"Motherboard BIOS update advanced tutorial
Like the mobile ROM brush, the router third-party firmware, the motherboard BIOS update can bring new features, new CPU support, major bug fix, etc., this time you need to update the motherboard BIOS, now come to see major motherboard manufacturers The BIOS update is very complete, from DOS to BIOS to Windows, there is still a hassle thing for many first-order users, and how do you do this for some MOD BIOS or refresh? Refresh? Let's learn the update tutorial of the motherboard BIOS with the author.
What is the motherboard BIOS?
A referusion of the BiOS basic input and output system (Basic INPUT & OUTPUT System). The so-called basic input and output system is the condition necessary to start the computer normally. The motherboard BIOS provides POST environment support before the operating system boot. When you start your computer, the CPU first should check if the BIOS chip integrated on the motherboard, graphics card and other devices is normal, and then proceeds to the next step. Based on functionality to divide the motherboard BIOS (as an example of Intel BiOS), including Descriptor Region, GBE Region, Intel Me, Bios Region, Descriptor Region is a BIOS description file, Gbe Region is the firmware area of the NIC, Intel ME is Intel. The management engine firmware area, while Bios Region is only part of it, and some of the BIOs of some motherboards also integrate PDR Region, CBE Region regions, etc.
Of course, for the normal motherboard BIOS process, only the BIOS area, which is generally updated, other areas are generally locked, such as the Intel Me area, generally, the new generation motherboard should support the new CPU, then Intel Me needs to be updated However, the conventional BIOS area is updated, and this area has been written to protect unrecognizable.
Part of each part of the BIOS file
Take the Intel 100 Series ME as an example, it is divided into two categories: consumer and commercial, consumer stages include Z170, H170, B150, H110, commercial series including only Q170 and Q150, Intel's ME space equipped with the consumer motherboard only 2MB Around, the commercial motherboard is generally about 5MB. Now there is only Intel to provide only Q170, Q150 supports Xeon E3-1200 V5 series of processors to lock by the ME area.
What are the BIOS refresh methods?
The BIOS refreshing way includes three classes of the operating system environments such as DOS, BIOS, Windows / Linux. In the process of refreshing the BIOS, whether it is DOS, BIOS program or Windows / Linux and other operating system environments, the process is basically the same, both first Check the BIOS file, then erase the BIOS file, then write to the BIOS file, and finally the BIOS file written is correct, and the entire BIOS update process is completed. It is based on these strict measures, so the BIOS refresh basically stays in the formal update file launched by the manufacturer, there is not a large space for MOD or third-party updates, but the BIOS update such as ASUS USB BIOS Flashback is also mod bios. Open a certain space, before we use this update in the "full NVME SSD" in "full NVME SSD" in the NVME SSD ", the NVME module is inserted into the BIOS and then the NVME SSD is successful.
Of course, the BIOS has more original update methods, in the manufacturer of the motherboard, BIOS is not written by such as DOS, BIOS program or Windows / Linux, but directly using a burner, first can write in batches Into the BIOS file, and the other burner is not limited by the system platform protection, and the BIOS file after the MOD can be directly brushed, and the BIOS in which the refresh process is interrupted can also be recovered in this way.
What is the BIOS chip?
The BIOS chip used by the motherboard relies on the SPI communication, and the BIOS file is written to the BIOS chip. The motherboard BIOS chip is 25 SPI Flash series, which generally uses a DIP-8 direct package or SOP-8 patch package, DIP-8 direct package as the name is the chip inserted directly into the slot of the motherboard through the pin, can be removed at any time And the SOP-8 patch package is from soldering on the motherboard and cannot be replaced freely. The mainstream motherboard is like ASUS. The ASRock generally uses DIP-8 direct insert packages, and Gigabyte, MSI generally uses SOP-8 patch packages, welding on the motherboard.
DIP-8 direct package BIOS chip
SOP-8 patch package BIOS chip
Whether it is a DIP-8 direct package or a SOP-8 patch package, 8 pins, the upper left corner of the chip is the first pin, and the upper left corner is the eighth pin. The mainstream capacity of the BIOS chip is generally 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and the corresponding BIOS file size is 4MB, 8MB, and 16MB, respectively.
