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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: Gilead on July 24, 2012, 04:15:33 pm

Title: BIOS update only IDE?
Post by: Gilead on July 24, 2012, 04:15:33 pm

Prior to my unfortunate crash, I was able to see all HDDs to select an update to the BIOS. At the time, I did have a single IDE connected along with 2 SATAs. Now the only option for BIOS update is floppy(which I do not have). The IDE was very old and on its way out, so I removed it. Will the motherboard only take an IDE for bios updates? How can I restore that functionality. Until that happens, I'm stuck at F2.

GA-MA790GP-DS4H

Thanks!

Title: Re: BIOS update only IDE?
Post by: MarkJohnson on July 24, 2012, 06:48:44 pm

I always use a USB flash drive and no troubles yet.

Luck
-=Mark=-

Title: Re: BIOS update only IDE?
Post by: autotech on July 29, 2012, 12:58:26 pm

Like mark i havent used anything but a usb for years but sometimes you can find a bios installer from within windows it is just not a good idea to use them.