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

[@mikesunboxing]

Available from affiliate links: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX WiFi Amazon Local: amzn.to/3vk9a39 Ebay UK: ebay.us/HgJeo2 Ebay US: ebay.us/2RZfaE Ebay CA: ebay.us/Lo0Fft Ebay AUS: ebay.us/HfetTu Scan UK: tidd.ly/3TEpSng Overclockers UK: tidd.ly/43pszwa CCL UK: tidd.ly/49UUXbP (white version) RECOMMENDED USB DRIVE Amazon Local: amzn.to/3v7P0H4 Ebay UK: ebay.us/nRoDca Ebay US: ebay.us/P9yUZs Ebay CA: ebay.us/LlI9lU Ebay AUS: ebay.us/THwmCj

[@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

[@nico8273]

@@mikesunboxing Hi! Im not sure if you mentioned in the video but in a year old video aorus specified that you need an usb 2.0 with 16gb or lower for q flashing the bios. Is this still the case in B650M series? Im waiting for it to arrive to build my setup but can't seem to find an old usb anywhere

[@LetsGenocide]

I've made a custom build for a friend and we were struggling to get it to boot as the bios out of the box was not updated and didn't support the CPU we've bought. We tried contacting the stores and repair shops around, looking for a CPU that we can plug in and get the system to boot, but nobody was willing to help :< Your video saved us! Huge thanks! Didn't even know that it's possible to update the bios without all the components working prior to this day

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad I could help, hope the new build turns out great

[@LetsGenocide]

@@mikesunboxing it successfully passed the stress tests and is ready to game 🔥Should last a good 5-10 years ❤️ Thank you again very much for saving us a bunch of time and nerves! Loved that you went straight to the point in the video and covered in detail how to get everything prepared! + To your karma from both of us 🥰

[@Mathieu89]

Thank you for this. Gigabyte's own directions don't mention renaming the file and I was scratching my head trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Much appreciated.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@nathanhine9614]

Your video saved my PC dude- as a beginner with building a PC, I was blindly following tutorial videos to set it up and fell into a scammer's trap. Ended bricking my MB, and resetting the CMOS wasn't working... found your video, did the Q-Flash Plus, and it worked! Lesson I learned today: read the comments prior to any tutorial video cause some people just want to see the world burn. Thank goodness there are folks like you around to put out the flames.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for the kind words and i am glad you were able to use our video to fix your problem

[@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

[@johnwhan7288]

Scroo what some people think. I went to college in 75 for computer science. Yea built quite a few computers. Now people build 2 or 3 with success there an expert. Your direction is concise and to the point.

[@mikesunboxing]

cheers thanks

[@Ivan99705]

Thank you for posting this. The Gigabyte manual for my motherboard (X870E Aorus Master) was not real clear on how to use the Q-Flash +, but you made it very simple to follow. Thanks again!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad I could help!

[@Paultimate7]

Good video. And the pace is perfectly fine, as a 30 years builder, you went over everything needed.

[@dannyelamir4274]

You are a God sent for real. Had been battling with flashing my BIOS on a b650 aorus elite ax v2. It would turn on and 3 seconds later turn off. taking the RAM out fixed it and let me flash it. I was about to surrender on this mobo.

[@mikesunboxing]

glad the video helped

[@willd7472]

I will have to do it soon because i got 9600x and i doubt BIOS is in F31 minimum..., so if i understand well, we have to remove CPU and RAM to avoid the reboot ? So nothing except motherboard and power supply. I will check the entire video later, for the moment it was a quick viewing.

[@SRM099]

@@willd7472 did it work for you?

[@willd7472]

@@SRM099 i will do it tomorrow

[@IonTurcu14]

@@willd7472 hey! i removed everything besides cpu and still is not working, let me know if you removed the cpu and it began working and updating the motherboard! im losing my mind on this... thanks!

[@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?

[@kubuspuchatek8337]

what thats mean wrong bios?

[@righardtvanzyl6710]

Everything worked out in the end

[@ObtainEmployment]

@@righardtvanzyl6710 So what do you mean "wrong bios"? This type of "solved" comment doesn't help anyone. I'm having issues myself. Why do you think you had the wrong bios?

