HELP With BIOS Update

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   BIOS Help Appreciated.

I have a new ASRock H-170M Pro 4 motherboard.  I just downloaded the latest BIOS (version 1.8), intending to install by the USB Flash method.  The BIOS came down in a ZIP file.  Extracting from the ZIP, the name of the BIOS file is ?�H17MP4_1.80??

I stopped everything because the ASROCK "BIOS Upgrade Instruction" page shows the UEFI Utility screen shot with a drop down dialog inside of which is a BIOS file having an ".exe" file.

Am I ok to get into the motherboard current BIOS tools and flash the BIOS with this (apparently non-executable) file?

Thank you.

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Avagadro1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote Avagadro1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: HELP With BIOS Update Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 2:23pm
	BIOS Help Appreciated. I have a new ASRock H-170M Pro 4 motherboard. I just downloaded the latest BIOS (version 1.8), intending to install by the USB Flash method. The BIOS came down in a ZIP file. Extracting from the ZIP, the name of the BIOS file is ?�H17MP4_1.80?? I stopped everything because the ASROCK "BIOS Upgrade Instruction" page shows the UEFI Utility screen shot with a drop down dialog inside of which is a BIOS file having an ".exe" file. Am I ok to get into the motherboard current BIOS tools and flash the BIOS with this (apparently non-executable) file? Thank you.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 22748	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 2:33pm
	It is always best to use the instant flash option, the first method described here. There is a Beta BIOS, 1.81, for your board that will enable memory overclocking. I downloaded it and it is also not an executable. If it is not valid for instant flash for whatever reason then the BIOS instant flash option will simply not detect it or state it is invalid. If the instant flash option detects it then it will be fine.

Avagadro1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote Avagadro1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 4:50am
	Thank you. I guess the rule is that INSTANT FLASH method uses a file that is not a ".exe" executable. I further guess that if i had chosen to download the BIOS intended to be installed through Windows, that file would have been a :.exe".

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 7:10am
	You are correct. A flashable file downloaded for use in Windows is an EXE file. It must be an exe executable as Windows itself has no means with which to flash a BIOS. So the flash utility and flashable BIOS file are self-contained within the downloaded Windows executable. Instant Flash itself is the flashing utility and so only needs the flashable BIOS file itself. HERE is the BIOS Download page for your motherboard. Notice the column titled "How to Update" and the red pluses underneath to the right of Description. Clicking on the red pluses will bring up a crude How-To for flashing each type(Instant Flash, Windows, and DOS) of flashing method per means of flashing ASRock provides. Note: Stick with Instant Flash. It's proven itself less problematic. Unfortunately, not many know DOS now. And, well, flashing a BIOS from within Windows is just plain asking for problems. Windows has way way too much going on beneath the hood and behind the scenes to not expect issues afterwards from flashing within it. Instant Flash Period Edited by wardog - 06 Dec 2015 at 7:13am