bios update

Forum discussion tagged with bios update.
  1. B

    Question MSI Z790 ddr4 ram not detected/fail

    Hello, I've recently moved to i9 13900k platform with the follow components: i9 13900k MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 F4-3200C16-16GTRS x 4 dimms Gigabyte rtx2070 super When I got into bios to enable XMP the system restarted and locked without sending any signal but the memory fail led was on...
  2. R

    Question m flash doesnt detect any drives "Media Not Found Please plug in USB media and press "Retry" to try again".

    hello, i am trying to get ready to upgrade my pc from a Ryzen 7 3800x 3.90GHz to a Ryzen 7 5800x3d. my motherboard is an MPG x570 Gaming Plus MSI motherboard. My first step was trying to get a bios update just in case it was needed and i downloaded the latest version. i went into the bios but i...
  3. S

    Question Ryzen 5 5600 on ab350m pro4

    I have got a deal for a Ryzen 5 5600, and I want to swap my 2600 on my Asrock ab350m pro4 MB. However, I cannot find any info on how should I do the BIOS upgrade. My current version is 5.10 and from what I see before I upgrade to 7.40 I need to install the 7.00 bridge BIOS. And there is my...
  4. jualar

    Question Help upgrading RAM in BIOS Gigabyte Aorus B450 Elite v1

    Hello community. I have the Gigabyte Aorus B450 Elite v1, and recently upgraded from a Ryzen 5 2600 to a Ryzen 5 5500 and currently bought 32gb of RAM at the 3600. The thing is that when I activate the XPM in the bios so that the RAM goes from 2600 to 3600 when the BIOS is reset it does its...
  5. ObtainedHades

    Question XMP and boot issues with Gigabyte B450M DS3H (rev. 1.x) ?

    I have a problem with my RAM and motherboard. I am using a Gigabyte B450M DS3H (rev. 1.x) motherboard and two 8GB sticks of G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3000 CL16-18-18-38 1.35V RAM . I want to enable XMP to run my RAM at its rated speed of 3000MHz, but whenever I do that through BIOS, my system...
  6. F

    Question ASRock B550M PRO4 motherboard + Ryzen 5600, do I need a bios update for the cpu?

    Hello, I'm planning to buy a B550M PRO4 motherboard + Ryzen 5600, do I need a bios update or are the chances that I might get this type of motherboard with an older bios really low in 2023? Need to mention that I don't have an older Ryzen cpu to update the bios. Has anyone encountered problems...
  7. G

    Question PC wont boot up after installing new GPU

    I just bought a GTX 1650 for my PC, I unplugged the old one and plugged in the new one, I boot up the computer and it just stays on the HP booting screen, and then every 20 seconds or so the computer beeps once. Once it beeps two times the screen cuts to black, beeps, then cuts back to the HP...
  8. Sequ28

    Question I'm confused over BIOS update for my Asus motherboard ?

    Please refer to the image link below for my motherboard info. https://pasteboard.co/LHQjIOxqQTLn.png I'm having trouble updating its bios to the latest one available, I just can't identify which model it is because of its model having 3 model name (BM6630_BM6330_BP6230) Now I really want to...
  9. J

    Question Updated bios from B450M PRO-VDH MAX BIOS for my new CPU (Ryzen 5 5500) and pc wont boot

    Hello, have a question i bought a new processor (ryzen 5 5500) and i have B450M PRO-VDH MAX, so i downloaded to the last bios version (7A38vBG) and updated but the pc wont boot, what can i do now? should a updated for the ryzen 5 5500 bios version(7A38vBE)? or its not a bios problem? specs...
  10. cm9019

    [SOLVED] New Build - - - Computer not POSTing ?

    I have a MSI Meg z690i Unify motherboard and the CPU light is on after booting and not POSTing. I am using an i5-13600k which I believe is the problem because the motherboard needs to have the BIOS updated. Is there any way to update the BIOS without a BIOS flashback button or a supported CPU...
  11. Indisparte

    Question Getting out of this limbo

    This morning I turn on the PC, part of the BIOS update but, does not end The PC darkens and seems to want to turn off but ... It doesn't My HP with Windows 10 does not receive any input. The screen is off, the fan is spinning very hard, the power off button does not work, the key combinations...
  12. S

    [SOLVED] Bios Update Gigabyte z390 gaming x-cf

    So my friend is trying to update his motherboards bios since we believe that could be a cause to some of his pc problems. When looking for this specific motherboard we only find the Z390 GAMING X (rev. 1.0) or Z390 GAMING X (rev. 1.1). We cant find the x-cf version of the motherboard and are...
  13. PsychoPsyops

    Question Secure Boot & BIOS Update

    Hello all, Simple question, should I or do I need to turn off Secure Boot/TPM in my BIOS, before updating the BIOS? I am planning on performing the update in the near future and when I went in to look at the process, a warning message came up stating that it is recommended all security features...
  14. tomnookey

    Question VGA red LED sometimes lights up on startup ?