[@righardtvanzyl6710]

@ I downloaded the bios for the V1 motherboard and not the V2. You have to scroll down a bit more to find it. After installing the bios the first boot takes a very long time.

[@brucebrowne5022]

Just got the ICE variant of this board, and updated the BIOS for Ryzen 9000. Thanks for your step-by-step instructions!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@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 🙂

[@wranglers2]

This is perfect. As a teacher, I think you are a born teacher too.

[@mikesunboxing]

thank you very much i appreciate that

[@dudemiester75]

Thanks🤓

[@mikesunboxing]

dude!

[@CobyLarkin]

This video helped me so much! I was considering returning the motherboard until I saw a review and came across this video. Now I'm running on all cylinders!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad I could help!

[@Kupo1er]

Man, I just finish to build my PC (Aorus B650E with Ryzen 7 9700X), it didn't boot, no sign of life, I trid to flash the bios with no luck, and I saw your video and rename the bios file and it works !!!! TY so much, you "save my life" :)

[@mikesunboxing]

Nice work! glad you got there in the end

[@dexer3124]

I have the Same problem how did u do it

[@Kupo1er]

@@dexer3124 I format my usb key in fat32, put the content of the zip (lastest version, F34e) on the root directory, rename the B650EAELITEXICE.F34e file in gigabyte.bin, insert the usb key in the red "BIOS USB 3.3" port a the back of the mobo, and insert a screwdriver in the "Q-Flash Plus" hole and pushing the buttun inside it until the orange led next to it begun to flash. I let it flashing for at least 5 minutes until it stops, then reboot and voila, it works :)

[@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

[@eldaino99934]

Building my first PC ever and I just stumbled across this and it was invaluable. Wish me luck!

[@mikesunboxing]

You can do it!

[@jpawluk]

Thank you! Just trying to update my bios now on that exact board. Building from scratch with a 9600x so I had to. Super helpful video. Don’t shorten them!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@dudemiester75]

Thanks

[@mikesunboxing]

thank you so much

[@Sir_Wootness]

Ive been having a terrible time updating my bios and this finally solved the problem. Thank you so much! My 9800x3d can finally have the bios it deserves!

[@mikesunboxing]

awesome and nice cpu

[@mizukage7911]

Great video! Just to give a tip to people that already built the PC and are updating the bios after: You are not supposed to turn on/press the power button on the PC. Plug the power in and press the flash button while the PC is powered off

[@mikesunboxing]

Good tip!

[@willd7472]

I will try your tip soon, and i will be back to confirm or not. :)

[@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

[@rubencordeiro3379]

This guide was a life saver. Specially the step of renaming the file. Thank you.

[@mikesunboxing]

glad to help

[@andrewwallace3047]

You are providing such an excellent, helpful guide. Thanks for being so thorough.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Jordan4Ibanez]

Thank you so much, Mike. I cannot express in words my gratitude towards you spreading this information. I appreciate that you have shown this in depth, and, I hope you have an excellent day.

[@mikesunboxing]

You are very welcome

[@danieldegraaf]

Hi Mike, I missed some of your video's but I am back. Love your practicality. Good for me to be prepared for my first AMD build with V2 version of this motherboard.

[@mikesunboxing]

Welcome back!

[@lynerbarsett250]

Worked like magic on Aorus X870 A Elite Ice, thanks a lot

[@mikesunboxing]

glad it helped

[@RipFinnick]

Thank you so much! This is so helpful for me because I am building my first build. I can’t wait to install windows and start playing!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@Rathika5]

Thanks for the refresher. Been a while since I flashed a Gigabyte board.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad to help!

[@BamHurts]

I really appreciate this video, my motherboard is the ICE version of what you used, and this was EXACTLY what I was looking for! THANKS FOR THE GREAT VID AND TIPS!!!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad I could help!

[@Nangitus]

Awesome tutorial mate. Just got a new mbd and hadn't done this before. Thank you so much!. Good tutorial straight to the point and easy to follow. PS you shouldn't have to apologise for the video length.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for the kind words

[@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

[@marcusbyrd3074]

@@mikesunboxing awesome glad i found this question! Thank you!

