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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: arnyEST on March 17, 2015, 07:26:19 am

Title: GA-Z68P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) bios update
Post by: arnyEST on March 17, 2015, 07:26:19 am

i have GA-Z68P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) and intel i5 2500. My BIOS version is F5 but the cpu support list says i need BIOS ver.F9. Do i need F9 or i dont.

Title: Re: GA-Z68P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) bios update
Post by: autotech on March 24, 2015, 05:48:01 am

Yes you need F9 for that CPU.

Title: Re: GA-Z68P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) bios update
Post by: arnyEST on March 24, 2015, 06:54:35 pm

CPU is working fine. What will change if i update to F9. I dont want do lose my stuff while updating BIOS, im not sure that the update will go fine so i dont have to install win again.

Title: Re: GA-Z68P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) bios update
Post by: dmdilks on March 25, 2015, 01:48:46 am

You will not lose your stuff if you update the bios. But if everything is working fine leave well enough a lone.

That CPU that you are using 2500 came out before the board so you should be fine. I don't understand why it is listed like that.

Title: Re: GA-Z68P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) bios update
Post by: arnyEST on March 25, 2015, 06:54:13 am

tnx for answering. That is why im asking it in here, cant see why do update if it is working. I even can OC my 2500 up do 3.9Ghz. If the F9 will not give me anything i think i will not update it. Last time i use the @BIOS update and i have to reinstal my op because it wont run enymore.

Title: Re: GA-Z68P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) bios update
Post by: autotech on March 25, 2015, 09:48:31 pm

If it sees it right I am with  dmdilks as in don't mess with it. There is a saying if it isn't broke don't fix it.

Title: Re: GA-Z68P-DS3 (rev. 1.0) bios update
Post by: dmdilks on March 25, 2015, 10:15:23 pm

There is a saying if it isn't broke don't fix it. Now if we could get about 50% of people to that. lol