GA-Z68AP-D3 rev 1 Bios id error PLEASE help :(

[samus_worth]

hello im trying to up date my bios from f3 to f8 i have the new bios on a usb pen (8gb 3.0) go into q-flash it reads the file then says id check error? am i doing some thing wrong as i want to goto f8 as it will fix issues im having with windows 8.1 can some one please help me or telp me if im doing any thing wrong?

[dmdilks]

Is there any thing else on the drive other than the bios update? Plus have you tried to update it to something older and do it in steps like f5.

One other thing what USB port are you trying it from. It should be in the USB 2.0 port.

[samus_worth]

Is there any thing else on the drive other than the bios update? Plus have you tried to update it to something older and do it in steps like f5.

One other thing what USB port are you trying it from. It should be in the USB 2.0 port.

right i think the problem i had was i was trying to go from f3 to f8 so what i done was i went from f3 to f4 to f5 to f6 so at moments im on f6 i will try and goto f8 today but i did have a problem trying to udate bios in the end i had to make a bootable usb and flash it that way.

also a side note does any one know if theres a UEFI bios for Z68AP-D3 Rev. 1.0 if so how do i get that bios and how do i install the bios

Sorry im a noob at all this

[dmdilks]

If you could go to the UEFI you would have more problems than you have now. If you want the UEFI I would upgrade to a newer board like the Z77.

That way you stay with most of the stuff you are using now. Plus UEFI is more for windows 8 than 7. The Z68 boards were really not made for that bios.

Every body that has try the bios has had problems. So if you get to F8 and everything is working I would happy with that if I were you.

One other thing too is what you decide to do with a upgrade down the road. If you are using a 1155 Sandy bridge CPU it doesn't support 3.0 video cards.

The Z77 boards support 3.0 video cards and you need a Ivory bridge CPU too. If you go with with a Z77 board the Sandy bridge should work.

But I'm just letting you know that you might run into some problems with the Sandy bridge if you want to use a 3.0 video card.

[samus_worth]

If you could go to the UEFI you would have more problems than you have now. If you want the UEFI I would upgrade to a newer board like the Z77.

That way you stay with most of the stuff you are using now. Plus UEFI is more for windows 8 than 7. The Z68 boards were really not made for that bios.

Every body that has try the bios has had problems. So if you get to F8 and everything is working I would happy with that if I were you.

One other thing too is what you decide to do with a upgrade down the road. If you are using a 1155 Sandy bridge CPU it doesn't support 3.0 video cards.

The Z77 boards support 3.0 video cards and you need a Ivory bridge CPU too. If you go with with a Z77 board the Sandy bridge should work.

But I'm just letting you know that you might run into some problems with the Sandy bridge if you want to use a 3.0 video card.

yh i know i think illl just stick to a f8 bios plus im already using a pci 3.0 card im using gtx770 at moment and i will upgrade in a few months time to a new i7

[dmdilks]

I was just letting you know because there is a lot people that don't do their home work. They just go out buy things.