Update ALL Supported Gigabyte BIOS - Q-Flash Plus

[@dutchww2incolor]

For people that assemble their PC first: Make sure NOT to use the PC power button! Took me 30 minutes to figure this out. Just make sure your PSU is ON. Press the flash button and it will come to life and start flashing. Otherwise it will try to boot with current BIOS. I didn't think of it until I read it elsewhere. Thought I'd pass it on! 🥳

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Thanks for the comment! Have added this to the description. We originally were only thinking about the people trying to update on a new build that didn't support CPU when we made this video. Have come to realize many people use this method for already built as well. Which makes sense because it's the method I prefer. 😁

[@adammekearney2022]

The hero we needed!

[@shoalie695]

Thank you mate

[@mariusppp]

Hello, thanks for your helpful comment. When you said that the Pc is already assembled, is it even the case for the CPU ? I mean, the CPU was already plugged into the motherboard while you updated the bios ?

[@KLEEBZTECH]

@@mariusppp yes it makes no difference. I have done these in all sorts of unassembled and assembled configurations. Some with just the CPU actually.

[@julient2783]

A big thank you ! You just save my money and my time (and my health too, because i turned white when nothing happen after pushing power on). I just want to share my experience and confirm that u can update bios of an assembled PC (cpu + graphic all plugged) with Q-flash plus procedure (on Gigabyte Z690).

[@gakebagiannama4401]

thanks, I just wondering if I should remove all periferals or not.

[@julient2783]

@@gakebagiannama4401 I had nothing plugged in when i did it, just my PC was assembled (nvme+ssd+hd+Graphic card + cpu). From what i remember, no keyboard neither mouse nor screen. It shouldn't take too long to unplugged them, but maybe it's not necessary.

[@dirty.bvstard8672]

After you update the bios, then what? Do you just turn it off then on again?

[@samm928]

Yeah I'm a little stressed setting up a new 7950x3d and a new itx gigabyte motherboard .. always watching the Temps in the bios .. a lot easier to flash an Arduino or an ESP32 board

[@samm928]

My bin file for an ESP32 dev board includes the OS, the drivers, and the app that I run. On the other hand is only $3 if I screw it up

[@paolo11x11]

Thanks! That was one of the the most straightforward no-stress tutorials I've ever seen. I'm about to build a pc with a 13700k, but I want to use a Z690 mobo - the Z790s are a bit lackluster for the price - and this tutorial totally demystified the bios update process. Subbed.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Happy to hear it helped. And thanks for the sub!

[@Captain_Sosuke_Aizen]

I am about to do the same. Gonna buy a i5 13500 processor for z690 board. was wondering if we can claim warranty if some unfortunate things happen and board bricks. I am tempted to just buy i7 12700 (60$ more here) and call it a day just for that reason.

[@madresults_952]

Making that same build tomorrow. How did the update go?

[@bradonbass]

Dude... Done and dusted. No unessecary waffle and clear instructions. Thanks! following for more

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Thanks for the sub!

[@TheFForces]

Hi! was just assembling my computer and not much worked. Error codes did not relate to precise component failure - apart maybe from a RAM issue... no fix on sight. People online spoke about the Qflash - and your video was really easy to guide me through the steps. Came back to my computer a minute ago and my screen displays the BIOS all good. Many thanks for the time you put to make and share that video - i very much appreciate this!

[@andres-montalban]

Thank you for the detailed step by step! in case someone has only a macOS and needs to create the USB flash drive make sure to format it as FAT and not ex-FAT otherwise the motherboard will shutdown after a second or two.

[@jimmytran100]

Thanks for uploading this video! Your video helped me bring a Z690 Aorus Pro back to life! My boss ordered it from Amazon and from Day 1 he couldn't get it to post. Debug LED's wouldn't light up at all and the CPU LED on Status LEDs was stuck on read. I tried a new PSU, removes the motherboard from the case, removed & reseated the CPU with no change. I tried QFlash a few times but never saw the QFlash LED light up. What finally got it working is for me to hold down the power button on the board for 20 seconds and then try QFlash again. Right away the QFlash LED started flashing and after it finished the Debug LEDs are live and the motherboard now posts. I greatly appreciate your video on the proper way to name the file on the USB and your instructions on removing the extra files from the USB. You've gained a Like and a Subscribe! Thanks for your help!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Excellent information to know. Glad this helped you out.

[@jimmytran100]

@@KLEEBZTECH Thank you! I appreciate your awesome videos!

