Updating Drivers

[REMA1]

thanks for the replies.....When I extract mb_bios_ga-790xta-ud4_f3.  should Icreate a file say for instance "biosF3" put these in a file then copy the file to the usb stick ? OR  should I copy each one individually from the desktop to the uSB stick  (usb stick  is fat 32  )

Will I then aim the QFlash utility at the fie ,in this case "biosF3" or at one of the specific programmes in there i.e 79XTAUD4.F3 (1,024 KB) - autoexec (1KB) - FLASHSPI (26KB).

thanks...just don't want to get this wrong ;.)
JUSTto add when I copy the the 3 progarmmes to the USB stick all three appear there BUT if I close the USB stick then go back to it the autoexec (1KB) fiole appears to have disappeared YET if I try to copy it again onto the stick then it appears to be ther i.e it asks me if I want tocopyand replace the file Or to keep the original or to keep both...

What am I doooooing wrong ?++++
Thanks v.much

[absic]

Hi,

Just copy the extrated folder (mb_bios_ga-790xta-ud4_f3) onto the USB stick (the 3 files still inside it).

In Qflash when you select the folder it will automatically find the correct file and it will ask if you want to update BIOS.

Once BIOS has updated press F10 to shutdown the PC. Reboot and enter BIOS again and load optimized defaults. Save the changes and reboot.

ATB

[REMA1]

hello .... quote "Just copy the extrated folder (mb_bios_ga-790xta-ud4_f3) onto the USB stick (the 3 files still inside it)." Unquote.

so this is the file  that is downloaded direct from the gigabyte website? There instructions indicate that this need to be extratcted ?
Quote
1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte’s website.
2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model
name.Fxx. For example, 7VRXP.F12) to a floppy disk.  UNQUOTE
WEBSITE
http://www.gigabyte.com/webpage/20/HowToReflashBIOS.html

BIOS is here
http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=3275


Sorry for being a bit thick

[Dark Mantis]

When you download the file it will be in a zip format which you will have to extract to be able to use it. Once extracted there should be three files as absic115 said.

[absic]

Hi,

to extract the folders you will need to use either 7Zip, a free programme for extracting/compressing files. You can download it from here: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html or another programme such as WinRar, WinZip etc., but these cost (I tend to like free!)

Sorry for being a bit thick

Not an issue, we have all had to learn and it is better to ask than to do something wrong. 

ATB

[REMA1]

Hello I have managed to update the Bios and manually set up the Dram settings.
The file that is D/L from the gigabyte website will unzip on its own ..that wasn't the problem ...the problem was that I didn't relise that QFlash would show my USB stick as a HDD AND that the  autoexec (1KB) application WOULD NOT show up on the USB stick when I transferred it to the USB stick (although it was there somehow)

So thanks VERY MUCH for the help....I will see if it helps the two or three BSOD's I get per month (usually clso to each other )
The RAM is at 1600mhz and 1,8V    I can still try upping these to 1,9V if I have still get the BSOD


THANKS AGAIN