How to burn the BIOS process (ASUS, GIGAM, Hua Shock, MSI)? For hardware vendors and large-scale BIOS chips, it is obviously not to start each motherboard to system burning, which is too low, and for BIOS that has been brushed, the motherboard is unable to start, this is required to use ROM burning The specification of the ROM burner has many species, and the chip type of the motherboard is typically 25 SPI Flash series.
The burner is divided into offline burning and system burning, and the offline burning is mainly used in burn the BIOS chip. Just use a Bios chip that has been burned as a mother or SD BIOS copy, Can be copied in batches.
The system burning is generally targeted by consumer-class users. The motherboard BIOS has been introduced into two categories. The DIP-8 direct package can be directly removed directly on the burner slot, such as ASUS, the ASRock motherboard is used. DIP-8 inlet package BIOS chip.
SOP-8 chip chip slot
For Gigabyte motherboards, the double BIOS design is generally used, and the SOP-8 patch package is packaged. At this time, you need to use the SOP-8 chip snap-in to hold the M bios chip, and then connect to the smuggling of the burnracler with a cable.
DIP-8 direct inlet package BIOS chip slot
Although the MSI motherboard also uses SOP-8 patch encapsulation BIOS chip, MSI has developed JSPI1 interface specifically for the motherboard. In short, this interface is the pins directly connected to the BIOS chip, as long as the cable is used to use the cable and smash Connecting to implement the BIOS refresh operation.
ASUS motherboard BIOS update tutorial
The ASUS motherboard basically used single BIOS design, with the latest Z170 motherboard as an example, basically 128MB DIP-8 direct insert chip, some low-end motherboards may be equipped with 64MB DIP-8 direct package chip, Due to the use of direct insert design, these chips can be unplugged directly from the motherboard, using the burner to burn, relatively convenient.
ASUS motherboard BIOS chip
Update BIOS under operating system
Introduce the conventional BIOS update method of the ASUS motherboard before introducing the burner burning. Operating System Upgrade BIOS For the user, first, from here, the Windows Environment downloads Install ASUS Ai Suite 3 tool set, which contains EZ Update is used to update the BIOS.
Installation Complete Ai Suite 3 After running into the EZ Update page, there are 2 options, the first is the online check driver BIOS, the second is the local selection file update BIOS, and the other upper right corner is the motherboard current BIOS version information.
At this time, you have to do it from the ASUS official website (http://www.asus.com.cn/) to download the latest or suitable BIOS, manually select the downloaded BIOS file after downloading, then update the BIOS, worth it Note that the EZ Update BIOS update BIOS cannot roll back the BIOS back to the previous version.
Updated BIOS in BIOS
Update the BIOS using the BIOS environment, first you need to place the downloaded BIOS file into a FAT32 format U disk, press the DEL key in the process of starting your computer, then enter the tool page, Enter the "ASUS Upgrade BIOS Application ", Then select the BIOS file of the FAT32 format U disk in the drive path, and start the carriageway to start the BIOS update.
USB BIOS flashback Update BIOS
ASUS USB BIOS flashback is mainly used to update the damaged BIOS, or you need to roll back to previous versions of BIOS. ASUS USB BIOS flashback does not need to enter the BIOS, you can update the BIOS, that is, the motherboard does not plug in the CPU, the memory can also update the BIOS, just connect the power supply 24PIN to the motherboard, do not press the button, then insert the U disk into the U disk Go to the USB BIOS Flashback exclusive interface, then press the Rog Connect button and release the button when the indicator flashes or the light is on, the BIOS is refreshed.
ASUS M6G motherboard manual about the USB BIOS flashback step of the M6G motherboard
For non-ROG motherboards, since there is no Rog Connect button, press the CMOS empty button. It is worth noting that the USB BIOS Flashback's U disk compatibility is generally, and the user should use an earlier U disk to avoid compatibility issues, and the other U disk format also needs to format FAT32.
Burner Update BIOS
Burner burning update BIOS actual process is not difficult, relatively convenient, first you need to prepare a burner and a BIOS chip (the motherboard comes with it), download the BIOS and run the filter Application, insert the BIOS chip into the filter slot, pay attention to the order and location of the pin.