[@patrikpatka1084]

OMG thank you. I have Z690 Aorus Master and I coundn't get it to update BIOS. Q-Flash plus was solid color no matter what, no blinking when I pressed the button. I tried several USB Flash drives (2.0, 3.0, 3.1), different USB formats, different BIOS versions from gigabyte website, it still wasn't working. Only after reading your comment and pressing the power button on motherboard for 10-20 seconds, my CPU debug LED shut off, I pressed the Q-Flash plus button and it started updateing. I spent like 3 hours trying different combinations, I had no option since I've bought 13th gen Intel CPU, but I finally figured it out thanks to you :)

[@jimmytran100]

@@patrikpatka1084 That's awesome! I'm glad you were able to get your Aorus Z690 Master working with your 13th Gen CPU. I recently swapped to the same board myself and have been loving it so far. Hope all else works well for you!

[@DominatorPuls]

20 seconds and it really worked. Previously not led lights at all. Thanx!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

If you found this video helpful please consider leaving a Super Thanks or if you use the Brave browser we do accept tips using BAT. It helps us to invest back into the channel more. But even if you don't we will still try to answer as many comments as possible. Thanks for watching.

[@AED365]

THANK YOU! I was so nervous going into building my first PC and learning about all the issues, but this gives me hope and confidence that I can set my CPU successfully

[@KLEEBZTECH]

That's great! It is easier than it seems.

[@BetoTheButcher]

So, how did it go building your fist PC? I'm up next once i get my parts. Any heads up?

[@alexanderexarchou995]

Many thanks for this. I was installing 13th gen i5 on b660 master ddr4. Needed this. But everyone keep in mind, it will only work if the flash drive is smaller to allow for FAT32 format. If you have a large drive, it will most likely only format exFAT which will cause your system to keep powering down. Hope this saves you time, as I spent hours trying to figure out what was wrong!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Yes. Although technically there are ways of doing it with larger USB. But won't dive into that here. Lol.

[@AimbotSammy]

CRAZY !! I used the Bios update from the Gigabyte app Center. Because I'm using a 4K monitor, when it came into the bios, it was all streched, I couldn't do anything. It's when it happened: I restarted my pc, no lights would show. Fans would spin, no RGB anywhere except RAM. I'm using a Aorus z690 Elite DDR5 I looked at this video, I did everything. I didn't disassemble my PC as Julien T mentionned it worked anyway. MAGIC: My computer took about 5 minutes, eventually, the LED indicators on my motherboard started cycling. The RGB everywhere started working again. Computer restarted and my keyboard and mouse started glowing too. HERE IT GETS CRAZY My PC then went into the bios. I was able to XMP to 5600mhz like my RAM is supposed to (Couldn't go above 5200mhz before) All the lights in my machine started syncing up. RAM, GPU, FANS, WATERCOOLER, MOBO. (It wouldn't be the same color before) Everything got fixed for an unfortunate little thing, thanks to this very video. Thank you very much sir.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are very welcome. Glad it worked out.

[@Ghostipedia]

This is a wonderfully direct guide in regard to gigabytes bios update procedures , I'm about to make the jump from an 8th Gen to a 13th Gen Intel on the z690 board and was extremely nervous in regards of the risks involved without a mounted cpu. This really helped me not feel worried even though I've done bios updates in the past on previous system. Thank you and subbed :)

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Thanks for the sub. Always good to be a little nervous about bios updates. I've done a ton and I'm always a little nervous. That nervousness makes you more careful. 👍

[@tfr]

Hey! Me too I jumped from the 8700 to the 13700k I also have a z690, both cpu and motherboard came in the mail today Let me know how your build goes! I was really stressing about updating the BIOS too, until i found this video of course

[@blutadlerx]

@@tfr Dude I was still rocking an old Xeon 1231V3 😂🤞

[@zepyiM]

If I download the bios without it mounted like this and after the update is done and the psu shuts of can I just hit the power switch on the psu to off and unplug everything?

[@blutadlerx]

@@zepyiM after I was done updating I turned everything off, yes. Should be fine

[@Officialenglishtang]

Great video I'm new and building my first gaming pc. I flunked IT at school and at 40 I'm learning again. These videos are a great help and I thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are very welcome. Never to late to learn.

[@0Zachyt0]

Dude thank you so much! This is my first pc build and this was the only good video I could find. This fixed my problem. I couldn’t get a start-up screen and cpu/ram leds were flashing.

