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GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?

GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« on: July 22, 2010, 09:27:30 am »
I found they added a new bios update but it's beta and there isn't a changelog. Can someone help me out and tell me what was changed or added? Thanks.

FB5 Beta Bios

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2010, 09:28:58 am »
Ha, changelist  We have discussed this topic before! To be fair it is the same on most manufacturers and not a problem limited to Gigabyte BIOS updates, they just never supply enough information about what the problem the update cures and what extra features it gives.
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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2010, 09:30:08 am »
Ok but to me this is a must.. especially on something delicate as a bios update. We need to know what was fixed or added so we know if we need it or not.

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2010, 09:34:52 am »
I couldn't agree more. I have even asked the company about what differences a certain BIOS update has but they have been unable or unwilling(who knows) to tell me. As I said it is not limited to Gigabyte, I have had this problem with many companies. It would n't take a lot of meffort to add a few lines of text to say what the attributes are.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

Re: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2010, 09:40:05 am »
Appreciate the comments.. yeah I just don't understand it lol.. This is a first for me. I have had MSI and Asus boards.. all gave some kind of info for bios updates. Hopefully they will give some info after beta is done and final release is out. Big maybe.

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2010, 10:16:33 am »
Well I am also on the Asus web forum and usually I find that their BIOS update descriptions are very short and often don't convey any real info about what is covered (eg memory compatibility). It gives you an idea but that is all.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

Re: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2010, 10:55:17 am »
True but at least it's something lol thanks again

Re: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2010, 06:00:39 pm »
This is what I wa told.
FB5 beta bios Enhance processor detection. Fix i7 970 detection error

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0) FB5 Beta Bios changelog?
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2010, 12:12:18 pm »
Well at least that's something. But I do think it wouldn't hurt to give a better description of what it does :-\
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy