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Can't update BIOS on AsRock Z97 Pro 4

kitekrazy

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Tried 2 different flash sticks in FAT32 format. It just hangs in the BIOS. This seems to be common in AsRock.

2.6
1.Add NVMe support.
2.Update NTFS module.

I thought this might help my disappearing SSD.

I've never had trouble updating a BIOS. This is my first AsRock board.
 
I've never had a problem updating my AsRock boards, BUT -- with any manufacturer, some updates have to be done at the factory depending on the version of the board you have.
 
I've never had a problem updating my AsRock boards, BUT -- with any manufacturer, some updates have to be done at the factory depending on the version of the board you have.

That would be a first.
 
I only did it once; it was a Gigabyte board but it was an odd circumstance. Wanted to use a new i9 chip and still have a PCI slot. Not too many boards do that!

Oh I forgot about that. Some people would order boards and they didn't have the updated BIOS. Typical modern Intel platform hopping.
 
I once bricked a board with a failed BIOS update and back then I ordered a pre-flashed replacement chip on ebay which was reasonably easy to install and that brought my board back to life. What I'm getting at: maybe if you can't update it yourself you can just buy a chip with the right BIOS version on it?
 
I once bricked a board with a failed BIOS update and back then I ordered a pre-flashed replacement chip on ebay which was reasonably easy to install and that brought my board back to life. What I'm getting at: maybe if you can't update it yourself you can just buy a chip with the right BIOS version on it?

It's the faulty drive. The only reason for the BIOS update was a possible resurrection.
 
I’ve got 4 x Z97m WS rigs, all with 4790k’s.
I updated mine to use the i7 5775C Broadwells.
2.1 IIRC, no new BIOS since 2015 I’m aware of but I also used Instant Flash

First couple of USB Sticks wouldn’t work. Bought a brand new 16GB Stick from Office Depot, formatted to FAT 32 from scratch.
Something finicky about reformatting from NTFS as opposed formatting to FAT32 from the get go.

Been a while since I did that. Took a whole damn day.
 
With the faulty Intel drive out of the way, the update worked. Unfortunately it removed my onboard sound and had to download the Realtek drivers. After that everything is back to normal.
 
With the faulty Intel drive out of the way, the update worked. Unfortunately it removed my onboard sound and had to download the Realtek drivers. After that everything is back to normal.
what model intel did you have? Did SMART diagnostics show errors with the drive?
 
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