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Bios flashing

manufacturers would recommend to u that if everything is running fine don´t update. :eek:

the new bios releases come with minor improvements, like better stability and overclockeability, i personally use a PATA HD with some old OS to Flash my BIOS, i would be careful with what u read on the Newegg site, some dudes just don´t know a thing about what they´re saying, writing actually
 
There are really only two reasons to flash the bios, so you can mount a processor not covered by the current bios, or to improve a stability issue that is known and repaired by the update.

You need to D/L a motherboard manual and read about BIOS flashing particular to that MB. Some will accept flashing from a thumb-drive and some use the "older" awardflash method that requires floppy discs and a floppy drive.

It can be tricky, trust me, I spent all weekend trying to flash a BIOS only to finally figure out the chip just wasnt gonna do it.

That is a great MB. It should not require a BIOS upgrade unless the BIOS supplied doesnt accept a CPU you plan on pairing it with.

Doing a little search, you should not have to change the BIOS unless you want to use a C2D 6320 or 6420. Go to the Gigabyte page and look up CPUs supported,also D/L the manual and read about flashing the BIOS.
 
I swap Bios (flash) like some folks change their underwear...........:D All in a effort for better (higher and more stable OC's). Read and follow the board makers instructions to the letter, unless you know a better way that works 100% safely. As a rule I used to flash from a CD setup to act like a floppy, but recently I started flashing from a USB flash drive, much faster IMHO............:eek: But as a rule, there's now reason to flash a bios unless you're having a board issue and the new bios is said to resolve the problem. Beta Bios for OC'ing are a different story altoghther and shouldn't be done unless you are safe with the idea that it may kill your MoBo.
 
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