z87m_d3h

[xmanz]

hi could someone help me on this please   I have a z87m_d3h  with i7 4770k  My question is about bios,.
i put f9 on a few mnths ago without problems   i try today to put f10 on and eziflash cant find drive error,so i installed ga bios tool on you desktop  this installed f10  but after reboot only 2 cores are working,have checked in bios and 4 are selected?  also in win 7 4 are selected,.  i tried a few things but no joy,so i thought id go back to f8 bios with the ga windows bios tool,  now its says the bios is protected and wont let it flash,,,any thought anyone???  thanx  phil

[autotech]

Format a usb drive and install the bios you want to it. When you boot hit the end key and use Q flash see if it will go that way.

[xmanz]

yea thanx for reply its solved a portion of the problem.. if i remember correct when i ran flash tool from bios it used to go to my ssd drive which i would then choose bios,  but nevermind i can now at least see the thumb drive and bios  so i put on f8  f9 f10  tried to revert to f8 and f9 but starts the flash up and then says it wont install as there is a update @gigabyte   which is f10   so in short it wont let me revert to earlier bios?

so i redid f10  and still only 2 cores show up..do you think it needs an new os install to pick them up?   thanx  phil

just to hand in w7 devices/cpu  its show 8 which is correct for the cpu  but the drivers are ms 2007  is that right?  i mean ive installed intel mb drivers?

[dmdilks]

just to hand in w7 devices/cpu  its show 8 which is correct for the cpu  but the drivers are ms 2007  is that right?  i mean ive installed intel mb drivers?

That is right on the CPU driver. There some drivers you don't mess with and that is one of them. Mine CPU driver is 2006.

On going back to a earlier bios you might have to do with a booted flash drive.

[ex58]

Flash back BIOS in DOS mode:

FPT_DOS-Z87

"How to do".....is in .zip file.

[xmanz]

re the bios tool fpt...hmnn  maybe a bit over my head as i did put it all on usb stick and it didnt boot from it?  what am i missing?  so i put fpt on a linux pendrive and ran dos picked ftp tried different things like fpt -bios   like i say im bit lost.....is there an easier method?
ok i see now my 4 cores are showing  may have been the programs i was using were no good after bios up to f10..

so if i keep f10 can i find anyone's recommendations for what to have on or off in bios  plus overclock settings?     or should i post in overclock part

*latest i finally got the fpt to work and now have f8 Bios back  thank you very much:)  but would appreciate some info on other questions

 

[autotech]

Unplug your computer from the internet and try again that way it wont see the updated bios info from gigabyte unless somehow it has stored it.


Better yet get the dual bios to kick in and it will revert it to the day you bought it. whatever bios that was. Then update it to f8