[@krupzug5359]

Doing the BIOS Update atm. Without this video I would not have known to check if it was a rev 1.0/1.1 or 1.2. Furthermore this seems so much more straight forward than the official Gigabyte way to do it.

[@mikesunboxing]

it is a lot easier when you have all the right information. this is why i do this :-)

[@krupzug5359]

@@mikesunboxing And I am glad you do :) Thank you!

[@lukasgardner2960]

Thanks for the detailed instruction! Followed to a tee and got my motherboard running again.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@Taxman1509]

You have a new sub! The part showing the command prompt was what I needed. Thanks so much.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad I could help

[@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_999]

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

[@cronto_999]

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

[@erlouwer]

We want a problem to be solved quickly, how does that have anything to do with attention span?? Lmao

[@familyplans3788]

@@erlouwer That is EXACTLY my point !! You dont want to understand the problem you just want to solve it !! Its terrifying these days

[@150Records]

One question, I have the b650m x ax, I have the old BIOS version, should I update one at a time or get the latest one?

[@mikesunboxing]

You should be able to go straight to the newest one

[@itzryuma]

Amazing video you are the best and i appreciate you so much for making it this length, the step by step really helped me out big time

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

Cheers dude, flashed the bios many times but never once done it with Q flash before getting the CPU, needed to do it in preperation for the 98003dx and MOBO (the B650 gigabyte Elite AX2) shipped with a very old bios. Will find out in a few days (unless the scammers buy them all first) if it worked. :p

[@iwansetiawan1201]

brooo thankyou so much, i am using 9800x3d and 6000hz ram ddr5 in this motherboard, but had an issue with no display and dram red light. this flash thing fix the proble and now my pc works and fine. thankyou you save my heart from getting heartattack.

[@domino8250]

I am having that same problem. Flashing the bios from the usb only goes for about 1 min then stops, still have the issue. Did you unplug all components from the motherboard before you started?

[@thomaslayman9487]

thank you for reminding me to grab the bios for the right revision board 😭 i definitely tried to do the wrong one first try and had to come to this video to find out why it didn't work

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad I could help!

[@Jamesen666]

Thank you for this very precise guide. One thing I did wrong though was cleaning the wrong drive because I was not paying attention and used the same drive number as in your video. It is a stupid mistake but can be made easily if you don't pay attention. So be careful which drive you wipe!

[@mikesunboxing]

hopefully you got there in the end

[@Jamesen666]

@@mikesunboxing trying to recover my data atm 😭

[@AntonisVlavo]

Hi there! I have this mb and face this problem. When i first builded the PC my BeQuite! Dark Rock Elite cooler's LED was on and working fine. Suddenly one day stopped. The guys from BeQuite have send a replacment cup it doesn;t work as well. They suggest it must have been turned of somewhere in BIOS settings but i cannot find anywhere a setting for this...

[@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

[@AntonisVlavo]

@@mikesunboxing Thank you. I am not familiar with discord, joined but in which chat should i ask?

[@mikesunboxing]

@@AntonisVlavo try the #1 tech support room

[@randomcarguy3020]

I have a B650 AORUS ELITE AX ICE rev 1.0. When I visit the support page on the website, I don't see any options for different revisions, so I assume there are no other revisions available. I just want to double check before updating.

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah if there isn't an option, then it doesn't exist yet

[@breannemcintyre3448]

I built my first PC yesterday and it worked (yay) I'm so brain dead after watching the videos for hours on this and I'd like to join the discord. Your very good at explaining things and I'd love to learn what I'm still doing wrong. May I have the discord :)

[@mikesunboxing]

discord.gg/XtBTGQ6BDu Agree to the rules by clicking the emoji and you will get access to the rest of the Discord channels

[@niggchan6739]

At 9:04 you said to turn off MB and try again if this takes to long but shouldnt it be turned on while updating bios otherwise it could affect it or even kill MB?