[@NintendoNerd27]

Thank you so much for this video! I had been struggling for days to try to get my build to work and was going crazy over trying to find what was wrong. Turns out all I needed to do was flash the BIOS. Again, thank you so much for this guide. A real life saver!

[@SpaceCadet335i]

what problems were you having

[@morlaw3062]

It's really really thank a lot ! I have spent 4 hours on why the motherboard couldn't enter the bios even all setup is correct. This Update BIOS Guide save my day. Short & Clear.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are welcome!

[@GuyManley]

Struggled with a b650 bios update for months. The system hate rebooting, only wants to cold boot. The video helped me out as traditional bios updates all failed do to the need of rebooting in the process. Walked away and later I came back to a completed update. Thanks dude.

[@shadowskyimpact]

I came back to say how much I appreciated your guide. It was straightforward and managed to recover my Z490 Gaming X mobo after a failed update through the terrible @bios software included with the mobo package.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Great to hear that you got your motherboard back up and running! Thank you for the feedback.

[@Bxt3rOriginal]

Thank you, you saved my life I bought everything new I mounted everything i713700k processor and nothing happened I had to disassemble everything I just left the processor on and managed to flash the bios uff!!

[@clayton8816]

This video saved my motherboard. Only expense was thermal paste since the system was bricked and CPU had to be removed.

[@adolf7744]

Thank You! It works!!! I have an Z790 Gaming X AX. My Intel 14th generation only worked from bios 8 and above. This was the only way to make it work. Yipieee!! (When updating, my fans started around the middle of the process, but what matters is that it worked)!

[@TheProjectHelpDesk]

Sometimes, even The Project Help Desk needs a little help. After picking up this board and a Gen13 processor I thought I was screwed. I have been out of the PC building game for close to seven years, and I had no idea that they now include a way to BIOS flash without having memory or a processor installed. Saved me from having to buy unneeded parts just to get my BIOS upgraded. Thank you.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Would be nice if it was included on every motherboard.

[@dann1_]

I don't usually comment, but thank you for this. I was about to return and re-buy some parts after some days of headaches after trying to build a 13600K PC. Such a required thing not being explicitly told by the board manufacturer is a massive L for them.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Glad we could help. Computers kinda suck. 😂

[@AlwaysDrawing2012]

This tutorial is amazing! I'm upgrading my motherboard and your video is exactly what I needed for BIOS update. Thanks!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are very welcome. Enjoy the new motherboard.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

If looking for just the standard Q-Flash and not Q-Flash Plus we do have a video covering that method of updating: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWbUf3yqd72hY8k

[@SemieE]

Great Video. I already have my i5 13600KF and my Mobo comes tomorrow. I feel very prepared to flash the bios and get off the ground. Thanks!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Just remember if it doesn't work it is most likely the USB drive. In my experience 90% of the times it fails that is the reason why. I always use my older USB drives for these.

[@ramoncorreianogueira4081]

Obrigado! Atualizei a BIOS da B660M para funcionar um I3 13100F com o processador e um pente de memória e os cabos do gabinete conectados e deu certo, só esperei uns 15min até menos, quando reiniciei já estava funcionando normal!!!

[@Edwardfelix418]

Thanks for posting this! I just purchased a new Z690 Aorus Pro and it wouldn't post. I went through these steps and I now have a functional machine. One note, I did have to find a USB 2.0 flash drive for this to work though. It did a quick power on / off when I tried to us a 3.0 stick.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Glad we could help. We stuck with 2.0 just to make things more likely to work, some 3.0 USB drives might work but probably not all of them

[@chuggacaprisunfan]

I’m running into the same problem hopefully I can find a 2.0 drive

[@citydriver1384]

Das Umbenennen in .bin hat NIEEEMAND erklärt außer dir, omg danke dir seit 3Stunden gings nicht

[@mrBrownstoneist]

THANKYOU so much... you're a life saver. I got mine did not pass thru the POST.. now Its working again

[@roariel94]

Although lots of people have said it, I must also comment that this is an excellent guide.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Thank you very much.

[@Nicolas.S]

Thank you for for saving my life or at least my weekend! My newly assembled PC wouldn't even post due to my 5600ghz RAM not being recognised by the MB. This solved the problem.

[@korgimus]

and it recognize the full 5600 mhz RAM? or it appears with 4800 mhz?

[@Snoy_Fly]

Very helpful and straight to the point. Thank you.

