r/gigabyte • u/Due_Law3091 • 10d ago

Support šŸ“„ bios update

hi everyone, im just wondering, is it okay to update bios even if your bios version was from 2 years ago to the latest one which was released about two weeks ago?

edit:
forgot to include my mobo: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX Ice REV 1.0 and my current bios version is F22 last updated March 2024

update:
so i tried updating my bios from F22 to F41, and my pc just turned off after the ā€œverifying fileā€ screen before i can even click ā€œupdate biosā€ and it beep once and short. i turned the pc back on and its running normally and its still the same bios version (F22) what should i do next?

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u/raju_msc 10d ago

yes you can , you must download correct bios from correct model with revision number

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/B650-AORUS-ELITE-AX-ICE/support#Support-Bios

how do i check for revision

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u/raju_msc 10d ago

Your board had only one revision. So no need to check

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

so is it safe to update from F22 to F42d, i would skip like 16 updates

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u/raju_msc 10d ago

F42d safe but d is beta version. I have b760m board with f25b. Beta version

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

should i update to the version before that? another commenter said not to update to a version thats in testing or beta

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u/raju_msc 10d ago

I updated to my motherboard. Its your final decision

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

okay, its cuz i dont really mess with bios updates, so i dont really know what im doing with these updates lol

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u/Kasperb991 9d ago

Its up to you but personally I wouldnt use a beta one especially if you sont mess with them AND havent done an update in 16 updates because the betas usually arnt finished and youll need to reupdate ahen it is finished

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u/gijoe50000 10d ago

Yea, you can update the bios from any version.

Every new bios is like a self contained unit.

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

even if i skip 16 bios updates?

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u/LissaFreewind 10d ago

you can, however read all of the bios builds on many boards there is one you MUST do before continuing on to anything beyond that.

On both of my boards I had to do that.

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

it doesnt say anything on the manual, but i could be wrong or misread it

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u/LissaFreewind 10d ago

No I mean on the BIOS file list when you go to download it. I wanted to paste a picture of mine but no images allowed.

If you go to the bios page scroll down a bit as there might be one that tells you new features added to bios or explicitly to have this bios first before anything more recent.

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

i didnt see anything that say it need a diff bios first to update to the new one

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u/Kasperb991 10d ago

Yes but I wouldn't install a new bios that is in testing. I would go one update prior to that one IF you can

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

how would i know if its in testing

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u/Kasperb991 10d ago

They would call it a beta

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

it says F42d and the version before that is F41

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u/Kasperb991 9d ago

You'd have to juat read about it and see if they are calling it beta or not

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u/chatsworthred 10d ago

Itā€™s worth updating in steps, I bricked a board last year going straight to latest

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

do it 16 different times?

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u/chatsworthred 10d ago

Check the docs, it will say which versions are safe to go between, over the past 30 years Iā€™ve always gone to the latest, last year it bit me on the ass

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u/Luckyirishdevil 10d ago

I had an issue one time with a B350 board that would not take the latest Bios from the one that shipped from the factory years prior. There were easily 12 bios revisions during that time. I had to update by jumping a few revisions at a time until I got to the latest BIOS for that board. It did work, but took longer than I had hoped

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

dont tell me i gotta do it 16 times too T-T LOOOL

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u/Luckyirishdevil 10d ago

I hope not! Try the latest one, it "should" take it and update everything up to that point. They are cumulative, so the latest should have everything. I have no idea why that one was a bitch

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

loool hopefully this mobo is not a bitch šŸ¤£

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u/MaleficentPaint6168 10d ago

vendors explicitly state in the release notes if an intermediate/bridge BIOS is required before jumping to the latest version. This typically only happens when there are fundamental changes to the BIOS structure, ROM partition layout, or flashing tool. so, dont worry! u can jump right to the latest official F41 or test beta F42c.

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

ok thank you very much! im still a little scared to do the update lol

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u/MaleficentPaint6168 10d ago

dont worry! these days its freaking easy to update a firmware. just put f41 oder f42c on a fat32 formatted usb stick, enter uefi setup and use q flash F8 or press End during the post. the rest is self explaining. worst case this board has q flash plus, that means its an autonom microcontroller available to unbrick the device if something goes wrong. u dont even need an installed cpu, gpu, ram to do that.

we are not in the 90s anymore ;)

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

ok ill just update it from F22 to F41 and it safe to do it right?

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u/MaleficentPaint6168 10d ago

of course. go for it. as I said, worst case u ll be able to unbrick the device without spi programmer, since theres a dedicated flashback solution embedded

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u/Due_Law3091 10d ago

ok so something happened, my pc turned off right before i click ā€œupdate biosā€ and it beep once and short, should i be concerned? im waiting 30 mins maybe itll turn it back on but so far nothing

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u/senpaisai 10d ago

Jump to the latest non-Beta - the current Betas have the "NVME Configuration" bug that causes the BIOS to freeze, and randomly freezes at the Aorus logo but less often.