[@mikesunboxing]

if it is taking too long, that means it isn't flashing so it isn't a problem

[@larrydooley7885]

This was great. I just purchased this particular motherboard and the last time I did a build (2017) bios flashback wasn't really a thing. No you didn't go on too long. Better to go into more detail than less assuming that your audience knows what you are talking about.

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks Larry appreciate that, hope all goes well

[@shadow-gt-0078]

Just a question, do gigabyte bios updates need to be done in order or do you just download the latest one rather than previous ones? Thanks so much for these informative vids you put together.

[@mikesunboxing]

Get the newest one

[@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

[@gabrielgonzales1860]

Red Dram Light is still going on. just built my son a gaming pc and it will not post. red dram light stays on have tried to let it train the memory but after 30 minutes still no luck. I'm using a ryzen 5 7600x. after looking all over the internet their still is no solution. all i see is forums of people having the same issue and months later they still haven't solved the problem.

[@scorpio06]

@@gabrielgonzales1860hello i had the same issue on this motherboard and i did find a solution for it. Turns out that if u turn on your pc before turning on the monitor then the dram light stays on. So turn on your monitor first then wait for 3 seconds then press the start button on the pc cabinet. I hope this helps😃

[@agustinrmg9232]

@@gabrielgonzales1860 hello! can you solve the problem?

[@gabrielgonzales1860]

@@agustinrmg9232No i ended up sending the motherboard back for a refund and grabbed a asrock MB that is installed with no problems

[@superspaceape3447]

Great video! Very informative. Thanks

[@shadowvilln711]

What do the different revision versions indicate? Is it a reference to the age of the board or anything like that?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes and sometimes component changes

[@brassyjazzful]

If the motherboard rebooted and the lights were still on, do you approach it the same way? Just switch off the power supply and unplug the USB?

[@mikesunboxing]

Yes , not much else you can do really

[@davidwaring6815]

I am putting together a new computer this week. I have a GIGABYTE B650 AORUS Elite AX AMD and using an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core for the system. Been out of the computer building game for a while now. Was just wondering when updating the bios is there and certain order to do it in or does that depend on the board. I see where some say you have to update older revisions first before upgrading to the newest revision. With this board and processor compilation can I just do the latest revision before building my system or are there other factors in involved like what Ram or memory I am using? Thanks for any help on this.

[@mikesunboxing]

build the system, that cpu will work out of the box on that board, but plan on updating the bios before installing windows

[@davidwaring6815]

@@mikesunboxing I am still doing the process shown in this video or am I updating while in BIOS a different way, thanks

[@fishingcole3205]

It worked! Really easy to follow along! Thank you!

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it helped!

[@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup]

Once again, good work! Thx!

[@mikesunboxing]

Thank you too!

[@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup]

All I did was love it! (and sub'd) ;)

[@mikesunboxing]

@@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup Awesome! Welcome to the Channel 🙂

[@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 😅

[@NMBI50DT999]

hi i need to see since i wont be using ethernet for my pc during the setup process is there anyway i can install the wifi driver onto this board somehow?

[@mikesunboxing]

download the driver on a usb stick from another computer and then put the download on the new pc desktop and run it from there

[@knolli1999]

One Question, which, Software do i have to choose, when i have the Gigabyte B650 Gaming x AX v2 Rev 1.0, because on the gegabyte website there are no revision numbers.

[@mikesunboxing]

get the newest version

[@gargamela4552]

For some reason, the new simple volume option is greyed out for me. Any ideas why this would be the case?

[@mikesunboxing]

have you install the audio drivers from the motherboard website

[@phantom93p63]

Much appreciate this video, I couldn't find the instructions in the manual to perform the BIOS update this way and I just received my board and the just released 9800x3d so boot was going to be a no go till the BIOS was updated

[@cristianmena5101]

Really helpful video, thank you so much for the step by step detailed explanation.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rickandrewdellosa6637]

Hi Mikes unboxing, I followed all the steps and did a bios flashback without CPU and other parts as well. The bios flashback led blinked a few times and stopped after 5 mins. However, the dram LED on my x870 gigabyte Aorus wifi 7 stayed on, is that the reboot you were talking about? And if so, is it safe to proceed building? Thank you so much

[@mikesunboxing]

yes and also watch our video on how to setup ddr5 ram

[@kravenfoxbodies2479]

Mike, I have 1.0v board and it has running for a while with a Ryzen 5 7600x which was a Starfield combo package from Best Buy, cpu/board/game =$289.99. I have been trying to flash a working system that has F4 bios and doing it the way that I flash all my MSI b550 /x470 /x450/b350 boards flash on a work system, the issue is Q Flash always says that it can't read the image, maybe I need to rename the file as you did and also check the usb drive. I really want to flash a working system just like my MSI board do, copy and paste the file.