    Hello, I have a Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite rev 1.0 motherboard and a Gigabyte 3060 ti Gaming OC Pro 8GB graphic card in my rig. The problem is there is a led light on my motherboard with the label VGA which sometimes lights up red on startup and stays that way until I turn the PC off but...
  15. Deadspot04

    [SOLVED] ASUS ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING BIOS UPDATE No Display White Light VGA indicator.

    So I have ASUS ROG Strix B360-F Gaming RX 480 MSI GPU Intel core i5 8500 8gb of ram So I updated my BIOS because it's been out of date since 2018, while updating my BIOS to like 80%, it suddenly shut down and restart the PC, and no display. I tried several solutions from websites like removing...
  16. P

    [SOLVED] Bluescreen after BIOS update + XMP activated (BSOD IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL )

    I get blue screen if I update to a newer BIOS version. The only BIOS that is working with XMP enabled is F13. If I update the BIOS to F14, F15a or F15c and activate the XMP profile, I get bluescreen almost every time when windows starts. If I deactivate XMP, Windows is working properly. Error...
  17. geckovic02

    [SOLVED] M.2 SSD not detected in BIOS, but can boot normally when selected in boot selection menu (f12) ?

    Hi everyone My friend had a wierd issue, where after moving to a new SSD + fresh Windows install, he always needed to select the new SSD (M.2 NVME) in the bios selection menu. Even after formatting the old ssd, it would still show up as a boot drive (Probably because we haven't removed all...
  18. F

    [SOLVED] After updating my BIOS my RAM is being recognised but half of it is in hardware reserved.

    I updated my bios and now my 16GB of RAM is being halved and put into hardware reserved, I'm not sure what to do and I've tried multiple things and I just can't figure out why it's happening. I'm convinced it's a BIOS setting but I don't know which one. My motherboard is a Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3.
  19. PCMasterProhahah123

    Question Flashed asus prime b350m-a motherboard? Pls help! Its now bricked? Need help from a pro! Pls

    So i bought rust and it said i needed atleast 10gb of ram. I have 16gb so i thought it was wierd. I looked in task manager and it said 16gb but it also said that 8,1gb was "hardware reserved". So i looked up fixes for it and tried all and none worked. I tried removing and putting back the ram...
  20. xxdms2k11xx

    Question Do I need to update the latest bios for ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi)?

    I just bought an AMD Ryzen 7 5800x yesterday. I'm planning to buy an ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) I wonder if this CPU + MOBO will work before Updating the bios from ASUS Website. BTW I don't have a Zen 2 CPU.
  21. P

    [SOLVED] I updated my BIOS, now I cant even boot into Windows RE from a USB, PLEASE HELP!

    Motherboard: 
ASUS PRIME B450M-A GPU: 
ASUS DUAL-RX580-O4G

 CPU:
 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6GHz,65W,L3:32M,6C,B0) 

RAM: 
GoodRAM GX2400 DDR4 8GB DIMM


 My PC came prebuilt from a vendor when I bought it 2-3 years ago. When it arrived it had BIOS version 1823 on it. 2 days ago I wanted to finally...
  22. S

    [SOLVED] ASROCK Instant Flash Not Recognizing USB

    I am trying to update my ASROCK B450M-Pro4 mobo to 5.30, it is currently on 3.90, I extracted the BIOS SW and put it on a USB 2.0 drive formatted to FAT32 and connected it to a USB2.0 port on the mobo. However, when I try and use the Instant Flash I get the "no image file detected" error, I have...
  23. ZEEESOOOR

    Question why i cant change anything in the BIOS

    Hello guys, I have kind of weird problem in my laptop bios. My laptop is MSI ge63 raider 9se rtx. so, after buying my laptop I realized that my CPU already overclocked and the temperature over 94c all the time while playing games. so, I decided to turned hyper threading off from the bios to stop...
  24. D

    [SOLVED] Z390 M Bios Update from f5 to f9

    Hello , I'm currently using motherborad Z390M -CF(according to CPU-Z) , I'm trying to update my bios from F5 to F9 but no luck , everything i try it gives me an error saying " bios id check error " . Was looking for guides on the internet and didnt find anything that helped. Would be glad to...
  25. D

    Question How can I update my bios if I don't have a compatible CPU?

