Can I update my BIOS?

[chrisgregory]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4305#bios

^^^ There is my MoBo and the support/downloads for it.

http://s22.postimg.org/7przy9msx/1425521_612346052135947_1350120328_n.jpg
There is how my BIOS currently looks to said motherboard.

Question: Simply, Is this older style BIOS my only option or can this be updated to something more modern and easier to use? Perhaps if I were to apply one of those updates in the support section? Im not sure how that stuff works.

 

[smorizio]

you have to replace your mb with a newer mb that came with efi bios. most of the efi bios use a very large rom chip to hold bios info on the newer mb.

 

[spooky2th]

For an older model AMD board like that, the BIOS is what you see. It is simpler to use than the newer Gigabyte BIOS'. That's just my 2 cents worth. I still haven't gotten used to the newer gigabyte BIOS yet.

You can always update to the latest version of the BIOS. It is fairly simple.

 

[chrisgregory]

spooky, where would i go to do that? in the downloads here for my MB it seems to only talk about reflashing it which I know nothing about and is apparently risky?

 

[chrisgregory]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4602#ov

this is actually mine here, same MB just the rev 5.0 instead of 4.0. the difference being im not sure. all i know is mine looks better than that bright blue. lol

 

[spooky2th]

Check your BIOS version. It is shown in the boot screen at the top-right of the screen for a moment. Then you can check the web site you posted to see if there are any newer versions. Click on "support & downloads" then change the download type to BIOS. You should see all the available versions. Looks to me that there is only one BIOS for your 5.0 revision board. So you should be OK. You have the newer board of that model.

If you ever want to update later on, download the new BIOS and then unzip it. There should be 3 files. Put them on a USB 2.0 (to be safe) drive that is formatted in fat32. Most all USB's come formatted in fat32 new. Boot into BIOS with the USB installed in a 2.0 slot and load the new BIOS from the USB. It shows up as a HDD. It is pretty safe with Gigabyte's dual BIOS. Pick the install file off the USB and don't worry if you pick the wrong one, it will tell you that it cannot load. I have never ruined a gigabyte board and I have made some real mistakes with the BIOS. Just do it again till you get it right. Only had to reset a BIOS once.

 

[spooky2th]

One more thing. You will have to set up the BIOS again after flashing a new version. Start with setting "optimized defaults."