How to Bios Flashback

​‪@PCBuilderChannel‬
Do you need to flash the bios in order for your pc build to post? We'll teach you how to bios flashback in this quick and easy short with great tips for pc building. For more pc building tips check out our channel for lots more on how to build the best gaming pc 2023.
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[@phoenixfire8978]

I love how Mr. Bear was modelling the “wait for it to finish” step with his little cat nap.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Most important part of flashing the bios! Cat approval!

[@LamarlovesJesus]

Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again put your faith in Christ ………………

[@britishdude101]

My very first PC build went smoothly because I followed your instructions and did the Bios flashback before I started. Booted first time no problem

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Love to hear it, glad it was useful! Congrats on your first build! :D

[@dvakhiin8748]

Flashing my bios will get me a restraining order.

[@ezecskornfan]

You just reminded me why I need to scavenge and search for small USB drives before they run out.

[@bywoelflegames9961]

Definitely keep doing shorts! Little tips go a long way for us enthusiasts! We appreciate all of your hard work and dedication!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you! We plan to do more. Still figuring the style out (:

[@joshmercer5143]

The renaming thing was a step I nearly missed. Glad to see you mention that

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes that's a big part of it!

[@ameykulkarni8946]

Sarcasm or in real? What should we rename to?

[@danteaponte5854]

Yea same page

[@mycelium1456]

​@@ameykulkarni8946it auto renames it idk why it wouldn't already come named lol

[@user-ii9lr7my1i]

@@mycelium1456 thats what i been wondering, why not just extract and have it already renamed?

[@Machistmo]

This guy is genuine. He really puts effort into his videos. It come from love. Hope he has much success.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Much appreciated! Thanks so much for tuning in!

[@t0uchme343]

The funny thing about bios flashback is you can update your bios without getting video output in uefi or even during post. If only I could figure out what's causing it though,the old motherboard had no such issues.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes that is why bios flashback is so useful!

[@pandaplayz1283]

Awesome vid I need more shorts .v.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you Panda!! Its our first and we are definitely still figuring them out so appreciate the support!

[@TheJetsetter]

ngl I've built many pcs but flashing bios always gets me nervous cos you can easily brick something.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

It can feel scary but its not so bad these days (:

[@LightS_bRight]

Could you add, to make sure the bio update is the newest one released. Some people will get confused about the numerous updates on the motherboard website.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

The full video has more on this yes, but hard to fit it all in a short (:

[@plschaitanyakr7038]

Saving it for later 😁👌

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Cool, Never had to do this yet but good short. Have had some Bios updates fail idk but maybe it was naming/formatting after watching this short.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@garystinten9339]

Your tip about the eps power cables helped me actually get my computer going because im a newb from 2 decades ago (haven't owned or built a pc in 2 decades) and only thinking that it was the 24 pin connector. Thankyou to you i can finally enjoy my amd 7800x3D on my ASROCK x670e pro RS with 32gb ram for emulation.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad we could help! Congrats on your build!!

[@purplegion]

I have tried this & the flashing stops after around 50 seconds. I don't know what I'm doing wrong 😢

[@RedStarSQD]

I used bios flashback but then built my computer 7 days later. I was surprised when i powered it up and it said hold on we can't continue until we update the bios. I was like, hold on, i thought i did that. But nooo, there is actually a final step that none of these videos mention. ... Bios flash back takes hold when you next boot up finished computer.

[@LarsV62]

Most new motherboards nowadays (if not all) do have a flash button, but older cards don’t. For those, you need to move a jumper to or use a metal object that can lead electricity to short the correct pins in n the motherboard. A paperclip or tweezer should do fine if your board doesn’t have a jumper already.

[@CptJakeSpearow]

Oh hey, making some KZbin shorts as well. Very cool! Love the channel Jason!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks Spidey

[@raula.8881]

I can't get into bios or boot menu cz if I press any key during boot, my boot gets stuck. Have tried almost everything but not luck. Is there any way? Gigabyte H55m S2 Award Bios (Latest update)

[@dummy2dummy211]

What is eps power connector on motherboard as he said at 0:36

[@ezoez7548]

Thank u so much for this. I was trying to update the bios for my inlaws pc. Pc died while updating. Looked for the bios flash but the board had none. Ordered a board with it and will use this to update b4 hand 🗣🙏

[@crisprat9606]

hey man! i need a recommendation. so i got 250 dollars right now and im trying to upgrade my motherboard,ram and CPU. i currently have a i7-4790 and a rtx 2060 and ddr 3 1600 mhz ram. i preferably want a 4800 mhz dual kit 2x8 gb. and a good cpu that wont bottleneck in any titles, for the motherboard idk what to get since there are so many options that are cheap and i want to get one thats cheap and is in the budget and is also good.

