How to update Gigabyte motherboard BIOS

[@Carnology]

FYI, my gigabyte board (Z790 Aurus Elite AX rev1) resets the bios to factory default after a BIOS update. Not only that, it completely clears all the saved profiles! Super important, save your profiles to a USB stick prior to updating the bios, otherwise you need to re-do your whole configuration! Learned this the hard way.

[@Michael-ck8tc]

This video is a god send. No bs and thanks for explaining everything, even additional steps, simple and easy

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, great to hear that you found the video helpful.

[@blu3boy420]

I have been searching for the last two days on why my HHD had disappeared on me and had no luck until finding this video. This video was a life saver and I cannot thank you enough for making it! Absolute legend

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Glad you liked the video and was able to solve your problem.

[@zickity4453]

Absolute life saver, couldn't of walked through it any better. Most helpful video ever

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you for your comment, glad you liked the video.

[@joshuanbray]

Couldn't agree more, did Gigabyte actually expect me to do that on my own lol

[@Magishiian]

Like all the previous comments have stated - a really simple, informative and no bs video. Following this guide was much easier to comprehend than the overly perplexing PDF manual Gigabyte included in their update file. Thanks a lot!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, glad I could help.

[@fendysusanto876]

​@@R4GEVipeRzZ why mine said invalid bios?

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

@@fendysusanto876 That usually means that the BIOS you are trying to install isn't for your specific motherboard model and revision number.

[@fendysusanto876]

@@R4GEVipeRzZ it's the correct model. I already found the solution in Reddit. The problem was my BIOS is too old (f5) and to be able to update to the recent BIOS i must update it to f32 and then f40, after that i can go straight to the most recent

[@warhawkbm]

And now I cannot unhear MotherBod. On a side note my work buddy is trying to update his Bios but when I does, the screen stays blank and has no Input to the monitor and when he reboots for awhile the bios is not updated, but at least he is getting back into windows.

[@samuelkilik8233]

me tooo... MOTHERBODDD///

[@xXxDisplayNamexXx]

Right onto the MOTHABODDD

[@nyankat9268]

Yea I'm having the same exact problem. Have you found a fix yet?

[@warhawkbm]

@@nyankat9268 Im not sure, he doesnt work here anymore : < was almost a year ago .

[@jumefibo7260]

I got answer for you. Unplug your display cable and use hdmi

[@Smd347kr]

Thank you so much for this very simple and detailed video. I didn’t know my bios hasn’t been updated since 2021 lol. I was behind a couple updates. Everything worked out fine thanks to you good sir!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem my friend, glad that you liked the video and now have a newer more up to date BIOS.

[@Firbzy]

Great tutorial. Nearly had a heart attack during the actual flashing process.....

[@MahirOrnab]

This is one of the most constructive video for updating bios. Keep up the good work man. Subbed 👍🏻

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you my friend, glad you liked the video.

[@Ochsenkoenig]

i was scared because i never did that and my english is not good, but it was so easy because u tell us so clearly what do to and what info´s to look for. great video! thanks alot man

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you it's great to hear that you liked the video and found it easy to follow, glad I could help. And well done for learning English, your English seems pretty good to me.

[@rainmakersg73]

Thanks. It works great! This video saved me the hassle of creating a bootable FAT32 USB and then rebooting from that USB.

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Great to hear it worked for you, glad I could help.

[@buhbird4698]

first time i’ve ever updated bios, this was an easy to follow guide that walks you thru on every minute detail in the update process (that part about formatting to fat32 probs saved me). Thanks for the help! PS: watch the entire video before starting don’t just follow along step by step

[@JIMN26]

Best and most clear bios update video I've yet seen. Thanks!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thanks, glad you liked the video.

[@Matricule-ru9kl]

Had to flash my bios, your video is truly as helping as well made, thanks a lot man

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem my friend, happy to help.

[@outlet6989]

My ALIENWARE R8 PC indicated that I needed to run a diagnostic test. The test also showed that I needed to install updates. I selected the install all updates. After doing the updates, I saw my BIOS update didn't install. I called support to report my situation and was asked to allow the support person to have control of my PC, which I allowed. After a few minutes, I was informed that my BIOS was too OUTDATED to allow the latest BIOS to be installed. All updates newer than mine needed to be installed one at a time, in ascending order, until the newest one was installed. Thanks to this help, my PC now had the latest BIOS installed. I hope my comment helps anyone who has run into this situation.

