No image File Detected When Doing BIOS Update Fix

No image File Detected When Doing BIOS Update Fix
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So your trying to flash your motherboard BIOS and receiving error "No image File Detected" this is a easy problem to solve. I will show you step by step on how to update your motherboard bios without getting error "No Image File Detected"
1. First you will need a USB flash drive
2. You will need to format that USB drive to FAT32
3. You will need to download the correct BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer website.
* Make sure you have the correct motherboard, type and model number
(Example: ASRock B450 Steel Legend AM4 (ATX) or ASRock B450 Steel Legend AM4 (mATX) ) both have different BIOS and its a easy mistake to make.
4. Unzip BIOS file and drag BIOS file inside the zip file onto your FAT32 USB drive
5. Boot to the BIOS, Asrock is F2 to enter BIOS or F6 to enter Instant Flash
6. Go to tools and press Instant Flash, your motherboard manufacturer will be slightly different.
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[@Britec09]

This is really a simple one which catches loads of people out

[@TheJohnDenim]

Thanks mate. The mobo size was my problem too. new sub for u fella.

[@amberguerra3344]

It doesnt save as a file but as an internet link.??? How do you convert it back into a readable file?

[@eclipsescoot2760]

This fucked me, I gave up trying to update. Other videos never mentioned how to properly format the drive! Life saver and didn’t waste my time, easiest subscribe of my life!

[@retrospectgaming8754]

and what if you KNOW you have the right file for your motherboard and it still says no imagine file found? yes im positive i have an app that tells the the exact name of the processor and the version my bios is on. trying to go from version 1.10 to 1.40 on my asrock z390 phantom gaming 4s but ZERO luck with updating on the internet or the flash

[@vladimirfasyura8191]

Thx! Im download asrock x570 taichi update.. and not working.. but my motherboard is x570 phantom gaming .. thx alot for your warning at exact 💯 model version check!

[@TheJupiteL]

I GOT IT TO WORK!! He is right in this video, I also read on other websites and this is definitely the cause of wrong version. I was trying to update from 2.60 to 6.20 and it never got it detected, then I tried downloading every version from 2.60 to the most recent, and lo and behold, every versions of 3.xx are readable in the drive! So try to do incremental update rather than shooting for the highest version. Hope this works for others :)

[@Britec09]

Glad I could help.

[@thinhnguyen-kz7ok]

It really works for me. Thank you so much dude!!

[@SkitsMates]

Same here, I tried going from 4.5 to 6.2 and wouldn’t let me. Suggest doing steps of updates

[@RamilArt]

Ваш комментарий помог с моей проблемой, обновил старый BIOS. Спасибо!

[@igorluiz826]

In all my years of turning to KZbin to search for help on anything I don't have the knowledge of, this is the first time I had the problem solved in under 10 minutes. Great job!

[@igorluiz826]

And thanks a lot

[@glazpain1493]

You’re actually my hero. I bought a tomahawk max and was sent a gaming plus max. 6 months later I’m trying to update the bios and cant figure out why my prior 150 attempts haven’t worked.

[@dandondon]

I was messing around for an hour plus. Then I found your video. Saved me many more hours thank you!!!

[@MrFreekyJ]

Great tip Brian. Lot of people may indeed have download the correct BIOS version but get caught out on the format part [FAT32] as most thumb drives will mostly be in NTFS format due to size these day.

[@Britec09]

Yeah

[@NexusEhh]

Man, wish I could just get in a call with you and have you guide me through this. Still getting “no image detected”

[@majdjawad8709]

did you figure it out

[@MitchHaman]

I'm pretty sure when I originally tried to update my bios on my Asus Tuf Gaming & WiFi, I tried a second time on another different very small USB thumb drive and did make it fat 32 but still got the " not a proper bios file" error thing. As you know, the internet method eventually worked for me. The next time I update my bios, I will make sure I make it fat 32 and see if it works. Actually no reason to update it for now because it's rock solid now with the settings you told me to put in. Thanks Britec.

[@Britec09]

You're welcome

[@ZaxZox]

This video is a year old when Im watching it but It really helped! I didn't know I need to make the flash drive FAT32. Very helpful!