[@mikesunboxing]

check you have the right board and revision and the bios matches, it should update easily in theory

[@kravenfoxbodies2479]

@@mikesunboxing after renaming the file as you did and being in the right usb slot it worked in Q flash bios level on a working system, thanks for the help!

[@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

[@Inteligento579]

Just doing the update on my B650, just AX V2 and I was wondering why it wouldnt start blinking. It turned on for a second and then turned off. I didnt push the USB far enough. Quite stressfull for first time builder :D

[@mikesunboxing]

Yeah I bet your heart sank , glad you got it fixed though

[@fernando_tudon5846]

Your comment just saved me lol I did the same exact thing 😂

[@AK961.1]

Hey Mike, im trying to update my bios, I have the same model you used in the video. I'm pressing the q flash button for 3 seconds, but no flashing light is appearing. I did it multiple times, I'm afraid i broke something. I don't know if you're going to see this, but I need some help. Thanks.

[@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

[@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

[@IamMotionMedia]

Hey mate, just found this video after painstakingly putting my pc together. Ive disconnected everything from PSU except the 24pin atx power and 8 pin cpu connector. Ram and gpu removed, cpu and cooler still installed. A couple of things still on the board (fan hub, argb, pump etc). Flashing with a new usb3.2 drive it, it runs for about a minute then shuts off.

[@mikesunboxing]

that means it can't read the usb or the maybe the file, triple check you have the right file for the right version of the board.

[@mikesunboxing]

There are a lot of reasons the BIOS update won't work as it should. If you are interested, we have made a video discussing common errors and some sanity checks you can make before considering returning the motherboard or taking it to a professional. kzbin.info/www/bejne/inXXo3tohtiVftE

[@IamMotionMedia]

@ i feel rather stupid, I downloaded a bios for an older revision board… Though I do blame the Gigabyte site for the lack of clarity.

[@pw9404]

If you download multiple updates on the flash drive then plug it into the mother board. Will the motherboard go through all of them or do you have to flash each update separately?

[@mikesunboxing]

Each one separately

[@pw9404]

@@mikesunboxing good to know! Thank you!

[@michaelsteinbach]

Thanks! I had everything right except FAT32. Didn't check my flash drive and it was exFAT.

[@Joe_Cribben]

I’ve just built my first PC using the V2 version of this board and it seems to be working fine. Should I still download and update the latest bios? I don’t understand what all the other files are on gigabytes website either but I can’t get the WiFi antenna that came with the board to work.

[@mikesunboxing]

install the chipset drivers and the wifi drivers from the gigabyte site that will sort out the wifi issue. update the bios if you like, i do for security patches and improvements in stability but if yours is working okay it isn't totally necessary unless you have security concerns

[@Zeghetank]

Is there a way to know which BIOS is the best or like a TOP? I've never updated my AORUS ELITE AX BIOS because I've read some reviews aboout some versions and I don't want to risk. What about updating the BIOS in the Gigabyte Center? Mine is rev 1.0 with F4 BIOS and it's working fine.

[@mikesunboxing]

if it is working fine and you are happy with it don't update it. updates are usually bug fixes and security patches, with the occasional new cpu compatibility. If you aren't concerned with any of those and your system works, like i said leave it alone

[@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?

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

is there a point in doing this over updating bios through the bios if your pc is already fully built? and would the process be the same except i just go into bios and select the bios file instead of the qflash button?

[@mikesunboxing]

if the pc is working it is easier to update from inside the bios itself

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

@@mikesunboxing ive heard this method can actually salvage the motherboard if a bios update goes wrong, so it's still helpful. thanks!