[@papert1ger396]

very helpful video. i wouldn't have thought about the dedicated port w/o watching this

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem, glad you liked the video.

[@junes2k]

Thanks for this. Im upgrading to a 5800x3d from a 5600x. I always get a little nervous flashing bios so I watched your video as a refresher & now I'm ready to drop that cpu in. good stuff

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Have fun, glad I could help.

[@yeZee.]

Hi there same stuff here , how did it go ? Did you install the newest bios version directly ? Or did you have to install older versions before installing latest ? Ah and was the upgrade worth it ? I’m doing it cause I have a 3080 and I’m pretty sure I’m cpu bounded having a 5600x and not using my 3080 at its fullest

[@SimeonaBUCURIEYouTube]

Mulțumesc din inimă! Am urmat pas cu pas indicațiile dumneavoastră și a funcționat perfect. Mulțumeeesc!!!!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Nicio problemă prietene, mă bucur că ți-a plăcut videoclipul.

[@Polargeistt]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! My motherboard wasn't receiving BIOS updates through the GCC center anymore since something has went wrong with the last update and it struggled with shutting down, but after doing this it works flawlessly again and I can turn off my pc again!

[@drakebasinger9588]

Finally someone that knows what thier doing thank you so much I needed to update to F3e and that update wasn't in the GCC so I had to download the update and do it myself and your video took the stress and headache out of it. Thank you so much

[@pepper-pultpult1604]

Thank you for your video! I've decided to update my old Z270-XP-SLI to the latest BIOS version, and right now everything is working fine!

[@drLuigidr]

Thank you so much for your video. Very clear and straightforward. I never knew my motherboard version was stamped on the board itself! Won't forget that tip thank you!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Great to hear you liked the video, glad I could help.

[@S0ZAF]

First time doing it .thanks for vid man😊

[@jasonbower7763]

Dude... THANKYOU for this video. This has been INCREDIBLY helpful. Thankyou.

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem my friend, glad I could help.

[@davesmith8101]

This is a very good video with everything required being covered. Well done! Info: I had a USB stick that was ok in Windows and Linux but the Qflash bios utility could not see the file on the USB stick. If that happens to you just swap it out for another USB stick, it worked for me. (The USB was correctly formatted and the file was there, weird.) subbed.

[@rossmylematula1216]

Bro thankyou so much i updated my bios from f11 to f14a and it worked smooth you need a noble prize

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, great to hear, glad I could help.

[@abradley4771]

Very clear and concise tutorial thank you. I watched a few other ones but yours was the best! I did everything as you instructed and it went flawlessly! Thx again and best of wishes to you!

[@fauzrukendworld1633]

Do we even need to use an USB drive for this? Because I see my drives in Q Flash as well.

[@jonny11bonk]

You probably need to as I always encounter with a read error when choosing any of the BIOS files. This is so badly executed.

[@XanderTech85]

Beautiful guide! Well explained, I'll also share it on my channel for my motherboard 🤩

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, glad I could help.

[@technicalnaim1228]

Legend for a reason thx uuu 😭😭😭😭 I am trying to update......after 1 year finally....

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem, happy to help.

[@technicalnaim1228]

​@@R4GEVipeRzZmy PC's performance improved a lot

[@mikepiech5404]

Followed your video and it worked flawlessly! Thank you

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Great to hear, glad I could help.

[@chrisotero1559]

Extremely helpful, thorough, and easy to understand. Thanks for the help

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Great to hear, glad I could help.

[@xeniadukakis]

Thank you sir! Just updated my b760 gaming x ddr4 using your guide - everything went super smooth.

[@roqnako]

did you put all the files in the usb or just the f12 file?

[@jimmirae1]

An extremely good video that did not push any panic buttons…. Nice and calm

[@ardi1606]

My heart was beating so fast when updating the bios. Literally harder than when I was expecting my baby. Lol

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Haha, ye it can be quite tense when your sat there waiting for it to finish flashing.