[@JosePerez-ny2yd]

Wow. I spent a good hour trying to figure this out until I watched your video. Turns out I had just downloaded the wrong bios update file. I have the steel legend also but I was downloading the atx version when I have the matx one. Glad came across the video! Thanks

[@natanaelferreira44]

Thankssss... Valeu amigo, estava baixando o arquivo do Atx mas minha placa mãe é matx e deu certo

[@It-b-Blair]

Same, Steel legend ftw 🥳 who would’ve thought they’d be so different within the same family 🤪

[@jojinkang2779]

There are instances where you do all the correct setup and still get the same No image File Detected message.. I've updated 100's of bios and still haven't figured this one out.

[@Antonio15DP]

FYI with this type of BIOS you need to update step by step for instance if you are on 3.10 you need to go to 3.20 and so on

[@andresr793]

​@@Antonio15DPgracias me has ayudado mucho, quería pasar directamente de la 2.3 a la última versión y no me lo detectaba

[@iTzJOHnNyY]

@@andresr793que hiciste? Usaste una version antigua?y luego subiste ala ultima versión

[@Kuks05]

Thank you for this... I didn't notice I had the wrong motherboard model number by 1 letter... Can't believe it was as simple as that.

[@gregswank4912]

A million thanks! I've been struggling with this for days and used your advice and verified my motherboard version. I was downloading the bios for the B450M/ac and when I read my bios, it said I have the B450M/ac R2.0. I didn't realize I hadn't picked the exact one sine all the manuals and specs matched what I have in front of me. Finally, it's updating!

[@jimbrannan5825]

Thank you for using file manager for your utility. Most others want to use some special utility to do simple disk formating or patitioning. I still have the same problem. It won't find my file on my flash drive. I thought you had the answer to this problem.

[@nj8833]

This video finally fixed my issue, thank you. I want to make sure others don't make the same (silly) mistake I do, which was downloading the wrong BIOS file: When I built my PC, I took down the name and specs of all my components in a spreadsheet. Apparently, I got lazy, because I wrote down "B450M Pro4" instead of the full name, "B450M Pro4-F R2.0." I assumed that Instant Flash would still at least detect the file if it was the wrong one, but it did not. Double, triple check that you have the correct motherboard by clicking "Main" in the BIOS and reading the model.

[@Nerdderby_on_YT]

thank you very much for your great comment. I have tried everything to update my bios only to realise that I have been trying the wrong files the whole time. Without your advice I would never have had the idea to check the file. Thank you very much! New CPU here I come.

[@Yuki-du8ls]

4 years later and it still worked great job u got a new subscriber

[@_Cadennn]

THANK YOU!! I had a very big external USB and didn't know I needed to downsize for fat32

[@Asdf-wf6en]

at 5:08 you leave both the .zip file and the .40 file in the usb drive, are you supposed to do that? I've been only using the .40 file and having issues despite doing everything else in this video. Also on ASROCK's website in the instructions it says to put the BIOS files on the USB drive, would that mean that I need to have both? That wouldn't make sense though since the only file in the .zip is the ROM.

[@jaysjungle]

I had to Un-zip my bios files, and then it worked. I was getting desperate..

[@t29sinking]

Great. Thank you. It works. Just a little advice : do not like me try to reach the v6.00 from v1.63. just installed the 3.50 before to reach the right version you want.

[@eyensin9217]

Thank you for this. I had a FAT32 Drive, but when I asked my friend to help me get a new CPU he said I had to update my bios for my mobo. I didnt know how to do that at the time so he did it. He sent me the asrock website with a different mobo from the one I have and I didnt know that at the time because I didnt know what model I had until I checked cpuz like he did. So basically the whole time my friend got me frustrated for 3 hours over not being able to update the right mobo

[@robcastaneda1]

you helped me in the first 2 minutes. i was getting crazy trying to update asrock a320 hdv with no success cause i have the asrock a320 hdv rev 4.0 XD. Thank god asrock do this safety files. thanks man, suscribing.

[@Britec09]

Glad I could help

[@juanjoseherrera3827]

Yeee, the same

[@evilmunki54]

Brilliant thank you! There's an WiFi/ac version of my MB (my version) which was the correct model. I kept downloading the non-ac version.

[@somethingame]

Straight to the point and saved me from insanity. Thank you so much!

[@braxtonking]

Subbed after this one really helped me out a lot, thank you!

[@grahambish5110]

thank you very much. just what i needed i was trying to flash b450m when i had the full atx motherboard

[@Captain_Blunt]

Even being an old video this just saved me from pulling my hair out. Thank you!

