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As the subject asks, how do I Q Flash Plus?
Out of the box, which BIOS version does the m/b have? I need to install BIOS support for 2G Ryzen TR, 2950X, have the BIOS image on USB thumb, renamed to GIGABYTE.bin as the instructions state.
Bare minimum what bits do I need to install in order to do it? I have the PSU connected to the m/b, as I understand it, I do not need RAM or CPU installed? I can install the CPU, but as with other AMD m/b's, early BIOS version do not support the later gen CPU, correct?
Plug it in to the white coded USB port, power up, I see BIOS LED flash, then nothing, no flashing BIOS LED, no codes, no nothing.
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There are different perspectives on using Q-Flash Plus, whether you can do it with CPU installed or if it must be uninstalled. But there is no question that it works with the CPU uninstalled:
Per Gigabyte, these are the expanded instructions:
Step 1: Prepare the USB drive
Download the latest BIOS version for your motherboard from the motherboard product page. Extract the downloaded BIOS file to the root of your flash drive. We need to rename the BIOS file so that Q-Flash Plus can find it. Rename the BIOS file to GIGABYTE.bin. Step 2: Plug the USB drive into your computer
Now you need to plug the USB drive into the USB port that supports Q-Flash Plus. You will be able to find this in the manual of your motherboard. Step 3: Flash the BIOS using Q-Flash Plus
Ensure that your power supply is connected to your motherboard and try and boot your computer. After about 20 seconds, Q-Flash Plus will notice that the computer is not booting correctly and will start the BIOS flashing process automatically.
You will see that the BIOS LED will start flashing on your motherboard which indicates that the BIOS flash is currently in progress. After a few minutes, the LED shall stop flashing which means that the BIOS flash has been completed.
As for which BIOS to use for your X399, I can't say.
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Appreciate the general response. I am not seeing any flashing LED, so "I question". Anyone with any specific X399 Designare Ex experience here? Thanks...
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Okay, so apparently CPU does need to be installed. Just didn't want to cross that bridge until the correct moment. Some of the videos indicate you can do it without RAM installed, which is accurate, I think. Does require a CPU is installed. BIOS LED flashed for the 2-3 minutes, then I take it rebooted, now is solid BIOS LED light, 00 code on the board. Success?
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Can't tell because the 00 is what you get if the PC can't start the post process. No devices installed, so can't boot.
For some with working, bootable PCs the 00 is CPU problem, or video problem, or ram problem.
I believe if you had tried to boot the mobo prior to using Q-F+ you would have gotten 00 too.
The fact that it flashed for that long period suggests strongly that it was successful. Others who had failures reported the flash lasted only a few seconds. Some of those had the CPU installed and when they removed the CPU it flashed like yours did and was successful.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention that the Youtube channel Buildorbuy has videos of building an x399 last year. Currently the folks there are building a TRX40 Designare. The x399 videos may help: www.youtube.com/c/BuildOrBuy/videos
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Usually if you are seeing 00, doing a clear cmos will get things running again. If its persistent on 00 then for some reason the board cant initialize the cpu.
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Well I got past the initial thing here, but now running into a hard BIOS failure to POST, and my suspicion is that it is probably RAM related. See post for continued discussion over this opportunity.
philuk11 wrote: Apr 19, 2021 1:40:21 GMT -8 Found i needed to install the software from C: drive
philuk11 wrote: Apr 18, 2021 23:21:36 GMT -8 How do i get round the 'Windows cannot find 'C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\N3080VO.F3.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again' *
hardcoregames wrote: Apr 16, 2021 17:52:21 GMT -8 what make/model of RAM do you have?*
toriga wrote: Apr 14, 2021 10:06:56 GMT -8 Somebody have tried PBO2 with 5900x (BIOS F33I)
Can you say your settings? I cant find stable settings.
kamiccolo wrote: Apr 13, 2021 15:53:41 GMT -8 Why is gigabyte support not replying to my questions? I submitted a question a week ago and no reply.
kamiccolo wrote: Apr 13, 2021 14:10:05 GMT -8 Why are you limiting my 3090 to 360w??
amchess wrote: Apr 13, 2021 12:29:32 GMT -8 Motherboard: GA-X99-Gaming 5 My cpu Intel® Xeon® E5-2699 v4 has a base fequency 2.20 Ghz, but CPUz shows it's working at 2.0Ghz.What I have to set in the bios to reach the correct base frequency? The multiplier is at 20.
agentx wrote: Apr 13, 2021 8:23:51 GMT -8 I'm getting the same error please help my bios is up to date.
barrybondz wrote: Apr 12, 2021 18:07:25 GMT -8 Anyone with a gigabyte board ever get a LAN error code 10? randomly? Z590 in my case. Clean install newest drivers ect.
luke007 wrote: Apr 12, 2021 13:19:48 GMT -8 Hello, is my GPU ok (RTX 3090 Gaming OC) as I know older revisions had stability issues and bad pins connecting to PSU, but my GPU has SN starts with 2106 so it's manufactured in 6 week of 2021 year, as I heard latest revisions from this year should be ok?*
kshipper wrote: Apr 11, 2021 10:32:54 GMT -8 snibblex: Take a look at BIOS update for that board. Later updates do address RAM issues*
snibblex4 wrote: Apr 11, 2021 10:27:22 GMT -8 would an update to Ryzen 7 3700X fix that ram-underclocking weakness?
snibblex4 wrote: Apr 11, 2021 10:26:25 GMT -8 Hey all, got a X370 Gaming 5 with Ryzen 7 1700. My RAM (4 x G.Skill Trident 3200 with Samsung chips) are only working at 1866 MHz. Cant activate XMP 2.0, because mobo resets the timings to standard, if i do.
wbloon wrote: Apr 10, 2021 14:46:58 GMT -8 Essentially a new build: MB: Gigabyte Aorus Ultra CPU: AMD Ryzen 5600X RAM: 4x8=32GB Two 1Tb M.2 NVMe SSD PCIe 4.0
Plan was to configure the two SSDs, in RAID 1, as the new “C” drive. Was able to get into BIOS on first few attempts but the Gigabyte manua
greggg wrote: Apr 9, 2021 15:00:14 GMT -8 Can anyone tell me the secret to getting gigabyte repair service to answer my attempts at contacting them? I want an X470 aorus board fixed ( cannot install windows) and am willing to pay for the work but I cannot connect with I guess, gigabyte...central
toriga wrote: Apr 9, 2021 10:43:19 GMT -8 From when i installed F33, i have my headset wireless of logitech that disconnect every 2 minutes and wifi that disconnect every 1 hour. Today i installed F33I and now my AUDIO CRACKLING. GYGABYTE FIX YOUR BIOS, I PAID MORE OF 400 EUR FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD.*
kshipper wrote: Apr 4, 2021 20:34:45 GMT -8 belmonte: Estoy usando el traductor de Google para comprender lo que me pregunta. ¿Cómo podemos ayudar?
belmonte wrote: Apr 2, 2021 1:34:40 GMT -8 Deseo presentarme pero es imposible escribir un post.
belmonte wrote: Apr 2, 2021 1:34:16 GMT -8 No puedo escribir, soy nuevo y necesito ayuda por favor, soy cliente de hace muchos años de Gigabyte y Fan.