[@BuyTee]

​@@R4GEVipeRzZtrue!!

[@Gypsy-Phoenix]

Thank you for showing me where my Rev number is on the mobo, Absolute legend.

[@RealLoveDragon]

Doing god's work one bios update at a time... thanks for the tutorial!!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Haha, thanks, glad I could help.

[@ShinKickTV]

Awesome video man, im glad you explained it so well, before watching this I was scared to mess something up in my pc but now it doesn't seem scary at all. Hopefully this helps some audio issues I've been having lately.

[@amp2193]

Thanks for the video! Easy to follow and timestamps make it easier. Gonna refer back after work when i update from version f51 to the latest. Switching from 3400g to a 5700x cpu in my wife's pc.

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem mate, happy to help.

[@filipelemos8035]

thank you so much, straight to the point with no fluff so easy to follow along. excellent tutorial

[@Thearmiktz]

Bro TYVM just updated since 2015. You made my life easier....🎉

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem mate, glad I could help.

[@lorenzpaulpresbitero2983]

I followed all the instruction but when updating bios I got "Invalid Bios Image"

[@probablyanadult7354]

You downloaded the wrong bios file. Probably from a similar board but not the exact one. It has to match the board exactly. Some boards are made for build partners and do not have a lot of support.

[@MadCowRS]

First time I've had to do this, can't thank you enough for this video brother ❤

[@dustinjones2137]

Thank you for this video. No help easier done than this one. Thank you!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem, glad I could help.

[@atticusstark5197]

Awesome explanations, exactly what I needed.

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, glad I could help.

[@supersonic060]

Thank you, worked flawlessly.

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Great to hear, glad it worked for you.

[@TheRedAnvil40]

Bro, you need to do audiobooks or something. Awesome video, I needed to make sure I wasn't gonna screw up my mobo when I did this lol easy follow. Flashed quick and easy.

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, glad you liked the video. Don't think my voice would be able to hold up for an audio book though.

[@valorantgamerz5629]

how do i check the bios update supports the cpu i have?

[@katelynnlange6003]

Just built my first gaming computer and this helped immensely! Thank you! 🎉

[@xtremeasx6405]

Instructions are very well simplified! thank you!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, glad you liked the video.

[@okendman2655]

My pc is reeboting rn, as I type, its ok its 5th reboot…. Wait, something is loading as I type, YES, it worked, you are amazing, earned a like, sub and a comment, the least I could do for you man!!!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, great to hear that it worked for you.

[@okendman2655]

It fixed all of my issues that I had :))))@@R4GEVipeRzZ

[@MagOling]

Quick and easy to follow. Thanks man!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thanks, glad I could help.

[@boredstudent]

I downloaded the update file and used a flash drive to update the bios. I have a Z690 Aorus Master motherboard and I haven't updated the bios since I installed it.

[@OtokoWarrior]

Thanks so much. Clear and concise info. Really helpful.

[@GAT-01A1]

Great video, but what do I do with that usb drive after updating the bios? Format it?

[@sdoieqwfjhweoiuhasdo]

Can you format the whole usb drive to fat32 instead of making a 32gb partition?

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

If your USB is 32GB or less then yes, but if your USB is larger than 32GB you can't format the whole USB drive to FAT32. This is because the parition size limit for the FAT32 file system is 32GB.

[@flemdragon1415]

It didnt restart it dont display any thing what should i do

[@georgiastiedl101]

I have the same problem. Have you figured out why?

[@PrivilegeYT]

This was the easiest tutorial, my 89 year old grandma can follow it.

[@luxwheels7870]

Updating as we speak let’s hope it works

[@80HDmuzik]

did it

[@Xzaped]

@@80HDmuzik guess not lol

[@JB-ue6lf]

@@Xzapedlmfaooo

[@gustavoconti3431]

thank you for teaching me how to update the bios of my modaboaad!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem, happy to help.

[@royal_ish]

Thanks my dude. I would have done the wrong motherboard version number if I didn't watch your video.