Then perform the chip detection function. After the chip is detected, load the BIOS file into the Birans application, then you can burn the BIOS file into the BIOS chip, but the ASUS motherboard has passed the BIOS file after the 8 series. Using a CAP package, if you live directly, then BIOS is unable to start. At this time, you need some newer burnraclers that support the time translation function, using a smash of the computer. Bios file. You can go to the BIOS chip. This burden file can start the system normally.
GIGABYTE motherboard BIOS update tutorial
GIGABYTE motherboard generally adopts double BIOS chip, BIOS chip is SOP-8 patch package, the size of the BIOS chip capacity is generally 64MB, that is, the BIOS file size is 8MB, but Gigabyte high flagship motherboard generally uses 128MB (iii 16MB) BIOS chip, two BIOS, such as GA-Z170X-Gaming G1, GA-Z170X-SOC Force, Gigabyte, one of which is M bios is the BIOS we often refreshed, and another B BIOS backup BIOS cannot be refreshed, so Even if M BIOS has problems, B BIOS can also start the system.
GIGABYTE motherboard BIOS chip
Update BIOS under operating system
GIGABYTE motherboard BIOS operating system Update tool name is @BIOS (formerly known as gigabyte firmware update utility), the update process is relatively simple, download @BIOS app and BIOS from Gigabyte official website (http://www.gigabyte.cn/) File, then install the application, it is worth noting to install @BIOS, first need to install Gigabyte AppCenter.
After the installation is complete, run the application, select the BIOS from the local, then load the downloaded BIOS file, and you can update the BIOS. In addition, @BIOS also supports updating the BIOS file from the server side and supports the backup of the motherboard BIOS to the local.
Updated BIOS in BIOS
Update the BIOS using the BIOS environment, first you need to place the downloaded BIOS file into a FAT32 format U disk, press Del to enter the BIOS interface during startup, then enter the Q-Flash page, select the BIOS from the local disk, Then select the BIOS file of the FAT32 format U disk in the drive path, enter the Enter the "Standard Update" to start the BIOS update.
DOS environment update BIOS
GIOS panel support page download BIOS file contains 3 files, which are BAT batch files, flash refresh programs, and BIOS files. Using the DOS update environment, you need to prepare a bootable U disk, then download the downloaded BIOS file to extract the copy to In the U disk, you can run the BAT batch file after using DOS to start the BAT batch file.
Burner Update BIOS
The bidabi bike double BIOS has two ways to update the BIOS, one is to use the BIOS chip to use SOS chip to use SOP-8 patch patch burn the base to update the BIOS Another way is to use the SOP-8 chip to burn the screen, clamp the MBIOS chip, and then connect to the burner to update the BIOS, it is worth noting that although it is more convenient to use the SOP-8 chip's burning clamp, the chip burning The price of the clip is high, and it is a versatile item. It has a high cost of updating the BIOS, and the advantage is convenient.
The write process of the burner BIOS is relatively simple. After the chip is linked to the burning device, the chip is successfully connected, and then the BIOS file is loaded into the burner application, and click the burden directly.
ASRock motherboard BIOS update tutorial
The ASRock motherboard BIOS and the ASUS motherboard have also used DIP-8 direct insert packages. It is also very convenient to use the BIOS burner update. The Hua Shukovin Intel 100 Series chipset motherboard basically uses 128MB chips, which is the size of the BIOS file. 16MB. The ASRock is equipped with a double BIOS, the medium and low-end motherboard (B150, "is a medium and high-end motherboard (Z170, H170).H110) Generally equipped with a single BIOS design.
ASRock motherboard BIOS chip
Update BIOS under operating system
The ASRock motherboard official website provides 3 versions of BIOS, corresponding to the operating system (Windows), DOS (DOS), BIOS environment (INSTANT FLASH), updating BIOS under operating system, need to download the corresponding Windows version, will download the compressed package ( ZIP) After the decompression is an Exe executable.
Click to run the dialog box that refreshes the BIOS reboot. Select Confirm that the system will restart. After restart, enter the BIOS refresh page. After the refresh is complete, the system will restart again. This is basically the same as the INTEL original motherboard BIOS refresh process.