[@K1M01]

If power cuts during Bios update, wil that flash bios button help me to recover the motherboard ?

[@b4light]

Im looking into building my own pc, are you supposed to do this with a new motherboard?

[@mrduke34]

Gigabyte z690 gaming x is pretty good board but sadly good things runs out of stock quickly.

[@drtydawg73]

but what about if your pc is up and running but there are bios updates that are strongly advised to install by the manufacturer of your mobo??

[@avrel820]

The bios can also be easily flashed with the motherboard in the pc case using Flash-back or any other bios update method Plus most recent motherboards allow flash with no CPU instead

[@309electronics5]

he already flashes the bios without cpu? what is this comment?

[@arindamnsit]

This is awesome stuff.❤ Dude you just saved my life. I was about to RMA the i9-14900k processor and the gigabyte z790 both when I happened to watch your video and it is heavenly feeling. Believe me. God bless you 🎉

[@PCBuilderChannel]

That's great to hear, glad that worked out! Happy to help.

[@valentinam6726]

Heck yeah! We have shorts content now!! 😸

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes, we have arrived! Hope you're having a great week.

[@valentinam6726]

@@PCBuilderChannel it's very welcomed!! Hope your week is going great too! 😸

[@blueninjanoname7338]

Thanks, I literally need to do this with my b550. Do I have to format it via FAT32 or is a general format okay?

[@chibble3591]

Can you use bios flashback to update a motherboard with an older bios already on it?

[@bobbybossmode]

Hey the NZXT b650e says to only plug in the 24 pin? What do you think?

[@RedGumby]

My question is what if the motherboard just has its bios flashback led flash for 2+ hours and not finish the flash instead of shutting down after 5-10 minutes? What would I have to do by that point?

[@NimbleBard48]

I flasehy BIOS without plugging in the 8-pin CPU connector twice. I hope it works now as I am doing it correctly...

[@mlvvn]

can you flashback the bios if the bc is already built ?

[@yasinn_er]

Should ı use 3.2 flash for the qflash and Can it be done while the graphics card and CPU are on?

[@ThanosWasRightt]

Can I do it with the PC already built?

[@furasoke]

Man i do love you content, helping me a lot, My brother gave me a Asus ROG z790 Hero, think i can do a bios update and gonna be able to use 14th gen doing this, Appriciated!

[@zipsvisz]

FYI we can do this with CPU , RAM, HDD and GPU still plugged. Im just to lazy to unplugged everything like the manual say

[@platinum7797]

Can I do this after I build a PC or is it necessary to do it without everything? Because my Motherboard Shows me a red "Boot" LED on it and dont get to the Boot menu

[@Yandross]

Nice one.

[@Aryan-le7bs]

is that a deepcool USB drive? can we buy it?

[@ivansky1027]

Btw it is possible to use any large USB stick for that, just need to reduce partition size.

[@YordanHristooov]

I’m using 64gb stick and it always worked without reducing partition size or anything

[@michaelmandal6396]

If my cpu is connected to motherboard in this process any problem?

[@ZurpiflurpGaming]

Is possible to make a 64gb or bigger fat32 tho (but it takes a while)

[@W_flow]

i have a ASUS z690-a motherboard and it doesnt have a deticated bios usb or a bios flasback button...what do i do?

[@Nayr7928]

I was scared when I did this back in May. Lit up for a second then turned off. Clicking the button doesn't do anything anymore. I thought I broke something. Turns out that I turned off my PSU 😅. I thought it came with the switch as off so I flipped it not realizing I was turning it off.

[@juniorj7110]

why can’t you use a bigger usb with more storage?

[@yogsawtooth9830]

I'm using a gigabyte b760m and an intel i5 12400f. Is a BIOS update necessary?

[@k2ngcorn]

I did all these steps and my light won’t even turn on 😔 what am I supposed to do?

[@bluej511]

I wish every board had bios flashback. My x570 creator can use it with nothing in it just the 24 pin lol.

[@jonnymars7164]

Only have exfat not fat32 will that still work

[@Tuxedo512]

i bet this is why microcenter sells flash drives at the checkout line 😂

[@ItsCalebYT]

Love content

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you!

[@rods7746]

how does one know if it will be Fat32 or NTFS?

[@l4sh16]

i have the same PSU, is the 24 pin connector also kinda tough to plug in for you?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Took some squeezing (;

[@berserk4384joe]

Wish I seen this before I build it then got just power on my board and ram so I guess it's the update that I need to fix it

[@MarkRUSSIA100]

MSI z690 mortar wi-fi have not this magic button, i just bought celeron g6900 for change of my 13700k

[@jermainejey]

Thanks!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shittazcops9191]

Does H310m h have q flesh?

