X370 Fatality Gaming X / Can't update BIOS
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Topic: X370 Fatality Gaming X / Can't update BIOS
Posted By: sludges
Subject: X370 Fatality Gaming X / Can't update BIOS
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 4:04am
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" rel="nofollow - BIOS version of the motherboard is 1.00 as I haven't been able to update. Have BIOS file on a FAT32 Flash Drive but Instant Flash cant detect an image. How can I update the BIOS? |
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Posted By: clubfoot
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 4:56am
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" rel="nofollow - Have you tried the internet flash option from within the UEFI? ------------- https://valid.x86.fr/1tkblf" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: sludges
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 5:03am
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Internet flash option just tells me "no firmware update available". |
Posted By: stree
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 5:45am
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" rel="nofollow - Are you unpacking the ZIP to root folder of the USB? Will not detect unless unpacked. ------------- ASRock X370-ITX BIOS 4.50 R5 2600 Cryorig C7 EVGA GTX 950 75w 2x8GB Ballistix Sport LT 2933 960Evo M.2 256GB, Firecuda 1TB Win 10 Pro 64 1803 G-Unique Archdaemon 300 Watt Lian-li Q21B |
Posted By: sludges
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 5:50am
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Im unpacking the file to the root of drive, there are no folders on then drive. |
Posted By: stree
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 6:00am
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" rel="nofollow - OK, worth a check...... tough one........... Maybe try another USB? ------------- ASRock X370-ITX BIOS 4.50 R5 2600 Cryorig C7 EVGA GTX 950 75w 2x8GB Ballistix Sport LT 2933 960Evo M.2 256GB, Firecuda 1TB Win 10 Pro 64 1803 G-Unique Archdaemon 300 Watt Lian-li Q21B |
Posted By: sludges
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 6:00am
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Yes, i've used 3 different drives, all formatted to FAT32. Happened the same with all of them |
Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 7:07am
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Download CPUz, run it and post a pic of the motherboard tab. It sounds like you are trying to flash the wrong BIOS for your board, there may be some kind of mix up and it isn't what it says it is. ------------- 
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Posted By: sludges
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 8:48am
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Posted By: kerberos_20
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 2:35pm
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from 1.00 u will need to go to 3.00 either from dos or from windows (not recomended) then u can use any 3.x updates (latest is bridge bios from 3.x before u can use 4.x) after u get to 3.x then u will have instant flash or internet flash available ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/diq4l4" rel="nofollow">  http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/47132492" rel="nofollow - userbenchmark |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 3:11pm
https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/Fatal1ty%20X370%20Gaming%20X/index.asp#BIOS" rel="nofollow - https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/Fatal1ty%20X370%20Gaming%20X/index.asp#BIOS Heed the warning under the desc of 4.50: "* Before updating this BIOS, please update BIOS to P3.50 firstly." The BIOS will do exactly as you say, not found, until 3.50 is flashed FIRST. Then and ONLY then will it allow you to flash to the latest, 4.50 Use Instant Flash ! Also, something else. Use the USB ports on the rear i/o panel. |
sludges wrote:Posted By: kerberos_20
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 9:26pm
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4.50 isnt good one 4.53 is much better, that one has fixed dram voltages ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/diq4l4" rel="nofollow"> http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/47132492" rel="nofollow - userbenchmark |
Posted By: sludges
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 10:32am
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I've used all USB ports in the back panel, still get no image detected from the Instant Flash feature. |
Posted By: kerberos_20
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 4:16pm
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" rel="nofollow - which version are u trying to flash? ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/diq4l4" rel="nofollow"> http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/47132492" rel="nofollow - userbenchmark |
Posted By: stree
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 7:16pm
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" rel="nofollow - Just a thought........Have you tried to read anything else from USB? in other words, are the USB ports working normally otherwise? But most importantly, you still have not said what version you are trying to update to! Your only real option here, from vers 1, is 3. Any later version will just not be recognised from the flash drive. ------------- ASRock X370-ITX BIOS 4.50 R5 2600 Cryorig C7 EVGA GTX 950 75w 2x8GB Ballistix Sport LT 2933 960Evo M.2 256GB, Firecuda 1TB Win 10 Pro 64 1803 G-Unique Archdaemon 300 Watt Lian-li Q21B |
Posted By: terciops
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 12:28pm
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" rel="nofollow - I have a X370 Gaming with BIOS 1.5. I see there are updates for the BIOS but the Windows update says I don't have the minimum and there is no slash BIOS option in the TOOLS section of the BIOS as per documentation. So it is a DOS update to get me to 3.x or whatever. But there are NO DOS BIOS updates available. What Now ???? Help Please |
Posted By: wardog
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 2:08pm
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I replied to your PM. |
Posted By: kerberos_20
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 4:44pm
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there is 3.1 dos but im not sure about it if i remember corectly, my bios told me that it needs 3.00 prior to 3.5 ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/diq4l4" rel="nofollow"> http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/47132492" rel="nofollow - userbenchmark |
Posted By: Ron3438
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2020 at 8:56am
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Im having exact problems you are having in every respect, did you ever find a solution to update your Bios? I'm upgrading CPU to 3700X and it wouldn't power on... ------------- Ron Haight |