How to update bios on gigabyte motherboard. How to update the bios of a gigabyte board using a flash drive

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of the upgrade, the BIOS simply cannot manage such “progressive” equipment, since the software part of the code is outdated and requires practical update.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 reliable 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 all of 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 with F3, and F11 with F12... But in no case: F2 with F11 or F4 with 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!

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:

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.
Every other time he goes into the Bios settings. When you press the settings key, the download continues.
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...
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.
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.
Easy firmware update to a newer version.

Methods for flashing BIOS GIGABYTE

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

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.
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 blank, 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 of 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 from which 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 at the top.

We choose our version. press ENTER. On the page with various modifications - select ours and on the right in the menu, 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.

Click Save Current BIOS to File, choose where to save it, to a flash drive or hard drive. Enter the name and save.
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.
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 with a limited rewriting resource.

Despite the fact that the interface and functionality of the BIOS have not undergone major changes since its first release (80s), in certain cases it is recommended to update it. Depending on the motherboard, the process may occur differently.

To update correctly, you will have to download the version that is relevant specifically for your computer. It is recommended to download the current BIOS version just in case. To update using the standard method, you do not need to download any programs or utilities, since everything you need is already built into the system.

You can also update the BIOS through the operating system, but this is not always safe and reliable, so do it at your own peril and risk.

Stage 1: Preparatory

Now you will need to find out basic information about the current BIOS version and mother card. The latter will be needed to download the latest build from the BIOS developer from their official website. All the data of interest can be seen using standard Windows tools or programs from third-party developers that are not integrated into the OS. The latter may benefit in terms of a more user-friendly interface.

To quickly find the necessary data, you can use a utility such as . Its functionality will be quite sufficient for this; the program also has a simple Russified interface. However, it is paid and after the demo period ends, you will not be able to use it without activation. Use these guidelines to view information:

If you decide to download the update files yourself, and not via a link from AID, then use this small guide to download a correctly working version:

If you decide to install using the standard method, then you will need external media, such as a flash drive or CD/DVD. It needs to be formatted to FAT32, after which you can transfer files from the BIOS archive there. When moving files, be sure to pay attention to the fact that among them there are elements with extensions such as ROM and BIO.

Stage 2: Flashing

After completing the preparatory work, you can proceed directly to updating the BIOS. To do this, it is not necessary to remove the flash drive, so proceed to the following step-by-step instructions immediately after the files are transferred to the media:

Sometimes the DOS command prompt opens. In this case, you will need to enter the following command there:

IFLASH/PF _____.BIO

Where the underscores are located, you need to indicate the name of the file with the new version, which has the BIO extension. Example:

Method 2: Update from Windows

Gigabyte motherboards have the ability to update using third-party software from the Windows interface. To do this, you need to download a special @BIOS utility and (preferably) an archive with the current version. Then you can proceed to the step-by-step instructions:

It is advisable to reinstall and update the BIOS exclusively through the DOS interface and built-in utilities in the BIOS itself. When you do this procedure through the operating system, you run the risk of disrupting the performance of the computer in the future if suddenly some bug occurs in the system during an update.

20.03.2017

BIOS is a program that is responsible for the performance of the motherboard, and therefore almost all computer components. Component manufacturer Gigabyte equips its motherboards with only the latest BIOS versions. But over time, even the newest firmware becomes outdated and requires an update that can improve the performance of the entire computer.

Some useful tips:

Download the update only from the manufacturer's official website. Under no circumstances should you trust third-party “craftsmen” who offer to download their BIOS build, promising wider functionality and/or stable operation.
The update version must be suitable for your motherboard. The manufacturer's website always indicates which equipment a particular update version is compatible with. You can find out the model and serial number of your motherboard by reading the manual that came with the device upon purchase or by disassembling the computer/laptop case.
Before downloading and installing, read reviews from other users about the update. Sometimes, on the contrary, it worsens the performance of the system.
When installing updates, make sure that it will not be interrupted by a sudden power outage or system reboot/freeze.
If you are updating via Windows, then turn off the Internet and antivirus, because... They can interrupt the installation or open background processes that will negatively affect the completion of such an important procedure.