[@poit57]

Thanks. ATX vs MicroATX was my exact issue. I was downloading the B550 Phantom Gaming 4 BIOS, which has had several more updates than the B550M Phantom Gaming 4 motherboard.

[@fynn8564]

After doing everything just like you did it said invalid file after I tried to install it. Pls send help been struggling with blue screen errors and nothing seems to help... :(

[@Andy.Gledhill.Models.]

Thanks for this video. Watched it in 2024, and it helped a lot. Just migrated to a new Antec NX416L White Case and a new to me AS Rock B550 Pro 4 Motherboard. I too initially went to the wrong download page. I went to the mini ATX page instead of the ATX version of the MB. I downloaded the latest BIOS, but the image was not recognised. I did have a Fat 32 USB Stick. Anyway, I downloaded each of the 4 latest BIOS files that were newer than mine. I installed them 1 by 1. This time the image file was found. I installed each BIOS update in turn to be on the safe side. By using this method, I was able to update to the latest BIOS. The one pain in the arse thing was that I had to recreate my Windows 11 log in PIN when I started Windows 11.

[@gasmaskhero9300]

Thank you for explaining this. I was losing my mind on why it wasn't showing up and your explanation on how important it is to make sure it's the right motherboard made me check and sure enough I was downloading the wrong update.

[@ichbins2209]

Me too

[@nelspats5122]

It's very helpful, thank you, bro!!!(Just Subscribed)

[@Britec09]

Thanks for the sub!

[@adaswrr]

I've update my asrock x370 taichi to bios 3.30, and after that cannot go further with updating... I've tried different bios versions, different usb ports and nothing... Help!

[@j.d.ripper4632]

thanks .. you are right on. its always these simple things that hang us up. I was pulling the ATX and not the mATX bios

[@rdyer8764]

Worked like a charm. bingbaddaboom! THANKS! I was getting kinda discouraged for a bit.

[@kirpumpkinduke8074]

Hi i updated like the video you show us. And i notice when i go to the Instant Flash it says i need to update again? Do i make a mistake?

[@SirKnobofCheese]

Great video. I had this problem years ago. It turned out to be there was 2 versions of the same motherboard. I had version 1, but was trying to update using the bios of the version 2.

[@Britec09]

Yeah, that is the most common mistake people do. Has to be the exact same version of motherboard

[@SirKnobofCheese]

@@Britec09 Yes I only noticed when I opened up the case and it said REV.001 on the corner of the motherboard. It was an old am2+ I think. Cheers for the reply

[@shituns4333]

hi i really need some help, i built my first pc today and when i first turned on my monitor it directly brings me to the bios page, i’m using usb fat32 i verified it but it still says no image file detected ? i can’t even go out of here i’m locked in here i don’t know what to doooo

[@JohnJohn-ts6ux]

Hi Brian, thanks for the info yes good advice if it's working properly don't touch it, what about Smart TVs, Denon and Marantz digital amplifiers it's telling you to update the firmware should we update?or if your smart TV or digital amplifier working perfectly don't update the firmware, smartphone firmware update we have to update my smartphone because of security just like Windows 10 is that right. Thanks bro I keep up the good work thumbs up👍👍😊😊

[@agampektas7623]

OMG i was literally trying to do this for two hours and you really saved me man. Thanks a lot!!!

[@jragonwriter6316]

Thanks Mate! Couldn't flash the bios on my ASRock x570 Phantom Gaming 4 wifi because I was trying to use the bios for the ASRock x570 Phantom Gaming 4 "non-wifi" version. Those small differences matter!

[@24321619]

Good point about getting the wrong bios I was using a bios for the MSI B450 tomahawk max but there was also a bios for a V2 of this I know there is a standard version and a MAX of this board version but nothing to indicate on the board or instructions about a '' V2 '' The annoying part of this is that version of the bios does not always show up on the MSI website. You really need to confirm the exact board type with some thing like Aida 64.

[@kingjes8169]

Me too I was getting discouraged for almost over and hour and realized watching this video I got the wrong B450 tomahawk max download I have V2

[@TawannupInw]

This caught me out and I almost buy a new USB. Thank you for the video.