[@realgundamsonly]

Thank you for showing me exactly how to do this. I couldn't figure out how mine wasn't working.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are welcome!

[@MegaSharks92]

You absolutely saved me today! Thank you so very much, you deserve a thumbs up and a subscribe for sure!

[@oOHiggsFieldOo]

massive thank you for this!! it helped me so much to know that i needed to rename bios file. 👍👍

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You're welcome!

[@ewankho2131]

@@KLEEBZTECH Does it really need to be capitalize the word GIGABYTE?

[@itt.konrad]

like for real, only found this vid only after I went through all the previous bios versions 😂

[@BetoTheButcher]

Thank you so much for this. I have my motherboard coming in a few months and it has Q flash. Hope it goes as easy as it did for you. I've never assembled a PC before and all my parts are trickling in.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Good luck.

[@BetoTheButcher]

Upon further review, did you update it fresh out of the box with no CPU installed? Why did you need the CPU power cord plugged in if no CPU. Im ready to Q-flash my BIOS later this week fresh out of the box.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

@@BetoTheButcher This one we did fresh out of the box. Nothing installed although that makes no difference. Gigabyte says the CPU power needs to be connected. I have never tried without since they say that. I know ASUS does not require it to be connected but others do.

[@mr_espresso1]

Thank you man!!! You helped me alot. 🎉🎉 For those whos PC not shutting down by it self. As soon as the LED at the button disappears, you wait 3-4minutes. Then you just hold the turn on button till the pc shuttes down. Then start your pc normally.😊

[@ehme1506]

thank you very much- perfect walk through. I ordered the same board and wanted to prepare. Subscribed my friends.

[@PulseofCyberCommand]

This was a clutch video aand only your method on youtube got my q flash plus LED to blink. Dont know if this resolves my vga red light error but fingers crossed. Cheers!

[@mateuszczapla1442]

This video solved my CPU and DRAM diode problem. Thanks a lot!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are welcome!

[@CaptJackSwallows]

simple gets to the point no over the top or anything or over complicating things

[@MrBoblakk]

When I assembled my computer and turned it on, nothing worked. Heres a few steps you might want to read if youre having trouble too: My initial flashing process took around 1.5 minutes for the B660 with driver revision F20, which seemed curious to me. After assembling all together and greedily starting my device, I got disappointed pretty fast. It is definetly possible to Q-flash with the CPU installed. I did that several times, although you gotta decide for yourself if you take the "risk". But to minimize any issues, I unplugged everything else, which is not needed for the flashin process including RAM. Plugged in was only the CPU, the CPU fan, the mainboard and power supply (obvously). After trying another several times with around 1.5 minuted flashing time, I came back to this video and precisely watched every step. I noticed, that my formatting process looked slightly different. The "allocation unit size" for me was set to 4096 instead of 8192 at 1:12. The next run flashing the BIOS took more than 1.5 minutes and looked different. The indicator flashed in different intervals this time during the process, the first 1.5 minutes look identically tho. BIOS loaded up successfully afterwards. I really dont know if this allocation unit size is such of a big deal in this case, it could be possible that just reformatting the USB stick did the trick, but if anyone is struggling aswell, I wanted to share.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Personally I can't imagine the allocation size makes a difference but you never know what these things. They are really sensitive it seems.

[@UnitedDestinyEntertainment]

Great video but this seems inconvenient. I’ve already built my pc and installed windows and need to update the bios. Are you saying I have to take it apart just to flash and update it this way? Are you saying the traditional way of flash form usb through bios isn’t going to work without hitting that button?

[@KLEEBZTECH]

No. You can do the regular way as well which we also have a video on. But if you can't do a regular update this is the option. You should be able to do this with PC assembled as well.

[@UnitedDestinyEntertainment]

@@KLEEBZTECH awesome I just did thanks

[@j.alexsantana4486]

dude is the GOAT.... i went through countless instructions and tutorials to troubleshoot how to flash my gigabyte mobo..... watched this vid.. worked the first time. Gigabyte's support sucks ass

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Thanks! But really my goat @tegotheGOAT is the GOAT.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

kzbin.info8jO0dsgWk1M

[@forcem6587]

multiple hours trying to fix a non-POST .. reading through dozens of internet pages with contradicting information about Qflash+ ... 1 vid of you and 10 minutes later a POSTING PC \o/ Thx

[@um4ooo]

Thank you, was really helpful for me because I was trying to boot my pc but didn`t manage to do so until I updated the bios because I was running i9 13900kf CPU. Amazing chip btw.

