Update your BIOS motherboard is sometimes essential when it comes to taking care of a new processor.
In quick succession, the BIOS of our motherboards have been updated by their respective manufacturers to take into account the latest releases in terms of processors, whether from AMD or Intel.
Such updates often go through so-called “beta” versions of these BIOSes. The wording is clearly stated by motherboard manufacturers, but not always the fact that it can be dangerous.
A beta BIOS for the Core i9-14900KS
“ Dangerous “, the term is perhaps a little strong insofar as there does not seem to be any physical risk of irremediable destruction of any component once the update has been carried out.
However, we cannot say that the “F5d” beta BIOS of Gigabyte’s AORUS Z790 motherboards is completely reliable. Designed to ensure support for Intel Core i9-14900KS processors, this BIOS will therefore not concern many people… and that’s a good thing, because once it is deployed, the F5d does not seem very cooperative .
(Very) many users complain of no longer being able to access the BIOS screen without the system freezing after a period of time of between a few seconds and a few tens of seconds. Not enough anyway to actually use the BIOS options.
A “beta” not indicated and still online
In absolute terms, the problem is therefore not “ dangerous » firstly because the system seems to boot and function normally beyond this problematic access to the BIOS options. Then because it seems possible to go back by flashing with an older version.
Where the thing raises more questions is that the BIOS access problem does not seem to be an isolated case. Wouldn’t Gigabyte have been rigorous enough before deploying this beta version? Furthermore, we wonder why said version is still available at the time of writing and without the slightest warning…
This point raises the issue of product tracking. Basically, it is reassuring to see a manufacturer update the BIOS of its motherboards to accommodate new processors. Except that this does not seem easy and only concerns a small part of Gigabyte products: only motherboards with Z790 chipsets.
Thus, even the most high-end Gigabyte Z690 models were not entitled to this “F5d” version. Mind you, considering the problems encountered by many users, this may not be a bad thing for once.
Source : Uniko’s Hardware, VideoCardz
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