Follow these steps to find out the model of your mother card:

There are two ways to update:

Directly through the OS. To do this, you will also need to download the free @BIOS utility from the developer's website. The whole process will require a few clicks and a little time.
Via BIOS. Suitable for advanced users only. This method is safer because It is possible to create backups and rollback if the update is unsuccessful.

Method 1: Update via OS

After you have downloaded the utility and the current BIOS version from the official website, do the following:

Method 2: update via DOS

To do this, you will need to transfer the previously downloaded BIOS version to the USB flash drive. Connect the flash drive to your computer and follow the instructions:

An ordinary PC user can easily update the BIOS on a motherboard from Gigabyte. The most important thing is to follow the recommendations and steps in the instructions.

UEFI has a clear graphical interface, supports storage media with a capacity of more than 2 TB, and also works without problems with input manipulators.

Update the BIOS immediately after its latest version appears on the motherboard manufacturer's website, even if the operating system is running smoothly, or do not do this. Here everyone makes their own decision. Let’s just say that there are cases when the computer’s performance is completely satisfactory and there is doubt that the update will only make things worse. Perhaps in this case you do not need the update and should refuse it.

But there is also something that simply cannot be done without an update, for example, the motherboard does not “see” the processor or hard drive.

Reasons for updating the BIOS version:

Upgrade of computer components (processor, hard drive, etc.);
At the insistence of component manufacturers;
Overlockers when overclocking the processor.

With the release of a new generation of processors, the operating modes and parameters of the system as a whole change. If these changes are significant, then you cannot do without buying a new motherboard for your PC. If they are small, then motherboard engineers release BIOS updates for them.

With the advent of Intel Core i7, owners of motherboards on the 100th chipset ( Z-170, H170, H110, B150), it was enough to download the latest version and update the BIOS. The release of the eighth generation of processors required replacing the motherboard; firmware will no longer help.

From time to time, a processor manufacturer, especially with new models that have just appeared, discovers errors in operation or some vulnerabilities. In this case, updating will help solve these problems.

Users involved in system overclocking - overlockers - also need to monitor the current BIOS versions, as they can help achieve better overclocking results. But there are exceptions and the result of the update may be the opposite; either tests done independently or experiments performed by other users will help here.

The firmware mechanism depends on the motherboard manufacturer and the program through which this occurs. Let's look at how to update the BIOS on a gigabyte motherboard using standard methods.

Attention! Use the BIOS update version only for your motherboard model.

Updating Gigabyte family motherboards in Windows environment

The easiest and fastest way to update the BIOS is in the Windows operating environment. To do this, download the utility @BIOS from the official Gigabyte website and install it.

We find the current BIOS version in the information tab.

Before flashing the firmware, you must save the current BIOS version currently installed on the motherboard to your hard drive. To do this, go to the tab Save to File and save it in the desired location on your computer. If the new version malfunctions, you can roll back this action at any time using this saved file and restore the BIOS version.

You can update the BIOS by connecting to the appropriate server online. To do this, find in the utility Update from Server and select any source, as shown in the photo below. A few years ago this seemed impossible.

The traditional update method has also been preserved - through a pre-downloaded update file. Before this, you need to download the corresponding update from the official website in the support section for a specific motherboard model. Then in the utility @BIOS on the tab Update from File We indicate this file and flash the BIOS to a newer version. In the same way, you can restore a previously saved working BIOS. After this, reboot the Windows system.

Updating Gigabyte motherboards using a flash drive

Let's assume that the Windows system is not yet installed, in this case we reflash it directly in the BIOS itself. First, download the archive of the BIOS installation file to a flash drive using a smartphone or a neighbor’s computer and unzip it into the root directory of the flash drive.

When the computer boots, after the logo appears, press the Del key. The BIOS starts. Find and select the Q-Flash parameter. We are taken to a page with information about the BIOS version, the ability to save and restore it from a USB drive. This procedure is quite simple and does not require professional skills.

So, updating the BIOS (UEFI) is useful in many cases, but it may also be unnecessary. It is better to monitor the motherboard manufacturer's website for updates. This can improve PC performance and solve some operating system security problems. But before starting this procedure, you need to play it safe and make a copy of the current version on external media.

Write in the comments how often do you monitor BIOS updates for the gigabyte motherboard and do you consider this a mandatory procedure?