[@aoitamashii]

No such luck for me. Updated it to F20 with this process and I still can't get it to post. Don't see any video and the cpu/dram lights keep alternating still.

[@um4ooo]

@@aoitamashii what`s the model of your CPU?

[@emstorm1725]

Thank you. This helped me locate the flash button on my Board

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You're welcome!

[@Harciarz90]

Thanks for info, and respect for a superflower.

[@daniel7112]

Getting this mother board in next week. Thank you for this

[@nelsono4315]

excellent video. I had to update the BIOS on my new Z690 board to support my 13th Gen Intel i5. Couldn't get a display on the monitor. After the update I am good to go. I have to say, those 6 minutes or so it took were a little nerve wracking but it worked. Never done a BIOS update in this fashion before. Live and learn.

[@Prabhu_njd]

hi i have the z690m aorus elite ddr4 motherboard with a i7-12700kf in it. i'm planning to upgrade to a i9-13900k.should i flash the bios before changing the new cpu or after?

[@KLEEBZTECH]

I would probably do it before. You will have more options for one thing when it comes to updating if the CPU is not supported with the current BIOS. You can update with Q flash plus or just regular q flash.

[@michaelmann5583]

Gotta add a thank you for this video! I should add from my experience it was picky on the thumb drive to use. I had an older one under 32 gigs and the mobo didn't like it and wouldn't flash the new bios. Switched to a 32 gig newer thumb drive and it was smooth from there. Bios flashed and the mobo is ready for my new case when it gets here.

[@martianunlimited]

Mine was the other way around, I couldn't flash with my 64GB flash drive, but when i moved the files over to a 2GB flash drive it worked.

[@sirt8684]

Bro ! The only person to mention the stupid USB port labelled BIOS... good one !

[@omarsanchez4210]

Es tan bueno este tipo, que no se inglés y le entendí perfectamente. Muchas gracias man!!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Con gusto.

[@metaphorgucci6175]

You’re the only person that’s best for some people I’ll sub

[@travispodmore4215]

Great video! Informative with some humor " gave the motherboard some pricey " that line had me dying!!🤣

[@zork2001]

Thanks man! This was a perfect tutorial.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Glad we could help!

[@stab74]

This guide worked perfect for me, ty!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are very welcome.

[@adamnaz9009]

Subbed! Thank you for the detailed guide. 👍

[@JXMD17]

I have an aorus b550m elite and a ryzen 5 5600g i have tried to update the bios via usb but nothing is happening could this be because i have all of my parts in already? (I have followed a tutorial on it and it just wont update)

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Assembled or not it should work. What happens when you press the button to flash the BIOS? Does the button light up and blink or anything like that?

[@JXMD17]

@@KLEEBZTECH no nothing happens when I press the button

[@KLEEBZTECH]

If you have the power switch on and power cables connected and it does absolutely nothing I am not sure of a solution. It doesn't even sound like it is even trying.

[@Lynnfield3440]

thanks I named the entire map that name, not the specific thing, kept having it turn off after a few seconds before watching this video.

[@ConChimBayXa]

Nice video, very helpful. Thx. Do more video for your about motherboard

[@smeyer7068]

Followed these Instructions and now the motherboard won't power on. Oddly during my BIOS update the power supply shut off after only a few minutes but it went from steady flashing to solid led before it shut down. I waited for a few minutes to make sure there was no activity on the USB drive or the motherboard led indicator. Everything in the build is brand new. Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 i5 13600K CPU Corsair 32MB Vengeance 3600Mhz Corsair rm750x PSU I've tried reseating the RAM triple checked all my connections. I've been building PC's since Pentium 4 Extreme days so not my first build. I have a feeling the Mobo is Bricked. EDIT: After this first attempted failed I left the computer completely assembled. I had the CPU, GPU, RAM, and m.2 SSD STILL installed. I grabbed another USB drive and downloaded the BIOS file on it and did the Q Flash + and IT WORKED. PC restarted three times on its own and then it booted up into the BIOS screen. So for anyone thinking they have to have all the components uninstalled before a BIOS update I can confirm that it will still update with everything installed. I subbed to this channel because I think it's good info, so if you have a issue like me and it doesn't work, try a different USB drive!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Yes always try multiple USBs. Although sometimes just a reformat of the same one will be enough. But 90% of the time the issue is the USB drive.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Especially if it seems to start working and flashing but only last a few seconds. That's almost a guaranteed sign that either the USB Drive is the issue or the wrong file or something was put on the usb.