[@jeffrichardbacaro]

hello britec09 can you help me with bios update, my current bios 3.30 i want to go update bios at 3.70 or 4.00. the problem is even i follow your steps still instant flash cant see the usb fat32. my reason to update the bios is that my ram speed is 2133 from 3200 vengeance rgb pro 3200mhz. i already check many times the ram its 3200mhz. but i dint manage to put on another rig to test it. if not xmp it reads 2133 on xmp is 3200. i dont want to oc the ram. here is my pc full spec asrock b450 steel legend/ ram vengeance rgb pro 2x8 16gb / ryzen 5 3600/ ssd/ hdd/ boot @ nvme m.2 lexar/ gpu rx 5700 xt. or any advice out here?

[@MatoMan012]

Thank you so much for this video. I update my bios and i fix also issue in games. Even the computer is faster. Good job man.

[@joseolvera9287]

I finally got it to work thanks from Reddit. I had windows 11 and had “ftpm” enabled from my bios settings that’s how it prevented me to update my bios but it worked for me. The video was still somewhat helpful though.

[@jernejrihar1873]

Thank you very much for this video, it was very helpful for me and again thank you!!!

[@garryclark9959]

for the format of a flash drive would exFAT work?

[@RobertKeenanComp-U-Right]

Wow Brian, really charging into the new year, one great video after the next.Thanks so much.

[@Britec09]

You're welcome.

[@LifeByKpop]

DUDE!!! I tried for hours to update my ASRock MB and could never do it. Thanks so much, I'll try this soon. 😍👍

[@Britec09]

Glad I could help Steve

[@Lemon_Milk]

You’re a lifesaver! Thank you so much

[@RaufZero]

Z87 Extreme 4 - in order to update BIOS from early version to make it visible in Instant Flash i have to save on my USB pendrive (Fat32) every bios file available on AsRock download page. I bet the most important was that next one after my original, which made all of the finally visible. Anyway when visible, updated smoothly to the newest.

[@SandervanKasteren]

You're a hero. That worked!

[@mauricioramirez884]

Llevaba más de dos días con el error y solo con este video logré solucionar, eres un verdadero crack

[@Tech4Life]

this method does not work, I've already taken it to best buy but no luck they're claiming I have a defective motherboard

[@frankmarkovich5642]

This worked for me. Go to the specific website that he is at and choose exactly what you have. There is a difference.

[@brosghost]

Thank you mate, all it was was my usb stick wasn’t correct format! Needed fat 32

[@llNATEDOGGll]

Thank you so much!!!! Worked for my MSI board!!

[@xborsatto]

This video save my life Brazil appreciated

[@Britec09]

You're welcome

[@ThePesident]

I followed exactly and it still says "Invalid file!" I'm trying to downgrade from P3.90 to 1.50 on an Asrock b450m pro4 with a Ryzen 5 1400 and G.SKILL Ripjaws V 3200 running at 2666mhz.

[@lucasm8528]

I have basically the same thing and the same issue. Pretty frustrating been trying to fix for a week. Did you ever resolve your problem?

[@ThePesident]

@@lucasm8528 I couldn't figure out how to downgrade my bios, so I just bought a newer cpu to match the bios. I took the easy/expensive way out, but you may have better luck asking for help on Reddit.

[@richtech1]

Great Video Bri. Yeah these two simple things will definitely catch out a lot of people. Nice tutorial also. Keep it up mate :-)

[@Britec09]

Cheers Tea Boy

[@richtech1]

@@Britec09 haha lol

[@paulkennedy8163]

I’m having trouble with the opening of the file and 7 zip option. Not popping up from. Hopefully I figure this out soon

[@Nathan-gn3ls]

Some brands also recommend using USB 2.0 like Gigabyte, if I am not mistaken.

[@Britec09]

Yeah that is also a recommendation

[@friedzombie4]

Feel so dumb, was using B550 Pro4 BIOS instead of B550m Pro4 BIOS, thanks for the vid mate.

[@quinnrl]

when a i create a new volume the box thing doesnt come up, what should i do?

[@ismaelflores81]

I have the same problem, but thanks to your vídeo, I can solve it, thanks a lot, grettings from México.

[@ScienceOnPaper]

Thank you for this. I just realized I downloaded the bios for the wrong motherboard. Correct type but different revision. Check your revision version people!