[@SlippinJimmy6969]

I used 64 but I did just download straight in my computer for bios updat lol

[@PCBuilderChannel]

congrats!

[@IOM_5E5]

How do I know if I have updated the bios correctly? Would I need to assemble the cpu and ram to carry out a small check? would i have to assemble the cooler?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

After flashing the bios yes you'll need to finish the build. See our "How to Build a PC 2023" Step by step build guide for more

[@NviusProducer]

What about HP laptops?

[@lukapetrovic8040]

What's that thing you connected in upper left corner? Thanks in advance!

[@Suushiiez]

cpu power

[@darrellearwood4224]

How did you know what I was struggling with? Getting ready to flash the bios on this MSI mpg x570s Edge Max WIFi to accept and recognize the Ryzen 9 5900x. Do I flash the bios before putting the cpu in? Thanks again for these great videos.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Some of the older X570 boards do need to be flashed before putting in the CPU, check your motherboard manual it should say there

[@darrellearwood4224]

I feel so dumb. If I had only read the manual better. Right there in black and white it said " no need to install cpu and memory". What am I afraid of? I did this in 1999 its just a little different technology. Thanks again for holding my hand and leading me in the right direction. I'll try to do better. I promise

[@STerkskz]

Can i creat a 8gb format on my 64 flash?

[@pieg.6689]

how do i know which one is the correct port for sticking the usb flashdrive?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Most systems it doesn't matter but you can consult your motherboard manual to be sure

[@ganeryhyperion8386]

oddly you can use 64 Mb usb on it also, i had found my old old old usb, it was 64mb now i was using it as bios flash back or to update bios on some mobo or laptop 😊

[@blueninjanoname7338]

I'm using a 2gb for mine lol

[@billcrampton4476]

Yeah why is 8-32gb recommend? I never knew this I’ve done this 100 times with a 4gb stick

[@SnobbsTTV]

My buttons doesn’t light up or there is no led lights

[@Jojo-yw4ly]

Please help I'm going to buy gigabyte z790 aero g motherboard and Intel i7-14700k, do i have to do this?

[@salchichayhuevo7757]

My friend just built a pc, and on pc part picker, it said it might need a bios update. He's already built it but has no display. I suspect that the bios may be the issue. Is it safe to do this on a fully built pc?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes as long as the motherboard has bios flashback

[@losty2x]

can you do this if the pc is already built

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Of course! See our "after you build" set up guide for more

[@Aiomean]

"and build a pc" IF I HAD ONE

[@AyanBabaL]

Why u here

[@mycelium1456]

Updated from 1418 to 1813 and my 64gb of 6400 wasnt posting with xmp enabled green screen of death Everytime flashed back to 1413 works like it did before with xmp how tf does a bios update make ram unstable wtf lol

[@rustynaki901]

Can you do this with hardware installed?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

For that see our How to Build a Pc video, we cover that there

[@zackshearer4924]

Can I have my bios flashback on the same flash drive as my windows install, or will they effect each other

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes. And check out our “how to build a pc 2023” video for lots more on this

[@patrickvasquez9325]

What if your flash back led just goes solid after a few minutes of blinking

[@ejay5990]

same here

[@patrickvasquez9325]

@@ejay5990 I figured it out make sure you take your motherboard is completely unplugged only power then try that seemed to work for me had to take my cpu out and just hold it for 5 minutes while it went through its cycle also once you finished the motherboard should power off at that point just build your pc as usual just remember to plug in your cpu power connector lol I forgot to and was heartbroken for a few second lol once everything is plugged in snug you should be good give it a few minutes to boot and you’ll be set just had to download a bios to make my r5 5500 work with my msi mpg gaming plus b550

[@leoleo-kp9lf]

Do you have to build the PC right after you finish flashing bios

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Nope, you can move on whenever you’re ready

[@bignicnrg3856]

You're the best!!! 💯

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks Big! Glad this was helpful. We go over Bios Flashback more in our "how to build a pc 2023" video as well (:

[@bignicnrg3856]

@@PCBuilderChannel yeah I watched that before I saw this short!!! Great content

[@Grandrew_]

Hello! I just tried flashing my mobo and did everything you did. The yellow light did flash for several minutes, but the right light on the mobo was also blinking, which scared me. I waited until the yellow light stopped blinking, waited a few seconds, and unplugged the PSU. Do yo think something went wrong? I'm doing all this before setup so I don't have a way to know if it posts or not. Any help would be much appreciated!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

It's fine for the debug LEDs to flash during the bios flashback process. I'd try posting and see if it does. If not, flash the bios again.

