Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4 - Flashing /DualBios Feature Technically the 2nd bios should kick in automatically if the first one fails, however you best check the bios to make sure it set to autorecover to other bios on a flash failure. My old G/Byte board the dual-bios feature was set as off by default - very odd! Q-Flash seems to work, but if the modder has said to use the Awdflash or Amiflash program with /xyz type commands it will be best to use that instead of Q-Flash. Please dont use the windows flasher as that shafted two of my Gigabyte boards and that was with its own unmoddied bios, it somehow downloaded a bios for another model and killed itself! If the bios you have found is not the latest, providing you dont need any of the newest features then that bios should be perfectly ok for your needs. But if you need the latest bios for say a new processor or other requirement then it will be best to request a mod for the latest bios version. My bios in my 2nd PC's G/Byte is 4 versions lower but as i not intending to update it i dont need the latest version. Hope all goes well. Remember flashing any board, with a modded or unmodded bios can be a risk. Mx
Thank you the reply. I only have access to a USB floppy drive, will that work IF I must use the provided flash-util? There is one later BIOS than the one posted, or two in fact but both are BETA and I´d rsther use a stable one. Would never ever use @BIOS, it sucks, have seen so many bricks from that one And I have never seen a option in BIOS for turning on or off the autorecover function, where can I find it?
Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4 yeah that @bios is the worst offender. On my G/Byte i used the Q-Flash feature it did work, but now i always prefer to use the Award/Ami flashers as they seem to do a far better job without any problems (but as usual there is that element of risk). If the bios can fit on a floppy along with the flashing program and the bootable files then use your floppy drive, if not it maybe better to create a bootable CD. Q-Flash does work, it just sometimes dont update all the bios areas if they are not needed, a Award/Amiflash with the /xyz type commands do a full flash. Give Q-Flash a try, im sure it will update, plus if the 2nd bios kicks in you can reflash using the bios's internal system to try again. Mx Regarding BETA bios's yes i always if possible use a lower stable bios providing it meets my systems requirements. EDIT: The Dual-Bios feature is available on the Main Bios screen usually a F1 to enter Q-Flash, you should hopefully see a menulist of Use backup-bios, flash from backup-to main etc it may have changed on these later boards and its not changeable or viewable. My dualbios board is a old BX2000 series but still works.
The modded BIOS I got from this forum do not contain any other flash util than the original from Gigabyte "FLASH895.EXE" and a autoexec.bat file that only contains the command for flashing with no extra switches.
If you have the SLIC, then you are ok. Although you should be able to update Vista with no registration needed, whether you have or dont have a SLIC.
If it has been tested ok as it is then create a bootable floppy, and copy the autoexec and flash bits reboot and let it update with the newer bios.
Please Help! I have PhoenixBIOS on an HP laptop. How do I make a copy of the BIOS so that I can post it and have it Modified? The only help I get from HP concerning BIOS is an executable file that flashes my BIOS. I am a newb and know nothing about htis stuff. Thanks for any and all help. Sxott