How to update BIOS Gigabyte. Program for updating the BIOS Gigabyte

Unpleasant conflicts, expressed in the frequent failure of your operating system to work correctly with a certain group of drivers, as well as a well-justified desire to increase performance and expand the functionality of the motherboard used can become a kind of cause for manifesting your genuine interest in resolving the issue of how to update the BIOS of Gigabyte. And only when you are completely confident in the expediency of carrying out such a responsible operation, which is the flashing of the microchip of the basic input / output system, and at the same time are determined to put all the points above the "and", so let's upgrade your "iron friend" ...

The point is yes ...

It's time to question the current competence of the once flawless model of your motherboard from the leader of IT industry Taiwan company GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd. A fully functioning machine in a moment lost its "credibility" when you connected a hard drive with a sufficiently large capacity or, perhaps, purchased a new, more powerful CPU. As a result of the upgrade, BIOS simply can not manage such "progressive" equipment, since the program part of the code is obsolete and requires a practical update. Therefore, in such a situation, the question of how to update the BIOS of Gigabyte becomes not just an important, but extremely needy solution.

We choose the only and reliable method of updating

Of course, you can flash the DSBM (basic input / output system) of a computer in a variety of ways. But it is highly recommended not to perform a knowingly incorrect update from the Windows environment. This is strictly the prerogative of DOS, therefore, the operating system should not perform mediation functions. The reference to flash BIOS should be directly. Only so and nothing else. However, this type of firmware requires certain knowledge, so we read, remember, and, accordingly, independent practical actions answer the question: "How to update BIOS Gigabyte?"

Number, series, revision of the motherboard: where and what exactly to look for?

First of all, it is required to have information about the modification of your "motherboard". You can find it from the documentation on your computer, but if you do not have one, use one of the options below:

• When you turn on the computer in the upper left corner of the monitor, information about the version of the BIOS installed and the identifier of your model, consisting of Latin characters and numbers, are always displayed. It is worth noting that the rapid change of the boot screen practically leaves no chance for the user to see the necessary data. Use the "Pause" key, the picture will freeze, waiting for the next push of the same button.
• With the help of standard tools of your OS: go to the Start menu, then the "Standard", then "Service" and, finally, "System Information". Where to your attention, in the line "BIOS version" you can see the information you are interested in. However, you will not be able to learn the model of the "motherboard" in this way. It is worth using the option presented above, or download the program Everest.

Write out everything on a separate sheet and plunge into the vast abyss of the Internet - download programs.

Firmware BIOS of Gigabyte

Knowing the model of the "motherboard" and the version of its DSVV, we proceed to the next preparatory stage of the software upgrade. On the manufacturer's website, download an available update for your board. Usually this file is up to 3 MB in size, so you do not have to wait long. Next, you need to make a bootable USB flash drive, which will contain a new firmware for your BIOS. Only after the above, you will be able to implement the process of "pouring" more advanced code on the microchip of BSVV, through which the hardware of your computer is controlled.

Preparing the flash drive

Downloading from the Internet a free utility called USB Disk Storage Format, you just have to perform some actions with the interface of the program, that is, configure it properly:

• To do this, in the first line we define our flash drive.
• Specify the file system: FAT32.
• In the Format option line, check the box.
• We mark the item Create a DOS Bootable Disk.
• In the below window, we assign the directory where our firmware file is located.
• Press Start and wait for the completion of the process of forming the boot drive.

Now you can update the BIOS of the motherboard Gigabyte, using the built-in software BSVV, which must be debugged.

An important final step is setting up

With the help of a short press of the Delete key, we go to the main
A menu of firmware for controlling the hardware of our electronic machine. In this case, the USB flash drive must be installed in the USB-connector of the computer.

• To configure the BIOS of Gigabyte returned to the default values, go to the Load Optimaized Defaults tab and press Enter. We agree to save the changes by selecting "Y".
• Press F8 and go to the bootloader menu.
• Disable the first Keep DMI Data item by selecting Disabl.
• It is recommended to save the current firmware version, so select Save Bios to Drive and perform the backup process.
• Click Update Bios from Drive and get to the directory of our flash drive.
• Press Enter to start the file with the firmware.

Attention: during the BIOS update, do not unplug the computer, as this can lead to quite serious problems!

• When the process of rewriting the microcode is complete, a window with the message Copy BIOS completed-Pass should appear on the monitor screen. Press any key.

Congratulations, the firmware is complete!

Upgrade the graphics card

Probably, for you it will be a small discovery, but the graphic module can also be subjected to a qualitative software improvement or to be brought back to life when its inoperative condition is seen because of the flashed firmware. Question: "How to update the BIOS of Gigabyte video card?" - needs more detailed consideration. About this we read further and understand the nuances.

• In the Support & Downloads section, select Graphics card.
• In the By Chipset Series window, we find our modification of the graphics card.
• Then specify Mode Name. Click on the Search button.
• Go to the section of the specified video card.
• Again, go to the Support & Downloads tab. Where in the Download type box you need to select the BIOS, then in a new window you will be presented with the versions of available updates.
• We load from the server a graphic BIOS and run it in a Windows environment.

Attention: the downloaded version should not be underestimated and should express the correspondence of the symbolic and digital values with the trend of increase by one unit. That is, the firmware F2 is replaced by F3, and F11 by F12 ... But not in any case: F2 to F11 or F4 to F12! How to update BIOS Gigabyte, you already know, now we will take the next step, which will help you to upgrade the video card.

Small, yes it's nice

However, the VGA Tools @ BIOS interface has the option of saving the current BIOS version. Despite its miniature size, the utility copes with the assigned task "with a bang."

• Press Backup VGA BIOS to back up.
• Using the Flash key, we find our firmware file and mount it into the bootloader.
• We press "OK" and after finishing the rewriting BIOS enjoy the new features and more efficient operation of our video card.

Finally

To date, no program for updating the BIOS Gigabyte, can not be compared with the functional correctness of the firmware provided by the manufacturer. Such an important process, like rewriting flash memory of BSVV in a standard way, requires only two things from the user: extreme attention and uninterrupted power. With the rest, the system will cope on its own. Successful upgrades!