How To Q Flash Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX USB Bios Update

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How to Q flash Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX USB Bios update
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Today we are looking at how to use the Gigabyte Qflash system to update the BIOS on the Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX. The process is pretty much the same for any QFLASH enabled motherboard, with the exception of the actual BIOS file itself will need to be the specific one for your motherboard model, as i explained in the video intro.
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[@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie]

I think you are the only one to show so many How to BIOS update 👍

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah it is a bit of a niche for us

[@righardtvanzyl6710]

I just used the wrong bios, it just didn’t want to flash. So I started everything again and discovered the right bios…. It’s currently flashing and hopefully everything else works. Your video is the best motherboard video I’ve seen.

[@mikesunboxing]

thank you very much, did it work out in the end?

[@Senrab46]

Perfect tutorial Mike👍 Good to know how to use dos commands for chkin usb drive👍 You are thorough and ensuring we all get it right. Thanks Mike and Kath 🐈👍

[@mikesunboxing]

Thanks nick appreciate it

[@Sacred_Silence]

I've done q flash before, but I always like to reference a video when I work on my pc so I know I'm doing things correctly. Thanks for the straight forward information.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks and good luck

[@Sacred_Silence]

@@mikesunboxing Update: I got the B650e version of this and it supports all 7000 series CPUs out of box, I didn't even go into the bios. I swapped everything over and after the memory training, it booted right up into all my same settings and OS. I also didn't need to change any bios settings to boot on the proper M.2 drive that runs my OS.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@Sacred_Silence Thanks for the info 🙂

[@arcon97]

Thank goodness for this video. Huge props

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks

[@rickh8380]

Thanks Mike for the tutorial. Flashing the BIOS is my least favorite task. Thanks for sharing Mike and Lady Kath. Take care all. Cheers

[@mikesunboxing]

got another one to do today, but i am in a lucky position that if it goes wrong i still have other working computers. For those less fortunate it must be quite unsettling

[@JoeSmith-ln9rh]

Great Video, many thanks!

[@mikesunboxing]

Thank you too!

[@zhen1763]

Had the same mb rev1.2 this save my day.

[@familyplans3788]

are you really apologizing for doing an "how to" video for being too long? i suppose its the "tik tok" generation where they just dont have the attention span these days , personally ithought it was the perfect length and covered everything you would want in a how to video

[@mikesunboxing]

Thank you for the kind words

[@cronto_3307]

Everyone modern day has attention spans less than Goldfish, so GG

[@cronto_3307]

@@mikesunboxing10 minutes perfect; this video helped me with my X670 Elite

[@BrianGaudette]

I love that i just found this video and therefor your channel! I was thinking if i should update bios through this method or through the bios as i just got all of the parts necessary for my next build! I really dont want to mess something up so whichever way is safest or easiest to do im doing that

[@mikesunboxing]

either way is fine, the method in the video is more for those without a working system. welcome to the channel by the way

[@enzoo5333]

Good video bro, thank so much!!

[@mikesunboxing]

No problem!

[@juancarlosmanquilloalvarez2051]

Muy bien explicado.

[@OlettaLiano]

Hi, Mike. I'm curious as to way you always flash the BIOS with the Q-Flash button, and not in the BIOS as I always do.

[@mikesunboxing]

Lots of people can’t access the bios so it makes sense to start at the very basic low level, this is becoming more important as amd are releasing more and more am4 parts that even the freshest motherboard stock won’t be ready for. The same will be happening later this year for the 9000 series on am5

[@Mayhemz.95]

Hey Mike, have/could you have a quick look into th red light issue on this mobo? I was thinking of getting this mobo for a 7800x3d and ddr5 2x16gb 6000mhz cl30 build. But would hate to have that red light issue and not have a possible fix/tutorial. Also is the audio on this good enough for gaming audio? Thanks Mike

[@mikesunboxing]

sure i can do but do you have any info to speed up my research? not heard of this issue before

[@lolschrauber]

