Flashing Bios to support new processor.

[ihealforfee]

I have an Asus p8 H61-m LE/CSM trying to update the bios to install a new i5 3570k ivy. Everytime I attempt to use the Asus ez flash 2 to update to the newest bios off a usb drive i get a "image integrity check failed" error.
Usb drive is formatted to FAT32 and im running windows 7 64-bit if that matters.

What steps should a I be taking next?
was tempted to order a new Mobo but from what ive read most would have to have bios updated to support the 3570k.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I have found Asus picky about USB drives, especially larger ones.....same USB that worked before refused to work last time I tried.

I finally just left on C:\ and loaded it from there.using EZ Flash from BIOS

 

[Paul NZ]

Did you extract the file? And did you get it from here if this is the mobo??

http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P8H61M_LECSM_R20/HelpDesk_Download/

All you have to do is go into the BIOS select ez flash point it to the update. Wait for it to finish

 

[ihealforfee]

I have found Asus picky about USB drives, especially larger ones.....same USB that worked before refused to work last time I tried.

I finally just left on C:\ and loaded it from there.using EZ Flash from BIOS

okay thanks for the tip. i was assuming a usb would be better. but ill give that a try and report back.
and yes ive been extracting the file and i got it from the link for the r.3.0 version as that is the one i have. should have been more specific.
will report back soon.

 

[ihealforfee]

okay after trying to update straight from the c: drive i get the error " selected file is not an efi bio" same file that gave the error from the usb drive. searching around the house for a second usb drive to attempt and install with. any other tips are appreciated.

 

[Calvin7]

You should have exchanged the motherboard by June 2011 under warranty for a design error in Intel chipset. If you didn't your motherboard will never run an Ivy Bridge CPU.
http://event.asus.com/2011/mb/Identify_B3_Motherboards/

I would recommend you run CPU-Z to see if you have the B3 revision.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

 

[ihealforfee]

Mobo was purchased after this date and has the revision. could this be the issue with my BIOS update? do the revised mobos have a different link the the asus website?

model off the label

P8H61-M LE/CSM <REV 3.0>

 

[Calvin7]

You may need to do earlier BIOS releases first before the latest version. Notice this one requires it be run more than once.

P8H61-M LE BIOS 3605
1.Improve system stability.
2.Improve memory compatibility.
3.Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us
* Enable support for Intel Next Gen 22nm Processor E1 stepping MP version CPU.

*Please update Bios twice when update from previous Bios version, then need CLRTC.