Updated BIOS in BIOS
Update the BIOS using the BIOS environment, first you need to place the downloaded BIOS file into a FAT32 format U disk, press Del to enter the BIOS interface during startup, then go to the Tool page, select Instant Flash, from the pop-up conversation The box selects the BIOS file in the U disk, and the carriageway will be refreshed.
In addition, the ASRock provides shortcuts for the BIOS refresh program Instant Flash. In the system POST start interface, press F6 to enter the simplified Instant Flash, and the BIOS file to be refreshed from the U disk, the carriage return will perform the update of the BIOS.
DOS environment update BIOS
Updating the BIOS using the DOS Environment, you need to download the corresponding DOS BIOS file, it is a DOS environment executable, after extracting the downloaded file, placed to the boot U disk, then start the system to start from the U disk.
After entering the DOS environment, execute (BIOS file name) .EXE executable, you can start the BIOS update, after the update is complete, it is recommended that the user presses the F2 or DEL key to enter the BIOS system, select "Load Default Settings" to restore the BIOS to the default, Perform overclocking, or save and restart your computer.
Burner Update BIOS
The ASRock is mainly due to the use of DIP-8 direct packaging chips, updating the BIOS is very convenient, just remove the BIOS chip from the motherboard slot, then inserted into the filter corresponding slot, the detection can start burning after the confirmation is correct BIOS to the chip.
It is worth noting that the original BIOS file of the ASRock motherboard is the BIOS environment (INSTANT FLASH) file, this file type is a number, is a non-executable file, from the official website list, you need to pay attention.
MSI motherboard BIOS update tutorial
MSI motherboard BIOS also adopts SOP-8 patch package, BIOS capacity is generally 64MB, that is, the BIOS file is 8MB, and some flagship motherboards (such as Z170A XPower Gaming Titanium Edition, Z170A Gaming M7, etc.) will be 128MB (16MB) BIOS chip. MSI motherboard BIOS update is different from ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI are equipped with a JSPI1 interface for all the motherboard BIOS. After using this interface and the burning device, you can directly update the BIOS of the motherboard.
MSI motherboard BIOS chip and JSPI1 interface
Update BIOS under operating system
MSI motherboard BIOS operating system Update tool name is MSI Live Update 6, MSI Live Update 6 is relatively rich, in addition to the main board BIOS update, it also provides the main board driver, graphics card BIOS, application, optional application detection renew. The motherboard BIOS update process is relatively simple, download the MSI Live Update 6 application and the BIOS file from MSI official website (http://cn.msi.com/), and then install the application.
After the installation is complete, run the application, select the Windows mode Update BIOS (additional applications also provide DOS update mode), then load the downloaded BIOS file, you can update the BIOS.
DOS environment update BIOS
MSI Live Update 6 application provides new BIOS production to start U disk refresh, when the BIOS is refreshed in MSI Live Update 6, if you select in dos mode. (USB) mode, then the application will write BIOS to The U disk, and writes the refresh program into which it can start the U disk, it is worth noting that this process will erase all the data of the U disk, please pay attention when operating.
After the production is complete, you can restart your computer, and select from USB, you can automate it.
BIOS environment update BIOS
The BIOS update needs to be used to use the MT tool. You first need to download the BIOS corresponding to the motherboard to the FAT32 format U disk before you update the BIOS. Start the computer to enter the BIOS interface. After entering the M-Flash tool, you can choose Select UEfi after entering the BIOS. File to Flash, then select the BIOS file in the U disk to refresh the BIOS.
In addition, you can back up the current BIOS to the USB flash drive, select the Save Current UEFI ROM To File, select the U disk and file name you want to store. In order to prevent the BIOS update, there is an accident, and you can back up the old BIOS in advance by this feature.
Burner Update BIOS
Although the BIOS of the MSI motherboard has been encapsulated by SOP-8 patch, it is very convenient, because MSI is equipped with a JSPI1 interface for the motherboard. In short, this interface is the pins directly connected to the BIOS chip, as long as used The cable connects the interface and the smuggler to implement the BIOS refresh operation.
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