    Hi, So I have an h310m pro vdh paired with an i3 9100f, on the box it says that the mobo only supports 8th gen CPUs but on part picker it doesn't show any compatibility issues, I checked the website and it now supports 8th and 9th gen CPUs but I guess I have to update the bios first, however I...
  26. J

    Question Cant find my exact motherboard but want to update Bios

    I currently cant find my exact board on asrock manufacturing website. i have a ASRock B550AM Gaming board. Found this link that has my exact board AsRock B550AM Motherboard Couldnt get my xmp profile to work my friend suggested to maybe update the bios which sent me into this rabbit hole. I'm...
  27. V

    [SOLVED] Which BIOS version MSI B350 Tomahawk for Ryzen 7 3700x

    I have a MSI b350 tomahawk with a Ryzen 3 1200. I want to upgrade the cpu to Ryzen 7 3700x. I understand that I need to update my BIOS for my new cpu, but have no idea which BIOS update to choose. I've tried doing my own research, but I can't find the correct information, since this is all new...
  28. S

    Question ASUS Motherboard "the system has POSTed in safe mode"

    I am using an ASUS Maximus XI Hero motherboard with an Intel Core i9 9900K. For the Windows 11 update I updated my bios to the lastest version (1903). After this bios update the PC would not boot and I would get the following message: The system has POSTed in safe mode. This may be due to the...
  29. L

    [SOLVED] About BIOS update

    Hello. I want to purchase a Gigabyte X570 Aorus Pro and an AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz. In order for the CPU to work, the motherboard must have BIOS version F30. My question is that this works with only this version or any version after the F30? Thanks for your time.
  30. bhogervorst

    [SOLVED] This computer won't turn off!

    This is a new one for me. Here's my story. I have a basic headless server machine that I use to run some game servers and other basic utilities. It's an i7-3770 with an Intel DH67BL motherboard, 32GB of Crucial Balistix, and a basic SATA 128GB SSD running Windows Server 2019. The system has...
  31. M

    [SOLVED] MSI B450M MORTAR Won't Display Logo/Can't Access BIOS Goes Directly to Windows

    I recently purchased a new CPU, Ryzen 7 5800x so I updated by MSI B450M Mortar's bios to the latest 7B89v1H3(Beta version). I flashed the BIOS using the flash button and after everything is done I noticed I can't access BIOS. Every time I press DELETE to access it before windows, it goes NO...
  32. Or Vaserman

    Question Did someone had any success in downloading the latest bios update (f15b) for the Gigabyte b360 aorus gaming 3 wifi? its says not found.

    Cant seem to downlead the update from their site . Having problems with ram Because of my bios version
  33. Endre

    [SOLVED] What happens if I update the BIOS with TPM enabled?

    Hello! Windows 11 requires secure boot and TPM 2.0 being enabled. Generally, before updating the BIOS, I load the default settings of the motherboard. Question: What happens if I update the BIOS while the secure boot and TPM 2.0 are enabled? Will that lead to errors?
  34. CeapaRo

    Question Is it possible to directly update bios to 0120?

    I have bios 0109 intel DH61WW, and I want to know if is it possible to update bios directly to 0120 ?
  35. kashishid

    [SOLVED] Any One Can help me? XFX RX 570 RX570p8d VF.0

    Dear Readers. i am in trouble. My Card Model is XFX RX 570 RX570p8d VF.0. And Other Model line is also on mentioned is RS XXX ED RX 570 8GB 1286M D5 3xDP HDMI DVI. I lost its Official Bios. Please any one help me about this to solve it. And also guide me how to programme it, And when Programme...
  36. Sumsar07

    [SOLVED] Is the R5 3600 compatible with msi b450 v2 bazooka

    I have a Arsenal Gaming MSI b450 v2 bazooka, and im upgrading my cpu. And i was wondering if it is vompatible with a ryzen 5 3600, without me having to update the bios.
  37. B

    [SOLVED] MSI B450 tomahawk max bios flash

    Edit* Connected everything to try and update BIOS from within bios itself and now PC won’t post. Lol. Just got home with the b450 tomahawk max. I’m trying to flash the BIOS with the newest update to run my Ryzen 5 5600x. I followed every instruction to a T when downloading the update file to the...
  38. darkcosmo_

    [SOLVED] AMD B550 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update

    Hello, one of my pc pins just broke a few days ago and i was anyways looking for a new computer and now have a reason to get one. I am going for a white theme for the computer. As i was building the parts on pcpartpicker.com it said that the motherboard i want to use (Gigabyte B550 VISION D-P...
  39. V

    [SOLVED] I need help updating BIOS

    I have the MSI Z490 UNIFY motherboard: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Gaming-Motherboard-Socket-Triple/dp/B0876GSMZB/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=msi+unify+z490&qid=1623303045&sr=8-3 and I'm looking to update the BIOS so I can gain pcie 4.0 support. The problem is I don't have a CPU of the...
  40. GiovanniGiorgio1212

    Question "No Signal" --- Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE with Ryzen 7 5800X

    I updated the bios of my motherboard with Q-Flash Plus following the right steps (downloaded the files, version F33h, i extracted them to a Fat32 usb, renamed the bios GIGABYTE.bin... ) then i connected the CPU, ram and a gpu. When i try to turn on the pc i get no output and the monitor says no...