Can someone please help me with updating my bios? (ASUS M5A78L/USB3)

nathannnn22 · Dec 28, 2014

Hi, I got a new gpu (r9290) for christmas and i've been having some problems with it. When I play games it black screens and reboots my PC. I got told that it could be my mobo bios. Currently it's one off being fully updated. I was just wondering if i needed a USB stick to update it? Is there any way to do it without? Like selecting the file from my HDD? I also wanted to know if i could use this - http://www.three.co.uk/static/images/device_pages/ModemVersion/ZTE/MF730M/Black/largeimages/large_image_2.jpg - as a USB to update my bios if i clear all the files from it? Thanks

Just read something about a bios updater tool? How would I use that? Thanks

James Mason · Dec 28, 2014

yes, any USB drive should work.

You'll just have to format in FAT32 (as opposed to NTFS) first before putting the files on it.

nathannnn22 · Dec 28, 2014

James Mason :

Thank you - it wont let me format that usb but I also have like a hald usb thing that I can put a mini SD card in - would that be safe to use? Thanks

James Mason · Dec 28, 2014

nathannnn22 :

What do you mean it won't let you format it? when you go to computer, right click the drive is there no format option?
and no the mini SD card one won't work.

nathannnn22 · Dec 28, 2014

James Mason :

nathannnn22 :

It must be locked or something as it was sent by 'Three' as it's a mobile networking device
What do you mean it won't let you format it? when you go to computer, right click the drive is there no format option?
and no the mini SD card one won't work.

It must be locked or something as it was sent by 'Three' as it's a mobile networking device

nathannnn22 · Dec 28, 2014

James Mason :

nathannnn22 :

What do you mean it won't let you format it? when you go to computer, right click the drive is there no format option?
and no the mini SD card one won't work.

Why would I not be able to use the mini SD one? It recognises it as a usb mass storage device?

James Mason · Dec 28, 2014

nathannnn22 :

James Mason :

Why would I not be able to use the mini SD one? It recognises it as a usb mass storage device?

The OS does but the BIOS won't likely, It won't hurt to try but it probably won't work.
Also you linked a picture of a USB device in the first post, but i can't tell if that's actually a USB flash drive, or a wireless adapter, ect.

nathannnn22 · Dec 28, 2014

James Mason :

nathannnn22 :

The OS does but the BIOS won't likely, It won't hurt to try but it probably won't work.
Also you linked a picture of a USB device in the first post, but i can't tell if that's actually a USB flash drive, or a wireless adapter, ect.

It's a wireless adapter but i thought it might be able to be used as a USB. Oh so if i put the file on the mini SD and it gets recognised by the BIOS then i'm good to go? It won't break it will it?
Just checked and I think the bios recognised it - said there was a device without a name in the d: am I able to use is without breaking my PC then? Thanks

James Mason · Dec 29, 2014

Well, a bios update COULD break your computer, thats why I cautioned against using the microSD one. But if it recognizes there's a bios file on the microSD card I guess you can use it.

Yeah, and USB is just a connection type, so just because it plugs into a USB doesn't mean it's a USB flash drive.

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