[@smeyer7068]

@@KLEEBZTECH I really appreciate these straight forward videos. I am 100% positive has I had followed these Instructions with thr different USB drive it would've worked before I completed my build. I just wanted to clarify for other users that if it didn't take the BIOS update completely unassembled to try it assembled with a different USB drive. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the community.

[@QuantizStudioRecords]

You can do this even with the CPU in socket? My 14900K is not recognised by Z790 Pro X. I need the ultimate Bios F4 for that....but my CPU is already mounted withe the liquid cooler. Its a problem?

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Yes.

[@grantk3204]

Thank you sir, typing from my fresh pc!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Excellent! And you are very welcome.

[@stoef]

Just as a heads up. In my case the led stopped flashing and it took another 30 seconds for the PSU to finally shut off as well

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Yes it will usually take a little time to finish. Why I recommend waiting for a few minutes once it seems done to be sure. Honestly when I do mine once I see that it is flashing I walk away for a while.

[@stoef]

@@KLEEBZTECH as it was my first time ever doing something like that I was anxiously waiting the entire time and already afraid something broke when my PSU kept running. Nevertheless everything is in perfect working order. Hughe appreciation for you video. 🙌

[@FrankenstejnRainbowSixSiege]

Thank you man! You was my last hope and you save me!!! Thank you so much!!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Glad we were able to help.

[@mn9500]

just a question, i have the same AIO and mobo as this one, and does it matter if i plug the pump into cpu_fan header or sys_fan6 which is labeled for the aio pump. I set the curve to silent and its based off pwm on cpu temp so it should be just as good as the cpu fan header right?

[@JeanPierreDEHONDT59210]

after following the tutorial in your video (same motherboard CPU I5 12400 RAM DDR5 corsair dominator 5600Mhz) I still end up with the same problem no display (with the graphics card and also plugged into the motherboard.) No pin broken either... what to do?

[@Wu33up]

B650 GAMING X AX V2 (1.x) Having CPU service LED. Installed bios on USB (FAT32), renamed. After pushing QFlash button, led on USB blink few times and turns off. It’s not looking like it’s working for me😢

[@tihomirrubil655]

thanks man, clear instructions

[@NRLFREAKS]

Very very informative!

[@maximegiroux1965]

Hi! I'm using a A520M Aoerus Elite, doing the Qflash plus, and it seems to work. However, my pc don't POST after that. Specs: - Motherboard: Aoerus A520M Elite - CPU (APU) : Ryzen 5 5600g - Memory: Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2x8GB). DRAM 3200 MHz C16. I tried both ram sticks, CMOS reset with battery removal. Any ideas on what is wrong?

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You could try flashing again. Did it POST before or was it new?

[@bobbobiv]

Really liked the video, took some of the fear away about my purchase after reading some of the comments on the GIGABYTE Z690 UD AX DDR4. My question is I am going to be using a NVME as my drive, and the processor I got was a 12700KF. Do I need to do this before trying to setup the system and install an OS or will it recognize the processor and NVME and I can just update BIOS later? I hardly know anything about BIOS stuff and am worried about messing up this process somehow if it isn't necessary, since I am only using a 12th gen. Thank you again!

[@BambaClips]

Thank you so much bro I auctually love you I thought my pc was done for thank u sm I owe you. New subscriber

[@KLEEBZTECH]

That is a terrible feeling and glad we could eliminate it. 👍

[@BambaClips]

@@KLEEBZTECH yes all thanks to you. I was trying to get windows 11 on my pc but I had to turn on some things in bios so I watched a sketchy vid that led me to my problem. Still trying to figure out how to get windows 11 tho 😂

[@eggyolk8067]

After bios flashback what to do? Do I remove thumbdrive first or off the power supply? Cause I removed the thumbdrive first and then saw the q flash light slowly flashing again so I was just worried.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You should be all set if you made sure it was done. I usually give it a minute or two after the light initially stops flashing to make sure. I usually just pull out the drive when done and power off.

[@parkaddiction2426]

Hey just watched vid I got the flash downloaded. Idk how fast you’ll see this but is worth a shot. Should I do this with out the cpu n gpu n everything else not plugged or can I do it with everything plugged in ?

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You can do it either way. Makes no difference.

