Thanks for the response. We've been over backing up the BIOS in another thread. When I press ALT+F12 it takes me to the boot selection screen. There is also no info on the backup bios in the F9 system display.
I found this in their user manual about DUAL BIOS, maybe on this motherboard it actually wont let you update the backup bios
Quote from the x79-UD3 manual:
"Normally, the system works on the main BIOS. However, if the main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation. For the sake of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually."
http://www.manualowl.com/m/Gigabyte/GA-X79-UD3/Manual/244475?page=66