This worked for me, but with weird behavior. Upon pressing the button, all system fans started spinning, but that's not unexpected. It first flashed quickly, then slowly. Took about 5 minutes. So far so good. Booted, shut down and went to BIOS to re-enable XMP. Apparently this caused another memory training from scratch, which, according to Gigabytes website, is expected to "take longer" on higher speeds. However, after 25 minutes I still had black screens on 32GB DDR5-6000. I just shut it off and turned it back on to which it booted normally. Now this exact problem also occured when I put this PC together...I'm not sure if this is behavior is expected on this board on a full initial memory training? Thanks though, I found Gigabyte's own manual a bit confusing, yours was much easier to follow.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks and hopew that all is well now

[@austinhavrda3947]

In this video there was only 1 file that populated in the ZIP folder. I downloaded the latest F30 updated and there are 3 additional files plus an EFI Folder. Are all of these other files required or should I only copy over the file similar to your video? TIA

[@mikesunboxing]

just do the bios file ignore the rest of it

[@Andrew-kq8cd]

Hey Mike. Do you think buying a case equipped with the dust filter is a good idea? Will it really protect from a dust from your experience?

[@paalosordoni7932]

In my experience a dust filter helps but some dust always gets in, cases with bottom intake seem to collect less dust than front intake.

[@mikesunboxing]

it will help but generally dust always manages to get in somewhere

[@gabrielrodriguesvargas1113]

You mister, you just sabe my life :D

[@mikesunboxing]

haha glad to hear it, have a great day

[@Velhart]

I'm currently working with this motherboard on my new mid gaming build and after some issues getting it to actually power on, my issue now is the Red CPU LED lit up on the motherboard, I'm going down the list of solutions from videos like this and if you'd like I can update once I figure out what's causing the issue, it's been a long time since building a PC and my OCD mind has me thinking that there may be something dirtying the CPU connectors which are gold plates so after I double check and clean it all with Isopropyl alcohol hopefully can share some good news

[@mikesunboxing]

checked the EPS power connections?

[@Velhart]

@mikesunboxing yes I have, I took a friend's advice and after cleaning the cpu which didn't appear dirty and had no bent pins or anything the cpu light was on with only the cpu in the motherboard, so I started connecting everything else individually to see if there was any change tried each ram stick in each memory slot both individually and paired, reconnected the GPU, then the SATA SSD, tried different pin connectors for all the fans , have the cpu fan connected and 3 system fans, needless to say I have looked over the entire build configuration and can confirm 100% nothing is out of place, other things I've tried; -Took cmos battery out and reset the bios via the connectors -Tried the reset button underneath the 24 pin connectors -followed this guide to update by q flash for the latest bios version Still, all I have is powering on with the Red CPU LED and nothing displaying on the monitor, I've tried all hdmi and display port outputs but nothing shows

[@mikesunboxing]

@@Velhart This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@theminecraftnoob9357]

Hey Mike, do you need the cpu power connector connected to the motherboard. Or is it an option?

[@mikesunboxing]

i think you need it, but you are welcome to try it without and report back how it goes

[@theminecraftnoob9357]

@@mikesunboxing I will try to remember to report back 😅

[@gailampay7829]

Hi Mike... I just purchased a new mobo (aorus b650e elite ice) with 7800x3d. Problem though it says boot loader failed. It has 3 options that include ENTER BIOS but nothing happens if i click any option. Would bios flash help me resolve this issue?

[@mikesunboxing]

worth trying it

[@s1ngularityxd64]

My new b650e elite x ax ice with 7800x3d and F5-6000J3040G32G is only posting with a single stick. Each of them works without issues alone even @6000MT/s - spend hole day trying out several bios versions, cleared cmos like 30x, cpu wiggle - nothing helps so far

[@mikesunboxing]

that is odd, maybe a bad board or needs a bios update

[@davidjosseb]

Hi Mike, I have a problem with my b650m elite ax rev1.3, when I try to flash with the button the light only blinks for 10 seconds and then goes off but the cpu light is still on

[@mikesunboxing]

wrong file or the usb isn't compatible maybe

[@mattiassprowes2891]

i just bought the b760 for my new intel cpu, but the red dbug light turns on and it keeps shutting off with no display. is getting the usb going to fix it?

