Bios update?

[R3dAlert93]

Is it recommended to keep updating to the latest version if I own a i7 14700k cpu?

[Carlsberg]

Currently I would say yes because some have issues with voltage stability that are being remedied through bios updates from manufacture.

As always read the notes if available and decide if you want/should.

[R3dAlert93]

Originally posted by Carlsberg:

Currently I would say yes because some have issues with voltage stability that are being remedied through bios updates from manufacture.

As always read the notes if available and decide if you want/should.

This is my manufacturer website for motherboard and dunno which bios version to go with

https://rog.asus.com/uk/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z790-h-gaming-wifi-model/helpdesk_bios/

[R3dAlert93]

Originally posted by andreasaspenberg575:

if you have windows 11, just update windows. windows 11 updates the bios for you.

I think the driver needs to be downloaded through the manufacturer website. Windows 11 only updates its own drivers.

[_I_]

there is only one latest bios version 'Version 3001'

the 'intel me' is the bios update tool for windows

but its best to unzip the bios file to the root of a usb stick that formatted fat32
and rename it to 'SZ790H.CAP'
boot to bios and use the update option from there

wait for it to finish
then it should reboot

im not sure why asus is so stupid not to have the bios files named correctly in the first place, its in a zip file that can be named anything else

[R3dAlert93]

Originally posted by _I_:

there is only one latest bios version 'Version 3001'

the 'intel me' is the bios update tool for windows

but its best to unzip the bios file to the root of a usb stick that formatted fat32
and rename it to 'SZ790H.CAP'
boot to bios and use the update option from there

wait for it to finish
then it should reboot

im not sure why asus is so stupid not to have the bios files named correctly in the first place, its in a zip file that can be named anything else

Yes, it has a renamer in the file.

[Carlsberg]

Originally posted by _I_:

im not sure why asus is so stupid not to have the bios files named correctly in the first place, its in a zip file that can be named anything else

Right click and choose unpack, files are created with correct naming then.

[_I_]

Originally posted by Carlsberg:

Originally posted by _I_:

im not sure why asus is so stupid not to have the bios files named correctly in the first place, its in a zip file that can be named anything else

Right click and choose unpack, files are created with correct naming then.

every other mobo mfg does it that way, but asus is special

the file in the zip is not named correctly for the bios update tools
they include an exe to rename the bios file

its ridiculously stupid

zip file
ROG-STRIX-Z790-H-GAMING-WIFI-ASUS-3001.zip
contains
\BIOSRenamer.exe
\ROG-STRIX-Z790-H-GAMING-WIFI-ASUS-3001.CAP

the instructions state

Before running the USB BIOS Flashback tool, please rename the BIOS file (SZ790H.CAP) using BIOSRenamer."

[R3dAlert93]

Phew... Holy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ moly!!! The latest bios update caused black screen due to windows 11 restart error so had to reset the cmos battery 2 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ TIMES!!! Thanks asus for a massive ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ version. Now i know why some hate asus.

[Electric Cupcake]

Unless there's instability or security issues with the current bios, flashing a new one isn't critical.

Searching for OS-level chipset drivers is more important.

[Carlsberg]

Originally posted by _I_:

the file in the zip is not named correctly for the bios update tools
they include an exe to rename the bios file

its ridiculously stupid

Just checked my last bios update, ( i have an asus board), and your right, I don't remember doing the rename but I clearly did. My apologies.

[R3dAlert93]

Think I'm having an issue with the latest bios version. My desktop froze on the bios boot.

[skOsH♥]

Always a good idea to keep bios up to date. Usually there are fixes that, left unchecked, will give you a bunch of errors and lost functionality if it stays out of date.

I remember once being behind by like five bios versions. It resulted in programs failing to work properly and general system instability

[kingjames488]

I've never updated my bios...
never been an issue with stable hardware.

as for these 13/14th gen intel CPUs, no software can fix them... they're either going to degrade or they're not... and intel has conveniently swept it all under the rug.

I tuned mine back like 4% in the power settings and I'm done with it.

[r.linder]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

I've never updated my bios...
never been an issue with stable hardware.

as for these 13/14th gen intel CPUs, no software can fix them... they're either going to degrade or they're not... and intel has conveniently swept it all under the rug.

I tuned mine back like 4% in the power settings and I'm done with it.

BIOS is firmware, first of all, and firmware changes have massively reduced the risk. If you're not updating BIOS but you're using Raptor Lake then you're tickling the belly of a sleeping dragon.

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Carlsberg:

Originally posted by _I_:

the file in the zip is not named correctly for the bios update tools
they include an exe to rename the bios file

its ridiculously stupid

Just checked my last bios update, ( i have an asus board), and your right, I don't remember doing the rename but I clearly did. My apologies.

I wrote a post previously saying the rename wasn't required and was only required is you were using the flashback functonality. Then after reading more on here I thought to myself, ok I must be remembering wrong and deleted it.

I just updated my bios, ASUS board, and did NOT use the renamer.exe. Thus proving my original thought was correct. To back that up I just grabbed Asus FAQ regarding the Flashback function.

https://www.asus.com/uk/support/faq/1038568/