[@dimetreuss8557]

Thanks a lot !!!! Very helpfully !

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are welcome!

[@ninjafrosure]

Is it possible to flash with entire pc assembled. My z690 doesn't got to POST and I need to flash my bios

[@KLEEBZTECH]

I see people say it has worked. They removed things like the RAM and SSD/HD before. Have not tried it ourselves.

[@TheFurrry]

just a word of caution when doing this. I was updating my own bios using this method. It just would not start the flash process. The Qflash LED would not show it was doing the process. I was 100% sure i had done nothing wrong. The issue was caused by the motherboard not liking the actual usb pen drive. I had to use good quality Kingston data traveler drive same files copied to it and it worked first time... So if you are having similar issues try this before doubting your file renaming and copying process.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Yes always assume an incompatible USB first. Often then issue.

[@AlbertKeinsteinr]

My gigabyte aorus b450m dosent have the button and no port is marked with bios. And it is important to take out the cpu ? I have my computer for 2 years an after the bios update i cannot get pass the dram led. I tryed everything and now to q flash plus the Pc.

[@AlexGritts]

I just enabled secure boot on my z690 ddr4 and its blackscreen now. Tried everything with CMOS reset, qflash, , hdmi in MB. Nothing works.. any thoughts?

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You have tried what I can think of off the top of my head. I did see some people on Reddit with similar issues. Might be an answer there.

[@adanndew2047]

Hey my power supply won’t even started when the LED light goes, I got a b760 any idea why?

[@renefeijen5916]

Nice tutorial, used it to flash my Z490 Gaming X motherboard which did not boot after flashing from within Windows 11. Succeeded (F20)!

[@ZealousPumpkinTV]

Hi @Kleebz Tech , So I'm in between either an i7-12700K + B660 and just call it a day, or getting an i5-13600K and risking having to flash bios of a board this way like you did, I can only get an mATX board due to my case but I see that the GIGABYTE B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 also has a "BIOS USB" in the back and a Q-Flash button on the motherboard, would it be the same process as you did in this video? Also is it safe to just update to the latest/newest BIOS version available in one go? I live in the caribbean and shipping to the US proves to be VERY expensive atm idk something with customs or the economy because it didn't use to be this expensive before. Should I go the safe router and just go with the i7-12700K + B660 so the motherboard supports it right out of the box? Bricking a motherboard could be one of the worst things that could happen to me, I see the i5-13600K is faster than the i7-12700K but what are your thoughts? the i7-12700K hopefully reaches a price of 300-330$ this blackfriday, it's at 360$ rn on amazon. I mainly stream and play Fortnite.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Sounds like it should be the same. And yes you will want to update to the latest. No reason to do incremental. As for which to go with that really is a matter of what you feel is what you need and if you want to play it safe or not.

[@SupplyNinja]

Is USB 2.0 a requirement? I am doing a bios update on an Aorus z690 Master that i installed just now. Ive never done it before but it seems pretty cut and dry. Problem is i have a USB 3.1 flash drive and everyone seems to be using 2.0. Let me know when you have a chance, thanks Kleebz

[@KLEEBZTECH]

I don't believe it is. None of the documentation I have read from Gigabyte seems to indicate that. The main reason most people recommend a smaller capacity 2.0 is less likely to run into issues.

[@stoog888]

cheers dude

[@TheTrueAlucard]

Hi, I have a problem with this motherboard, or rather a question, regarding the z790 Aorus Elite DDR4... For whatever reason, I have no access to the mainboard software, i.e. the Gigabyte Control Center, because every time I try to start the software, it opens briefly and then suddenly closes again by itself.... Is there any other alternative software or general alternatives to access the functions of the mainboard? Does anyone have the same problem and know anything about it? To be honest, I don't dare enter the BIOS myself because I have absolutely no idea about such things and am afraid of accidentally setting something incorrectly or damaging it... Any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated.

[@craigyjustine]

Hello. Once the lights stop flashing, does this mean that we can safely unplug the USB we used, along with the PSU, and proceed with building?

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Yes.

[@craigyjustine]

@@KLEEBZTECH Got it. Thank you!

[@igorzhelyapov6185]

what to do if after updating the BIOS the motherboard still does not start, amd 7950x processor, b650 aorus elite ax motherboard

[@itsLoneWalker]

thanks, very helpful!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You're welcome!

