Can't update Asus Bios

[K0stas]

Goodday everyone!

 

I have been trying to update my bios today without any success. I downloaded the latest bios from Asus' site (TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI BIOS 1616), I formatted a usb drive and copied the file in it, then entered the bios and after selecting the file and loading it, my PC restarted before the processing bar loads, it wouldn't boot and the CPU led was red on the motherboard. After waiting for 15 minutes, I decided to hit the reset button and my pc restarted without any issues but it was still using the old bios. Does anyone know what is wrong?

 

My system specs are the following:

 

TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI

AMD 7700X

32gb G.skill 6000MHz ram

[37748585862723896]

45 minutes ago, K0stas said:

then entered the bios and after selecting the file and loading it, my PC restarted before the processing bar loads

Which state did it reboot?

After reading the bios file, or 

After proceed installing the bios

 

Always use default optimized settings for bios updates

 

I also find out asus bios could read disk drives, so may be no usb needed ( haven't tried)

 

[K0stas]

Right after I clicked the read bios file option the processing bar appeared and it rebooted right away before the bar loads.

10 minutes ago, 37748585862723896 said:

Always use default optimized settings for bios updates

I used the default optimized settings option but when I restarted the PC after the update failure, my bios were the same as before setting them to default. Do I need to save and exit after choosing the default setting and then re enter the bios to update?

[SorryBella]

1 hour ago, K0stas said:

Does anyone know what is wrong?

Remember to follow the instruction to a T. Asus requires you to rename the BIOS file before you flash it to a board using the included app.

[37748585862723896]

I never renamed the bios, still got successfully installed

 

Lucky yours didnt hang while installing, which did bricked my mobo with unstable oc

 

Everything default and save , no docp 

 

Flashing bios is always terrifying, only update when you need it

[K0stas]

4 hours ago, SorryClaire said:

Remember to follow the instruction to a T. Asus requires you to rename the BIOS file before you flash it to a board using the included app.

Yes, I renamed the bios file too.

 

4 hours ago, 37748585862723896 said:

Lucky yours didnt hang while installing, which did bricked my mobo with unstable oc

 

Everything default and save , no docp 

 

Flashing bios is always terrifying, only update when you need it

So true! When 15 minutes passed and nothing was happening I pressed the reset button with a broken heart... I was so relieved when it booted...

 

The thing is that the newest bios update is not Beta and is a fix for the known issues regarding voltage issues so this is why I was so eager to update.

 

 

BTW, Since the beginning, my PC is taking a while to start after pressing the on button. It turns on right away but it needs some time (about 10 seconds) to cycle the motherboard leds (CPU, Dram, VGA) before it sends any signal to my monitor. Is this normal?

[NumLock21]

18 minutes ago, K0stas said:

Yes, I renamed the bios file too.

 

So true! When 15 minutes passed and nothing was happening I pressed the reset button with a broken heart... I was so relieved when it booted...

 

The thing is that the newest bios update is not Beta and is a fix for the known issues regarding voltage issues so this is why I was so eager to update.

 

 

BTW, Since the beginning, my PC is taking a while to start after pressing the on button. It turns on right away but it needs some time (about 10 seconds) to cycle the motherboard leds (CPU, Dram, VGA) before it sends any signal to my monitor. Is this normal?

10 seconds is consider to be fast and it's normal. For future bios update, do not use the USB flash drive method. This is only to be used when your board has no screen. Update bios by going into bios itself and use the EZ flash option. In here it lets you update just like as if you are in Windows itself, you'll get a GUI and a progress bar to see the status of the update.

[K0stas]

32 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Update bios by going into bios itself and use the EZ flash option. In here it lets you update just like as if you are in Windows itself, you'll get a GUI and a progress bar to see the status of the update.

This is what I did, I used the Ez flash options in the bios. I followed the Asus instructions and I was supposed to copy the update file to a formatted usb drive and then load it from the bios using Ez flash.

[NumLock21]

Just now, K0stas said:

This is what I did, I used the Ez flash options in the bios. I followed the Asus instructions and I was supposed to copy the update file to a formatted usb drive and then load it from the bios using Ez flash.

They probably instructed people to USB so it's easier to find the file, but the utility itself can see all the drives, just have to browse to where the bios is located and update directly from that.

[K0stas]

10 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

They probably instructed people to USB so it's easier to find the file, but the utility itself can see all the drives, just have to browse to where the bios is located and update directly from that.

Oh, good to know! I will try that next time!

[K0stas]

An update for anyone who has the same issue as me.

 

The culprit was the default settings. When I used the automatic option to set all settings to default, I should have saved and restarted before updating the BIOS.

I also loaded the file straight from my SSD and not from a USB drive like NumLock21 suggested.

 

Once I clicked the "read file" option, same thing happened as before, meaning my PC restarted right away, but this time it booted straight to BIOS and the installation of the update started right away!

 

Thank you everyone who replied to this thread and helped me find a solution.