BIOS Update Maximus X Formula

[ThreePeenSoup]

I know this isn't this complicated, but clarifying some of this stuff is ridiculous between ASUS tech support and some of these forums where I believe you all have more experience. I'm going to post what I think I know is correct. Please, if someone sees something wrong let me know.

Maximus X Formula

Download the update
Rename the update to M10F.CAP using renamer tool and put it on USB 3.0 Flash Drive
Restart into bios > default settings
Shut down
Power cord out of PSU > Hold power button to make sure it's all gone

Now do I Hold the CLRCMOS button for 5 - 10 seconds or just press it once? ASUS tech guy said just press it once but ASUS tech guy was kind of a condescending tool shed so I don't know.

Plug back in
Boot to BIOS and use EZ Flash to update.
If it works it'll boot back up if not I can use Crashfree BIOS to recover it?
 

I'm sorry I have to come here and ask you guys who do this stuff for free. I tried ASUS tech support. They literally don't care. Dude just kept thanking me "for that information" and asking me if I had any other questions without answering the questions I had just asked. Why call yourself tech support? 

Any help is appreciated, thank you.

[Jurrunio]

I never clear cmos when I flash the bios, it automatically wipes the BIOS during the flashing process

[ThreePeenSoup]

16 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

I never clear cmos when I flash the bios, it automatically wipes the BIOS during the flashing process

Okay, do you see why I'm confused though?  I have three different answers.  Hold it down, press it once, don't bother doing it.

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, TheNoid said:

Okay, do you see why I'm confused though?

Because you have never done it before? Like really, you start the flashing process in the bios, wait for it to finish, it will reboot right away and send you straight back into the bios because it is wiped and has no idea where the boot device is. No user intervention during the bios flash process.

[ThreePeenSoup]

4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Because you have never done it before? Like really, you start the flashing process in the bios, wait for it to finish, it will reboot right away and send you straight back into the bios because it is wiped and has no idea where the boot device is. No user intervention during the bios flash process.

Right, and when I ask people who have I get different answers.

 

Like really.

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, TheNoid said:

Right, and when I ask people who have I get different answers.

 

Like really.

I dont understand either. the BIOS settings are all written to the BIOS chip itself, which gets wiped and written to during the BIOS flashing process. It's just like saying you have to format your drives first before installing Windows when Windows installer can already wipe partitions for you.

[ThreePeenSoup]

Alright just going to reset the settings to default in the bios instead of using the button in the back because apparently it's the same thing.  Then just update it and see what happens.  

Thank you for your reply and time.

[Jurrunio]

5 minutes ago, TheNoid said:

Alright just going to reset the settings to default in the bios instead of using the button in the back because apparently it's the same thing.

note that it isn't. Reset to default in the bios doesn't always reset everything. On my board for example, it doesn't reset boot device or storage settings, while clear CMOS (button, jumper or pulling the battery) reset everything. It's only in flashing bios that you can wipe everything without physically touching the board or any buttons.

[ThreePeenSoup]

Okay. Well then i'm pressing with the button with the psu unplugged and closing my eyes.

[paulmohr]

I never do any of that stuff honestly. I just download the new bios, unzip it to a thumb drive and restart the computer into the bios. Then I use the update bios feature in there and let it do its thing. When it boots back up I load the default settings, save and exit and see if it boots into windows. Then I go back into the bios and change/tweak anything I might want to change like memory, fan curves and stuff like that.

 

I have an MSI and before that an Asrock, I never had to use a tool to change the name of the file or anything like that. I did see where if you are using the flashback option without a cpu MSI says to change the name of the file, not sure why, I have never used that feature though. For a normal bios update I didn't change anything. I don't have the same board as you though.

[ThreePeenSoup]

7 minutes ago, paulmohr said:

I never do any of that stuff honestly. I just download the new bios, unzip it to a thumb drive and restart the computer into the bios. Then I use the update bios feature in there and let it do its thing. When it boots back up I load the default settings, save and exit and see if it boots into windows. Then I go back into the bios and change/tweak anything I might want to change like memory, fan curves and stuff like that.

 

I have an MSI and before that an Asrock, I never had to use a tool to change the name of the file or anything like that. I did see where if you are using the flashback option without a cpu MSI says to change the name of the file, not sure why, I have never used that feature though. For a normal bios update I didn't change anything. I don't have the same board as you though.

I like how i'm trying to figure out the perfect way to do this without messing up my hardware and you're just "meh, rename what? just plug it in and update."  It's just funny to me, I wish I was that relaxed about it.  ASUS requires you to rename it i think.  Every vid I've watched they all rename it depending on what board you have.