  2. Click Update BIOS from File, select our flash drive from the list. We specify the firmware file and confirm the action. Once finished, the computer will reboot. In some cases, after a reboot, it starts and turns off almost immediately. But after a couple of seconds it starts in full. We are not afraid of this moment, this is how it should be - this is not a glitch.
  3. Setting up an updated BIOS.

As you can understand, BIOS firmware is not such a complicated thing and anyone can handle it. But you shouldn’t rewrite the firmware very often. Frequent repetition of this procedure can lead to failure of the BIOS chip, since it is essentially the same flash drive, which has a limited rewriting resource.

Unpleasant conflicts expressed in the frequent failure of your operating system to work correctly with a certain group of drivers, as well as a completely justified desire to increase the performance and expand the functionality of the motherboard used, may become a unique reason for your genuine interest in resolving the issue of how to update the Gigabyte BIOS. And only when you are completely confident in the advisability of carrying out such an important operation, which is flashing the microchip of the basic input/output system, and at the same time are determined to dot all the i’s, then let’s upgrade your “iron friend”...

The point is...

Now the time has come to doubt the modern competence of the once impeccable model of your motherboard from the leader of the IT industry, the Taiwanese company GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd. A fully functional machine instantly lost its “authority” when you connected a hard drive of sufficiently large capacity or, perhaps, purchased a new, more powerful one. As a result of the upgrade, the BIOS simply cannot manage such “progressive” equipment, since the software part of the code is outdated and requires practical update. Therefore, in such a situation, the question of how Gigabyte becomes not just important, but extremely in need of a solution.

Choosing the only and trouble-free update method

Of course, you can flash the BSVV (basic input/output system) of a computer in a variety of ways. But it is highly not recommended to perform a knowingly incorrect update from the Windows environment. This is purely the prerogative of DOS, so the operating system should not perform intermediary functions. The BIOS flash memory must be accessed directly. Only this way and no other way. However, this method of firmware requires certain knowledge, so we read, remember and, accordingly, answer the question with independent practical actions: “How to update the Gigabyte BIOS?”

Number, series, revision of the motherboard: where and what exactly to look for?

First of all, you need to have information about the modification of your motherboard. You can find this out from the documentation on your computer, but if you don’t have it, use one of the options below:


We write everything down on a separate piece of paper and plunge into the vast abyss of the Internet - download programs.

BIOS firmware Gigabyte

Knowing the model of the motherboard and the version of our BSVV, we proceed to the next preparatory stage of the software upgrade. On the manufacturer's website, download the available update for your board. This is usually a file up to 3 MB in size, so you won't have to wait long. Next, you need to make a bootable USB flash drive, which will contain the new firmware for your BIOS. Only after the above will you be able to carry out the process of “uploading” more advanced program code onto the BSVV microchip, through which the hardware of your computer is controlled.

Preparing the flash drive

Having downloaded a free utility called USB Disk Storage Format from the Internet, all you have to do is carry out some actions with the program interface, that is, configure it properly:

  • To do this, in the first line we define our flash drive.
  • Specify the file system: FAT32.
  • In the Format option line, put a checkmark.
  • Check the Create a DOS Bootable Disk option.
  • In the window below we write the directory in which our firmware file is located.
  • Click Start and wait for the process of creating a bootable flash drive to complete.

Now you can update the BIOS of the Gigabyte motherboard using the built-in BSVV software that needs to be debugged.

The important final stage is setup

By briefly pressing the Delete key we go to the main page
microprogram menu for managing the hardware of our electronic machine. In this case, the flash drive must be installed in the USB connector of the computer.

  • To return the Gigabyte BIOS settings to default values, go to the Load Optimaized Defaults tab and press Enter. We agree to save the changes by selecting "Y".
  • Press F8 and go to the bootloader menu.
  • Disable the first item Keep DMI Data by selecting Disabl.
  • It is recommended to save the current firmware version, so select Save Bios to Drive and perform the backup process.
  • Click Update Bios from Drive and get into the directory of our flash drive.
  • Press the Enter key to launch the firmware file.

Attention: while updating the BIOS, do not turn off the computer under any circumstances, as this can lead to quite serious problems!

  • Upon completion of the microcode rewriting process, a window with the message Copy BIOS completed-Pass should appear on the monitor screen. Press any key.

Congratulations, the firmware is completed!

Upgrade your video card

This will probably be a small discovery for you, but the graphics module can also be subjected to high-quality software improvements or brought back to life when it is seen to be inoperable due to a crashed firmware. Question: "How to update the BIOS of a Gigabyte video card?" — needs more detailed consideration. We read about this further and understand the nuances.

  • In the Support&Downloads section, select Graphics card.
  • In the By Chipset Series window we find our modification of the graphics card.
  • Then specify the Mode Name. Click on the Search button.
  • Go to the section of the specified video card.
  • Go to the Support&Downloads tab again. Where in the Download type window you need to select BIOS, after which in a new window you will be presented with the versions of available updates.
  • We download the graphical BIOS from the server and run it in the Windows environment.

Attention: the downloaded version should not be underestimated and should express the correspondence of the symbolic and digital value with a tendency to increase by one unit. That is, the F2 firmware is replaced by F3, and F11 by F12... But in no case: F2 by F11 or F4 by F12! Gigabyte, you already know, now let's take the next step, which will help you upgrade your video card.

Small but remote

However, the VGA Tools@BIOS interface has an option to save the current BIOS version. Despite its miniature size, the utility copes with its assigned task with a bang.

  • Using the Backup VGA BIOS button we do
  • Using the Flash key we find our firmware file and mount it into the bootloader.
  • Click "OK" and after rewriting the BIOS, we will enjoy the new features and more efficient operation of our video card.

Finally

To date, no Gigabyte BIOS update program can compare with the functional correctness of the built-in software provided by the manufacturer. Such an important process as rewriting BSVV flash memory in a standard way requires only two things from the user: extreme attention and uninterrupted power supply. The system will handle the rest on its own. Happy upgrades!