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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: PTuser on June 14, 2017, 11:05:20 pm

Title: X79-UP4 where is "secure Boot Mode" and "Other OS"????
Post by: PTuser on June 14, 2017, 11:05:20 pm

Hi
I have this motherboard. Bios is F2 - I can't find Secure Boot Mode or Windows features in the BIOS?  Can anyone help?

Title: Re: X79-UP4 where is "secure Boot Mode" and "Other OS"????
Post by: shadowsports on June 15, 2017, 02:36:41 am

Greetings,
Both v1.0 & 1.1 of this board was released prior to W8 /10.  These features (if available) are not documented in the manual.  They might exist in a later BIOS revision, but you'll likely have to find someone who owns this board running a later BIOS rev to confirm.  The Tweaktown forums may be another resource...   or, you can open a ticket with Gigabyte Support and see if they can confirm support for these features and which BIOS rev (if supported) they are present in.

Title: Re: X79-UP4 where is "secure Boot Mode" and "Other OS"????
Post by: PTuser on June 15, 2017, 07:42:39 am

Thanks for your reply. I thought that may be the case. Really worried about updating the BIOS. Ive read a lot of stories about people frying their mb......

Title: Re: X79-UP4 where is "secure Boot Mode" and "Other OS"????
Post by: TFisher on June 15, 2017, 11:32:36 am

Quote from: PTuser on June 15, 2017, 07:42:39 am

Thanks for your reply. I thought that may be the case. Really worried about updating the BIOS. Ive read a lot of stories about people frying their mb......

I was worried the first time I updated my bios too. If you need to update the bios follow this guide.
I used it the first time and had no issues. Do NOT use @bios to do it. That is where the issues arise.
https://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php?topic=2441.0

Title: Re: X79-UP4 where is "secure Boot Mode" and "Other OS"????
Post by: shadowsports on June 15, 2017, 02:49:32 pm

+1 on that recommendation.  BIOS flashing is not something to be scared of, but reasonable steps should be taken to ensure the probability of success.  Make back up, flash in BIOS using Q-Flash, have the machine connected to a UPS.  The flash should have a purpose, resolve a specific issue, address a security concern, enhance the feature set or compatibility.  Flashing just to have the latest BIOS rev available for your hardware is not recommended.