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

@@mikesunboxing another question, do you have to change the file name to gigabyte bin if you update from inside the bios?

[@mikesunboxing]

@@PenguinsAreColdish No - leave it as it after unzipping the download

[@kristof007]

Thanks for this great tutorial. Would it not be easier to boot into bios with a display and do the bios update through the UEFI menu? Or is that not an option?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that is also possible if your processor is supported out of the box

[@kristof007]

@@mikesunboxing ah that’s the catch. There are processors that aren’t supported out of the box. Thanks. Today I learned!

[@mikesunboxing]

@kristof007 we all should learn something new every day the world would be a better place

[@kristof007]

@@mikesunboxinghey, thank you for this video. I booted my newly built computer and the BIOS didn’t recognize both sticks of RAM. Unplugged one and then I was able to get into the BIOS and update from USB and I used your tip of renaming the downloaded file to a .bin. Worked like a charm. Thanks!

[@mikesunboxing]

@@kristof007 Glad you got it all working 🙂

[@lieutenantmeatball5590]

what do I do when pressing the q-flash button turns on the system for a second before it shuts off?

[@mikesunboxing]

either a short circuit or the USB isn't recognised

[@SINDBADJr]

Just downloaded the current bios update using my existing computer, and there were multiple files . 4 to be exact. Do I only need to copy the largest file to my usb?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that is right

[@SINDBADJr]

@ great! Thanks for the reply 😎

[@byronfoodjikla]

I attempted this but my monitor is not receiving a signal. (My DRAM LED is on). Please, any ideas on what to do?

[@mikesunboxing]

try one stick of ram at a time

[@byronfoodjikla]

@@mikesunboxing I have tried that and it didn't work. Would it matter in which slots they were inserted? I tried with one in the A2 slot, then removed it and tried with the other in the B2 one. More detailed: I downloaded some GCC updates and when my pc restarted the DRAM light was on and there was no connection to monitor/keyboard/mouse. I tried to reset memory with the manual button, and the red light was alternating between CPU and DRAM. I tried resetting the CMOS, and the DRAM light was the only one on. I tried booting with one of my two RAM sticks at a time to determine whether either of them was faulty, no difference. What else can I try? I've read online to flash my bios but I'm not sure how that would work if the monitor/keyboard/mouse aren't connected. Lastly, I attempted to flash bios but monitor won't respond. There is no signal.

[@mikesunboxing]

@@byronfoodjikla 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

[@Patrick-rd5vh]

I followed the procedure as shown on your video. Unfortunately, there is no indication that there is power going to my motherboard. Any idea?

[@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

[@PoverSoul]

So I can do it on the box (like in video) without any issues? :D No protective foam or something?

[@mikesunboxing]

yeah it's fine

[@keegsmusic5746]

Is this not using Q flash plus? I thought Q flash was accessed in the BIOS and needed a cpu installed?

[@mikesunboxing]

q flash is in the bios, q flash plus is bios flash back

[@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

[@aqostle]

Hi! I'm attempting to update my BIOS to the most recent version to possibly prevent PC crashes when playing games. I have the Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice and the problem I'm running into is my USB is not showing up the update bios files in BIOS itself when I enter Q-Flash. I've been following tutorials online and I've mainly been following Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite tutorials with no luck. I was wondering if you had an idea to what was going on. In the actual BIOS update files there is a PDF showing me how to update my BIOS with EFI Shell so that is what I'm currently attempting to do at the moment. I also want to say just in case you think my USB might be faulty,: I've tried multiple USBs so I do not think that is the case. Your help would be greatly appreciated and I apologize for dragging this comment on for so long. Thanks again!

[@mikesunboxing]

possible the file is wrong are your version or revision of the board doesn't match the bios?

[@aqostle]

@@mikesunboxing could you explain?

[@mikesunboxing]

@@aqostle each board has a model number and also a revision number printed on the box and board itself. you nust have the correct model and revision number for the correct bios

[@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

[@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

[@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 ?