[@kieran9654]

So apparently you cannot update to the newest bios straight from a older one if anyone else is having issues with that like i did try installing them in order of date

[@SpawnIzHere]

Hi bro u made this a year ago and all that but i have a gigabyte ga-z170x-gaming 7-oc and i cant for the love of god find a q flash option in my bios can you mby help?

[@ValeZ-sk9cr]

advanced options

[@secCHRONseven]

Great tip on the 32gb partition!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you.

[@BeauSchutz-z8i]

Beautiful instructions! Thanks so much for making it all so clear and precise. I've subscribed and am now going to flash my bios. thanks again

[@BeauSchutz-z8i]

So your instructions were great, but no matter what I do, q-flash tells me that it either can't read the file, or it's an invalid file. Do i need to unzip/unpack the contents of the downloaded bios update file or just keep it on disk as it was when I downloaded it?

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

@@BeauSchutz-z8i As far as I am aware you want the files to be unziped, which dragging them from within the zip file to the USB should do. If it is saying that the file is invalid it is most likely that the file you have isn't for your exact motherboard model. I would just double check that you have the correct motherboard model and revision selected when downloading.

[@VArcher]

So im going to be doing this soon on my Gigabyte B550M DS3H and i currently am running a R5 2600 and going to be adding a R5 5600X, just wondering if there’ll be any complications once i update the BIOS afterwards? Should i just turn the pc off then replace the older cpu or not? Advice in general would be appreciated

[@L-i-o-n]

Do you have an answer for your question found? How long did it take for you? Did it was easy? Thanks, I want to do that for my B550M DS3H also.

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

It would depend on if your current BIOS version supports your new CPU. If you current BIOS version supports your new CPU then I would change the CPU to the new on before doing the BIOS update. This is so that you can see that the CPU is working. And in the event that there is something wrong with it you can easily go back to your old CPU without having to try to down grade your BIOS version back if required. However, if your new CPU isn't supported on your current BIOS version, but is on a new version. Then you will need to do the BIOS update with the old CPU installed, and then once the BIOS update is done you will then need to install your new CPU. As for complications the only major thing is that you check that the BIOS version you are updating to supports the CPU you are going to be using. So you want to carefully read the CPU support list to ensure that the BIOS version does support the CPU.

[@cyborggaming6961]

Would this help performance? Because my 12700kf won’t reach 5.0ghz and I am on F8 bios gigabyte

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

It is possible that it might help, depends on what changes we're made to the updated BIOS. It is especially true that newer BIOS versions usually have better RAM type and speed support.

[@monkey220ms]

I ejected the USB after you made the comment about making sure it was in the right port - it was originally in my disk reader USB port and then I inserted it into the back of my PC. As soon as I did that my PC just broke.

[@monkey220ms]

Okay by removing the USB it fixed it. Would make sure that you have your USB in the right port from the start!

[@AnalogueBliss]

Fantastic video. Thank you so much for this very informative video. Everything worked perfectly!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Thank you, glad you liked the video.

[@kandy1]

If you cant find qflash click f1 on keyboard it will give you options. Or just click f8 because f8 is generally the one.

[@XKyokoSagawaX]

How do i check if my CPU is still suported by the new bios versions?

[@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming]

THANKYOU! I had to update it to F32 first on mine for install compatibility with the more recent versions, but to install that version also had to install a new EC firmware to install f32

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Glad you liked the video, happy to help.

[@proplusyt]

thankyou so much!!! love from India!!

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem my friend, glad I could help.

[@clemme69420]

Commenting to boost algorithm, because it helped

[@xxstreamingxx6187]

you didn t said if it s a problem if you keep the usb in pc while entering bios,like i m gonna plug the usb copy the file then i m gonna unplug the usb and when i enter bios i plug the usb??

[@foboz971]

Excellent explanation brother you are a stud

[@r2chy55]

I’m not sure what part I’m not doing correctly but when I click update bios I don’t see anything on the right side opposite system volume information ?

[@wschool12]

Great video! Unfortunately as i followed the steps up to update BIOS i dont see my formatted USB stick and worse, i dont see any except for a "A:Verbatim" option. In your video i could see your SSDs as well? Is there something wrong with my motherboard that it doesnt let me see other options?

