Gigabyte BIOS Question

bbdare · Feb 15, 2017

I'm currently in the process of helping my friend build a pc. He ordered most of the parts the other day, and i have learned that he bought the i5-7600k, while his motherboard(which he ordered back in december), is a Gigabyte GA-H170-Gaming 3, which is an H170 motherboard. Is there any way he can get the version of the bios updated? Would he be able to contact Gigabyte for that?

Suztera · Feb 15, 2017

If it doesn't have a compatible bios, then try to return it. If not, you can contact gigabyte for a solution or find a skylake cpu to put in to update it.

Justiceinacan · Feb 15, 2017

1. Get a skylake CPU if available to update the BIOS
2. Did his vendor sell it updated and ready to go?
3. Does it feature BIOS flashback?

bbdare · Feb 15, 2017

Like i said, purchased in December, before kaby lake launched.
Also, I thought BIOS flashback was an ASUS Exclusive feature.

SkyNetRising · Feb 15, 2017

bbdare :

Skylake cpu will be needed for BIOS flashing. Cheapest probably is celeron g3900.

Suztera · Feb 15, 2017

bbdare :

You can still try and ask the seller/retailer if it's still possible and give your friend an exception.

Paul NZ · Feb 15, 2017

Only ASUS mobos support flashback afaik

Justiceinacan · Feb 15, 2017

Ah, my friend had an MSI Z170A XPOWER Gaming Titanium and he said he could flashback the BIOS or something with a USB. Didn't inquire much about it, thought that was a general/high end feature.

bbdare · Feb 15, 2017

there is qbios, which lets you update with usb from the bios, that needs a cpu though that works

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