[@jeroenprohn1505]

Ive just updated my motherboard but i found out it was an rev 1.0 and it wont update the bios again what should i do

[@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

[@suz123gv6]

hello, couple of questions... Is it ok if i update the bios with my gpu, ram and cpu plugged in? Or atleast only with the cpu because the cooler is a bit tricky to come off. Also, when they release a new bios update file does it include the fixes from the previous updates? For example i have the version 1 and i want to jump to version 5, does version 5 include the fixes from 2,3,4?

[@mikesunboxing]

yes that is fine, you can do it with a fully built system, it is just harder to diagnose it if it won't flash. and yes bios updates roll up previous versions

[@TMERUNNR]

Thank you Mike, appreciate the video🙌

[@mikesunboxing]

Any time!

[@rk1362]

Very clear video. Nice. Thank you.

[@mikesunboxing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sihop9220]

Dunno if you will see this Mike but here goes, nobody else wants to help or even can help with this problem. I bought a Ryzen 8600G and the board that was recommended as compatible was the Gigabyte B650 D3HP AX. I followed all the correct instructions for flashing the bios using a bare board but it will not flash from the usb. Ive used usb2 phat 32 with the correct bios downloaded from GB web site but it just will not flash. Ive literally spent over 40 quid on usb drives trying to solve this problem but to no avail. Ive formatted them ala your instructions, renamed the bios etc, tried all the ports besides the dedicated port and used around 12 different usb drives that are phat 32 and nothing. The psu fan spins the usbs light up but nothing flashes like its supposed to. I cant find any help on line besides all the stuff ive followed already your my last hope. Do you think it could be a fault with the board? I only have 10 days left to return it and i cant see any other alternative unless you have any suggestions. Cheers in advance.

[@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 hopefully we can figure out what is going on there

[@andreaskj]

Downloading the bios file from Gigabyte gives me not one, but 4 files and one folder with even more files. Now I'm not sure if the "B650UDAXY1.F32e" one is the correct one to use. Or if I need everything.

[@mikesunboxing]

just the larger bios file

[@Ithacska]

I got b650 eagle, i do the mecanical part the flash button lights on with the cpu and stays like that for 5,10 minutes, basicaly i get 3 orange blinks from qflash then it stays on, am i doing smthing wrong?

[@mikesunboxing]

it can't read the usb or the file is wrong. There are a lot of reasons the BIOS update won't work as it should. If you are interested, we have made a video discussing common errors and some sanity checks you can make before considering returning the motherboard or taking it to a professional. kzbin.info/www/bejne/inXXo3tohtiVftE

[@Ithacska]

@mikesunboxing i solved it, might be a speculation but usb3 seems to be the issue maybe the speed, i swaped to an older usb2 worked on the first try and took about 4 minutes

[@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

[@johnfitzgerald9185]

This is very helpful and clear. Thanks!

[@mikesunboxing]

thanks for watching

[@mysticalcamo8873]

When downloading the BIOS off the website mine has more than one file. Do I need all files or just the one with my motherboard's name changed to the gigabyte.bin name? Also I've read from other people that it needs to be in all caps yours is in all lowercase, does that effect anything?

[@mikesunboxing]

just use the main larger bios file and upper or lower case should not matter

[@hops6326]

Can I do a bios flash with the cpu and gpu and ram all installed or do I need to take everything out

[@mikesunboxing]

either way should work

[@terrarian9501]

During my flash I have the usb in and just the power connections no hardware. I press the button and the power supply clicks on for a quick second then turns off. No bios led light. What’s the problem?

[@mikesunboxing]

There are a lot of reasons the BIOS update won't work as it should. If you are interested, we have made a video discussing common errors and some sanity checks you can make before considering returning the motherboard or taking it to a professional. kzbin.info/www/bejne/inXXo3tohtiVftE

[@specialk9020]

Great video. However, I've been having issues after installing the latest bios. Just goes to black screen. Switched RAM position, cleared cmos, used display/hdmi straight to mother board and still a black screen. This was my last hope and yet it still didnt work. It blinks for a few seconds then turns off. Also have this exact motherboard. Any suggestions? Should I buy another board?

[@mikesunboxing]

blinking for a few seconds is usually either a non supported USB stick or the file is wrong or damaged, try another drive maybe, or the board is just dead / dying