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Some times they don't make it very easy to use the file explorer in BIOS's. If you haven't already the only thing I can think to suggest is trying it in all of the USB ports, as some motherboard have a specific USB port that you need to have to USB in for it to be detected.

[@wiseass2149]

I have the current bios at FA2. I do not know which bios to update too.

[@BornToBeBadAtApex]

I needed this thanks a lot🎉

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem, glad I could help.

[@WheresDXninjaDX10]

I have a gigabyte b650 gaming x ax. How do I know if I need to switch the usb to fat32 format for my motherboard.

[@jayflyff2318]

The 500mb or lower capacity does the trick to format my flash drive to FAT32, while higher capacity can only be formatted as exFAT which cannot be read by the bios. Many thanks!!🙏

[@BrwrFan806]

i click on the usb in the bios but no file shows up? its formatted and is a 32gb drive. what an i doing wrong?

[@johnymcmememan2151]

I got the same issue, reseted my pc externally and everything went back to normal. Perhaps try doing that?

[@Stratisy]

Do we only need the 1 file, or all of them?

[@berwani_5730]

This helped me alot thank u🙏🙌🏼

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem, glad I could help.

[@WhiteWolfTechGaming]

Thank you so much for this step by step guide

[@J00spa]

Thank u so much bro this helped out a lot ❤

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem my friend, glad I could help.

[@jrsxpreme3559]

U saved me man I appreciate you so much thank you

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem my friend, glad I could help.

[@UnSF-1]

Do we have to do incremental or jump directly to latest? I havent updated since F50

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

Unless it specifies otherwise, you can jump straight to the latest version.

[@MnHondaSi]

Thanks bosss. When opening my BIOS I have different “boot manager” I can select from before going into the bios settings

[@MnHondaSi]

Why is that ? And you didn’t?

[@HamstarTG]

Great tutorial! Very informative and simple. Thank you

[@SimplyP4nda]

I frickinggggg love this guyyyy😭

[@loopus1717]

I’m trying to update my bios but in the bios menu when I try to install it it just says “invalid BIOS image”? What do I do from here? EDIT:I figured it out because my Bios was such an older version I needed to update to F32 first in order to get to F60

[@crispedtoast]

What year was the version you used to be on and what year was the newest one? I haven’t updated my motherboard in 4 years so i don’t know if i need to update the recent ones first

[@loopus1717]

@@crispedtoast hey sorry I didn’t see this sooner did you ever get it sorted out?

[@vyan4738]

Thanks man, helped me a lot

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem, happy to help.

[@samsupernoods6822]

I have an issue i keep on getting bios id check error i using the gigabyte b650 elite ax i have rev 1.0 and the bios version is fb2

[@DallinWadsworth]

When I booted up into BIOS I didn't see the option to select the UEFI Firmware Settings to continue. Didn't know if anyone had any advice!

[@majestic-rat]

possibly a stupid question. in my motherboard (b450 aorus elite v2) i need a bios version f61 for my ryzen7 5800x3d that i am gonna be installing. my question is can i flash my motherboard on a later bios version like f65 instead of the older f61 and would i run on any issues or would that be better for my system.

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

The important thing when figuring out what BIOS version a CPU is supported on is to look at the title of the column in the table. For example, if the column says supported since. Then that means that the CPU is supported in that version and any newer ones. However, if the column says supported up to. Then that means that the CPU is supported up to that version and no newer. From having a quick look at the CPU support list for your motherboard. The 5800x3D has been supported since BIOS version F61. So the 5800x3D should work on the latest BIOS version that is currently F66c. Going with F66c is probably highly advisable as many of the updates since F61 appear to be important security fixes.

[@majestic-rat]

@@R4GEVipeRzZ yea that's what i figured, thanks again

[@oleg401]

Very helpful, thanks a lot 😊

[@R4GEVipeRzZ]

No problem, happy to help.

[@truckmuncher8998]

Thank you so much man this helped me so much I was terrified

[@Moritz-dq8ps]

I get a Id check error every time. I double checked if i got the right bios for my motherboard. it is indeed the right one with the newest intel microcode patch. but it wond let me install the update. maybe bc my bios version rn is from 2022 and i need to install a previous one first?