[@mikesunboxing]

if it shuts off that sounds like a thermal problem or the power button is stuck or faulty

[@FromBKI]

hi, can i follow these steps to update my gigavyte x670 aorus elite ax as well?

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah same principle just a different bios file

[@FromBKI]

@@mikesunboxing Awesome, thank you

[@enigmaworld3031]

How I know its flashed or not? I have the b650 Aorus elite ax v2

[@mikesunboxing]

if it takes about 5 minutes then stops flashing then it is pretty safe to say it worked

[@wasd8305]

will this work if the whole pc is put together? it’s my first build and didn’t realize i needed to download bios. i followed the steps and when i held button the pc turned on then quickly off

[@mikesunboxing]

sounds like a short circuit of something like the power button is stuck

[@yulz_khepter]

Is this also true with B650M Aorus Elite? Great tutorial!

[@mikesunboxing]

yes it is the same principle

[@guntherschultz912]

Hi, does the ver 2 of this mobo still needs to be q-flash?

[@mikesunboxing]

I would recommend flashing it anyway regardless as there are always new security fixes and stability patches that need to be applied

[@drty-dawg7437]

OK straight off the bat, you say, just open this canna d prompt thing! Straight over my head! What is it and how do I open it? Yes I'm new to computers, I've never had any lessons or training on computer programming etc, like kids now days. 😕

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@z8318]

Yippie

[@bencherifsoufiane17]

I ordered arous b650m elite ax with r7 7800x3d do i need to flash bios ?

[@mikesunboxing]

probably unless it is very fresh stock, and it is worth doing for the security and performance side of things

[@bencherifsoufiane17]

@@mikesunboxing how I'm going to know if it's fresh bios ?

[@legendjamez9794]

How can i reset cmos？ Im using B650M AORUS ELITE AX ICE 🥺

[@mikesunboxing]

think the battery is under the m.2 shield

[@legendjamez9794]

@@mikesunboxingi mean when i remove should i install a new bios from flash drive?

[@tiagoalmeida2598]

I've made that all step, but when the finish the flash, not occur anything, and when I restart that it not work :s

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@Darky4525]

when i double click the file it opens up something in notepad instead of letting me rename it

[@mikesunboxing]

double click slower, your not opening it, you are selecting and renaming it

[@Darky4525]

@@mikesunboxing yes, I figured it out, thank you so much the video was very helpful

[@mikesunboxing]

@@Darky4525 nice one

[@randomworld4318]

can you make one for ice one

[@mikesunboxing]

I’ll see what I can do

[@juba5228]

Mine flashed for about a minute and a half is that okay?

[@mikesunboxing]

sounds quick but might be okay

[@GamerNamedDrac]

i've had to downgrade my bios to stock cause the latest bios makes my sata drives unusable

[@mikesunboxing]

someone else mentioned that about B650 and SATA

[@ChrizATX]

So am i just forgetting to rename it?

[@mikesunboxing]

maybe?

[@fluuwu]

I have more than 1 file in the downloaded folder. I have: - EFI (folder) - B650AELITEAXICE.F30 (F30 file) - efiflash SOP (pdf) - Efiflash.efi - flash.nsh what do i do?

[@mikesunboxing]

rename the f30 file ignore the rest

[@drty-dawg7437]

I was and still am struggling. I joined your discord to get help, the guy just basically said "don't bother doing it" "if it's working, you don't need to bios update" totally not helpful at all!

[@mikesunboxing]

reading back it seems you were struggling with the concept of unzipping or extracting the bios files? it that still the case

[@drty-dawg7437]

The problem wad/is there is no unzip option from what I can see.

[@yz8694]

did this and my ram light is no and no display i think my ram is cooked... i made this pc 2 months ago man

[@mikesunboxing]

try reseating he RAM or try one stick at a time

[@yz8694]

@@mikesunboxing i just took everything out and in and it worked. lol but yh your videos are helpful

[@mikesunboxing]

@@yz8694 Glad to hear that 🙂

[@mathewb7076]

My usb ports arent working at all, none of my ports. Please help 😢

[@mikesunboxing]

This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels