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alright, there are 3 versions and i guess i have to use the latest "F3d"?
http://prntscr.com/etxjhn

it says its a beta BIOS so if you are fine with that then use it seeing as its the most likely to fix any problems but beta BIOS versions have usiually not been tested with all the hardware configurations supported so it could be unstabile

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Hey there!

Im new to bios updates and stuff and wanted to update mine but im not really sure if im going to do it right.
msinfo32 says i have a "GA-F2A78M-HD2" motherboard from gigabyte

found this update:
http://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-F2A78M-HD2-rev-30#support-dl

here is a screenshot of the other stuff (sorry its german):
http://prntscr.com/etxe25

but still not sure if that is what i need because my bios version says "American Megatrends Inc. F3a YG1, 09.07.2014"

would be realy nice if somebody could help me out real quick! thanks in advance!

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first of WHY do you want to update it? if there isnt any more reason then "because i want to" then dont seeing as it can brick your motherboard.

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

first of WHY do you want to update it? if there isnt any more reason then "because i want to" then dont seeing as it can brick your motherboard.

i have a issue that i can't use all of my 4gb ram, idk if its normal but i redd that a bios update could solve that.

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2 minutes ago, VirtualPhilipp said:

i have a issue that i can't use all of my 4gb ram, idk if its normal but i redd that a bios update could solve that.

thats probably because you are running a 32-bit operating system, not anything to do with the BIOS.

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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2 minutes ago, VirtualPhilipp said:

i posted a sceenshot, you can see there that i have a 64bit system

im pretty sure thats just your CPU being x64 based, check in about this computer where it should say "64-bit operating system, x64-based processor" or "32-bit operating system, x64-based processor". 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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im pretty sure thats just your CPU being x64 based, check in about this computer where it should say "64-bit operating system, x64-based processor" or "32-bit operating system, x64-based processor". 

it is 64-Bit
http://prntscr.com/etxhjb

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Just now, VirtualPhilipp said:

it is 64-Bit
http://prntscr.com/etxhjb

hmm ok then, well you can try updateing the BIOS then. just download the BIOS and put it on a usb stick and boot into the BIOS. there should be a flashing utility and it will ask you to point it at the new BIOS, do that and it should update it. 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

hmm ok then, well you can try updateing the BIOS then. just download the BIOS and put it on a usb stick and boot into the BIOS. there should be a flashing utility and it will ask you to point it at the new BIOS, do that and it should update it. 

could you check if the link that i send fits it? i want to be really sure ;/

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1 minute ago, VirtualPhilipp said:

could you check if the link that i send fits it? i want to be really sure ;/

yah that seems to be the correct one

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, VirtualPhilipp said:

alright, there are 3 versions and i guess i have to use the latest "F3d"?
http://prntscr.com/etxjhn

it says its a beta BIOS so if you are fine with that then use it seeing as its the most likely to fix any problems but beta BIOS versions have usiually not been tested with all the hardware configurations supported so it could be unstabile

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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