[@majdjawad8709]

what do you mean revision version

[@ScienceOnPaper]

@@majdjawad8709 My mother board is asrock b450 HDV R4.0 (Fourth revision). I’ve been downloading BIOS for the non revised one so it didn’t work.

[@majdjawad8709]

@@ScienceOnPaper I have the b450m/ac p2.70 do you know which one I would download

[@firebird22386]

Thank you soo much this worked for me ❤. You have earned a life time sub.

[@lllillliiiiiiillliill7974]

Thanks! Needed this

[@gdogcheeseburger9911]

thank you so much you were a big help

[@failuretolaunchdrums]

Thank you so much! Worked for me

[@Eddie_Gonzalez]

I was having issues with no image detected, even after doing everything. The only thing that worked was instead of using the back usb's of my motherboard. I used the front/top panel usb's. Worked like a charm.

[@mrmarcoy1715]

As far as I can tell I have done everything right. I have watched many other videos, read lots of forums, and it just will not detect the image file. Unless ASRock has the wrong file on their website for my specific motherboard then I'm not sure what is wrong. Any ideas?

[@chromyrandall8504]

did you figure it out im having the same problem

[@osqq3990]

pls

[@gustavoc5592]

What keyboard is this? I really wanna know

[@JJBlade16]

Thank you!

[@RRan-dk7ct]

Truly Needed to know itx/Atx.....Thanks.

[@Britec09]

You're welcome

[@TwcFan]

The same thing happened to me too and I think I know what it is. At first, I thought I wasted my money on the wrong USB type, but it wasn't. It was the wrong BIOS update file from another motherboard. That's why it wasn't detecting. So I found the right BIOS update file for my motherboard and it was starting to work. You can have as many as you want on it instead of one update file on the USB. I And I think someone else knows about this too.

[@chestbuster1987]

Thanks for the video!

[@SamuraiVEVO]

Dude you are literally the best, thank you so much!!!

[@JirinaPolachova-bt9yn]

Nice video man. I like the way you explain things. Cheers.

[@KingKongDill]

What a god!! Works for me!! Thank you so much.

[@patrickmertz2426]

Many thanks for your video, it solved my problem.

[@iamvulgar8188]

Can you tell me why my flash file shows for 1 second and then disappears and says no image file detected?

[@beatboxer345]

Thank you so much for the video, super helpful!!!

[@2711marcus]

Hi Brian have an MSI B450 Tomahawk board. Just updated to the latest BIOS and now my fans have become noisy and in the new bios you can't adjust the speed it's all preset. 🙉

[@jerrydai4938]

Can this help with fixing a bootloop?

[@megsan80]

good thank you 고마워요 큰도움이 돼었어요

[@ryzenamd5341]

cảm ơn bạn , vì video , tôi đến từ Việt Nam đã sửa thành công Bios của mình Thank you, for the video, I'm from Vietnam successfully fixed my Bios I subscribed to your channel ❤️

[@eagleeyeviewimages]

Wonderful channel 👍

[@Britec09]

Thanks

[@retrospectgaming8754]

and what if you KNOW you have the right file for your motherboard and it still says no imagine file found? yes im positive i have an app that tells the the exact name of the processor and the version my bios is on. trying to go from version 1.10 to 1.40 on my asrock z390 phantom gaming 4s but ZERO luck with updating on the internet or the flash

[@sameerhussain4709]

Thank you so much. This worked.

[@Demonw1tch]

This worked for me, thank you

[@Veronic2011]

Thanks. You are the real big boy.

[@JayzBeerz]

I'm getting it now on a Z590 Steel legend BIOS 1.80 keeps saying invalid file.

[@blackwidow82]

Mine shows only a "System Volume information " directory , tried to format the usb drive many times and switched to other usb flash drives, same issue!

[@ioatstudio229]

Thanks you so much 🙏🏻

[@gonzalolopez572]

Thank you❤

[@malkgane7652]

Thank you very much

[@michaelsinclair6860]

didnt work for me :( still says no image file detected

[@MoldyMcdonut]

same

[@maddagz2474]

Same

[@colewalker130]

same

[@danielallen6124]

same

[@m14gtn36]

Same

[@yezhang2947]

Solved my problem. Thank you!

[@Joe-tt9td]

Thx man it helped me. I downloaded the wrong bios, oops.

[@jankerber5914]

Thx mate ,Had only exfat Not fat32 that helped me🤘🏽