Virtualbox shows only 32-bit machine options
Ralf Mardorf
ralf.mardorf at rocketmail.com
Mon Jan 27 01:52:13 UTC 2020
On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:32:19 +0000, Manish Jain wrote:
>On 2020-01-27 02:40, Robert Huff wrote:
>>
>> Manish Jain writes:
>>
>>> What do you think I should do ? As a side note, I have never
>>> updated BIOS in my life. So if I do it in the coming days, it shall
>>> be a first.
>>
>> It is my understanding that - after carefully researching
>> others' experiences - one ought to always keep the BIOS at the most
>> recent revision.
>> And yes - if you've never done it before it can be
>> _terrifying_. The good news is modern machines make it far safer and
>> less painful than it used to be.
>>
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>>
>> Robert Huff
>>
>
>
>Hi Robert/others,
>
>
>So here we go !
>
>I have downloaded the latest BIOS version's update file
>mb_bios_b450-aorus-elite_f51.zip from Gigabyte's support site. The zip
>archive contains 4 files :
>
>B450AE.F51
>Efiflash.exe
>autoexec.bat
>readme.txt
Just for the record then B450M ELITE is at F2, even a F5 wasn't
released.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios
B450 ELITE is at F51.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios
>Since I have never updated BIOS before, I will appreciate assistance
>in what I have to do next. In my understanding, I should
>
>1) Extract the zip's contents somewhere
>2) Format a USB pen drive /dev/da0s1 as msdosfs
>3) Copy the zip's contents to /dev/da0s1
>4) Boot from the pen drive
>
>A couple of questions:
>
>1) Is simply booting from the pen drive enough or do I have to carry
>out some commands ? I do not think I should have to carry out any
>commands because autoexec.bat contains the required command :
>(efiflash.exe B450AE.F51)
You don't need to boot, just power on the machine and enter the BIOS
with the USB stick attached.
>2) There are multiple BIOS updates available at Gigabyte's support
>website between my current BIOS version (F5) and the latest BIOS
>version (F51). Can I directly update from F5 to F51, or whether each
>BIOS update in between has to be carried out sequentially ? That
>really would be a nightmare !
In your case it is a nightmare. But usually it isn't.
"Note: Before updating BIOS to this new version, you MUST follow the
steps as detailed under BIOS F40 discription"
"Note:
1. If you are using Q-Flash Utility to update BIOS, make sure you have
updated BIOS to F32 before [...]. Before update BIOS to [...], you have
to install EC FW Update Tool (B19.0517.1 or later version) to avoid
4DIMM DDR incompatibility on 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ CPU."
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