[@raysparks3161]

With BIOS flash-back does it still brick your board if you interrupt the update or will it just reflash if you try again?

[@Nayr7928]

Just reflash. A bricked motherboard, most of the time, can be fixed if it has bios flashback.

[@GizmoTheGreen]

1. you can use a larger drive, windows just doesn't offer to format it as fat32, you need to use third party tool like rufus. 2. name will vary. sometimes it's the brand name, other times a very specific name like internal board model number. some manufacturers even supply a special renaming program that will apply the right name on the bios file for bios flashback!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

IMO just keep it simple. 32GB USB drives are super cheap.

[@smile_e6894]

how will i know if i need bios flashback?

[@raysparks3161]

I usually only update BIOS if there's a real need, for instance to upgrade your CPU, when I went from a 3600 to 5600x, the new chip needed BIOS support. Other than that I wouldn't personally bother as long as your system's running well

[@saaaaaamy]

How do I know if I need to upgrade the BIOS ?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

You should always update to the latest bios after you build, but look at reviews of your board to see if you need to flash the bios before you build with your CPU. See our full "how to build a pc" video for more

[@sanjaynagala5510]

I understand updating BIOS but what is BIOS flashback? And why should we do it? Can't I update motherboard once I assemble the PC and then update it? Also how will I know that I need to flash it before assembly?

[@19kruger99]

Flashback basically just implies updating your BIOS to a newer or older version. Often times new BIOS versions offer stability and quality of life improvements such as memory spees and cpu compatibility. It's generally both quicker and safer to flash your bios without anything else attached to the motherboard. There was a lot of drama regarding warranty voids etc with flashing your BIOS on AM5 a while ago but that has since been adressed I believe.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

What Kruger said! Check out our full "How to Build a PC 2023" video for lots more on this

[@Keekee1253]

I was originally gonna get an i7-12000k with this motherboard-ASUS ROG Strix B660-A WiFi D4 LGA 1700(Intel 12th Gen). But then I decided I want the i7-13000k or I'd get the i9-12000k because it's better and cheap what should I do because I don't want my PC to mess up if the i9 can't also use ddr4 even though it says it can. 😢

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I would recommend starting with our "PC Parts Explained 2023" video followed by our "Best GPU/CPU Combo 2023" video. That will get you well on your way to being a pc builder (:

[@Keekee1253]

@@PCBuilderChannel thank you.

[@westy1501]

Why cant it be bigger than 32 gb

[@Figiwater8998]

Question what if I have no other computer or laptop

[@PCBuilderChannel]

You will need to get help from a friend or a shop

[@hdirfelix]

I put do 24 pin but de psu dont start what i do now?

[@TomasGoDfreee]

same problém

[@hdirfelix]

@@TomasGoDfreee just press the bios buton for a while e there will go

[@TomasGoDfreee]

@@hdirfelix okay thank you i will try

[@ElJewPacabrah]

What if it keeps flashing indefinitely 😂

[@Oscar-vy1py]

Is this to do o every new mobo ?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

No, just the ones that need it. Check your manual and reviews. See our full "How to Build A PC 2023" video

[@sanderbrouwer91]

Why max 32gb?

[@ayyan07]

Does it have to be 32gb I am trying with a 64gb and the usb is just flashing constantly when I have plugged it in and pressed the bios button

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yep, it has to be 32gb

[@theoneskeleton6943]

Ist a 8 GB Stick enough?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yep

[@OpsMasterWoods]

U got s21 u just like me 😂

[@garretts.2003]

You can use a drive larger than 32gb, but you will need to download software to be able to format it to fat32.

[@yuko1071]

What’s the software called

[@garretts.2003]

@@yuko1071 I think I used Minitool Partition Wizard which I found to be safe and effective. I'm sure there are many programs that can do the same thing. I don't understand why windows won't let you. I even tried command prompt and it wouldn't do it.

[@SwinkyPoo]

I’m using a 64gb just fine it has fat32

[@AleXiS-nk2ht]

I have installed my cpu, RAM and GPU on the motherboard will it effect the Bios update anyhow? (I build my first pc so I think I skipped the BIOs update part)

[@PCBuilderChannel]

You should watch our "how to build a pc" and "after you build set up guide" videos. I'm not sure what you are asking but those should answer all your questions (:

[@GenesisXtr3me]

@@PCBuilderChannelhe’s asking if he was wrong to of built everything before updating the bios. Will anything bad happen, etc.

[@WirRegierenRap]

Z790 edge or tomahawak?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Edge is basically just a different skin of the tomahawk.

[@billcrampton4476]

I used a 4gb flash drive

[@kalieber2]

No need for the eps cables though.