[@Helral]

Thanks, I finally got Q-Flash Plus working. The problem for me was that my usb drive wasn't formatted as FAT32 with *8kb cluster* size. (Visible around 1:16) I tried FAT16, FAT32 with default cluster size both didn't work. Hopefully I can finally get my pc working again by restoring the old bios, because I was smart enough to make a backup of the working version.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

The funny thing is I have tried different cluster sizes and couldn't reliably get it to cause problems. Sometimes 8kb clusters I would still have problems. But I've had no problems doing it other sizes as well. I think it just depends on a lot of different factors. Sometimes even just a reformat works.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

And those are the times I hate computers.

[@Helral]

@@KLEEBZTECH The thing I'm running into atm is that I cannot update my motherboard bios above F32, while the function that I need is in the F36 update :( Well I've put out a question to the motherboard manufacturer. Hopefully they'll have a solution. (Symptoms after upgrade: all fans etc are powered, but system does not enter POST sequence. No video output or anything else. Using the Q-Flash plus feature to downgrade to F31/F32 makes the pc usable again, so I can still use it for most applications, except for 1 which requires `Secure Boot`.

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Did you try downloading the BIOS update again and trying? Just wondering if the file was corrupt or something. Damn computers.

[@Helral]

@@KLEEBZTECH did not re-download but got it working by reinstalling the memory modules. No clue as to why this would fix it.

[@luxor2192]

Great video, thanks!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You're welcome!

[@Juliet4ev3r]

Thank you!

[@KLEEBZTECH]

You are very welcome.

[@tannerberry8133]

You’re my hero rn!

[@jeb__acmoderacjedawidajasp6900]

BROOOO THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU

[@KLEEBZTECH]

I feel the love from here. 😍

[@guidozappi9224]

Hello there!! Folks, let me explain the problem I’m having right now, I just bought a gigabyte A520M S2H, that should support my new cpu, a Ryzen 5 5500, i also have a DDR4 8gb, and I have also some old parts like the power supply that is a Corsair vs450 that worked till some minutes ago, and my old gpu that is a sapphire Radeon R7 240 that still worked few minutes ago. I tried to assemble everything but The screen is black and the fans are working, but there is no acoustic sound that the motherboard check the components. Right now I’m trying to use the q-flash with my pen drive that has 32 gb capacity to install the F14 bios update, that should be required to make my cpu working (I thought that the A520M was ready for my cpu apparently isn’t). If that last try of installing the bios is not working what should I do ? Plz help me (sry for my bad English)

[@ethniccleansinggel8599]

This is my first time updating BIOS. I've been told to do this because of random reboots problem. I followed your instruction updating BIOS of my b560m Aorus elite from F7 to F8. The only difference was I kept all the peripherals intact including ram and CPU. At first, the q-flash led blinking but PSU didn't turn on for about a minute (I'm using 400w digital alliance PSU). Then suddenly the system turned on as if I pressed the power button. All the fans spin in unusually high RPM. The q-flash LED kept blinking. After about 5-10 minutes (which felt like forever to me), the blinking stopped and the PC tried to boot but failed with continues short beeps and no signal on the monitor. It then tried to reboot but repeatedly doing the same thing like a boot loop (at this moment I almost cried). I then held the power button to turn it off and thought that I finally bricked my motherboard. I then tried to boot the PC once again with only 1 stick of RAM. After several beeps and reboots, it magically boots to windows. Upon opened SIV, it recalibrated all the fans and shows the updated BIOS version which is F8. In the end I was successful, but it was an intense and heart-pounding experience. Thank you

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Reading that was pretty intense as well. Lol. But glad to hear it ended up working. Every once in awhile I run into an oddity like that. But not very often.

[@ethniccleansinggel8599]

@@KLEEBZTECH I was curious about something though. After the q-flash button pressed, what will happen if : 1) The USB drive not recognized due to false formatting, compatibility issue, or improper plug in? 2) misnaming the BIOS (bin) file Will the BIOS revert back or it simply kills itself? Thanks

[@KLEEBZTECH]

It just won't do anything if it can't find the proper file. Light will usually just flash for a couple of seconds.

[@hereicomehereigo]

Thanks! I had a problem where I just got a flashing red light and bios wouldn't update. I was using a 32gb stick. I used my trusty 4gb patriot from 2010 and it worked. After the bios update (flashing orange) I got a solid red led. Stayed on a while and everything turned off. Bios updated and 13600k recognized

[@KLEEBZTECH]

Excellent. I use a Patriot 4GB as well for most of my updates. Old and trusty.