BIOS for GA-EP45T-UD3R

I started looking into BIOS settings, trying to understand exactly what they do in order to know what i should change if any.

GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-UD3R (Rev. 1.0) | Emaplaadid - BIOS

so i looked i win registry it says my current version is 6.

1st question should i update to V8?

 

Are you facing any problems with your computer, braindead ?

If not, I suggest that you leave the BIOS alone as a corrupt BIOS can leave your whole system unusable.

 

nope, we have doubts about my RAM and im testing that at the moments other than that PC seems fine.

i was trying looking around to try to understand more about bios settings when i noticed the available update.

 

I will edit the original post. The information you included was in a Code listing, they should be as a Quote.

You can (should be able to) read about what each BIOS upgrade does. A Gigabyte motherboard I had for 6 or so years had around 21 BIOS upgrades towards the end, a credit to them, but I only needed the first few.

If you find something that seems beyond what is just happening in the operating system, something "basic ", you can try a BIOS upgrade, but they are not something to take lightly. If they go wrong and you can't start up, there is no going back. Read the instructions carefully (they are quite simple), although if you try to run one "from inside Windows" and Windows is unstable, it might fail. I always use the boot floppy or boot CD system to upgrade a BIOS.

Read about what the upgrade does and see if it could be applicable to your system. You can run the upgrade if you think it could help, but as suggested, don't do them unless you think they could.

Matt

 

to be honest this post wasn't really about bios update, im looking at each "option" and trying to understand what they do (i know ill need loads of help here), but my search pointed out an available update and i knew its not a simple matter so i thought id see if i should bother or not.

 

I don't try to learn what each setting in the BIOS does. It can vary wildly from one computer to another. If the setting is not explained correctly in the BIOS itself or in the motherboard manual, good luck. The BIOS is somewhat computer specific. You can change the setting if you want and see what effect it has, but if the system does not start up you will need to "Clear the CMOS" to get it going again. Making the wrong settings for the graphics could mean you don't see anything on the screen . Making the wrong settings for the RAM or CPU won't let you start up either.

It would be nice if all the BIOSes were the same, but they are not.

I could probably look at your motherboard manual and suggest this or that... (and yeah, you could blame me if the computer wouldn't boot ). What YOU should do is read the information and decide how far you are going to "dip your toes" into changing settings. If you are going to change (variable) settings, do them a little at a time. That is the overclockers' credo.

If you think your RAM is unstable, you could underclock it (hint: look up overclocking RAM and do the reverse). Have you tried switching the modules around?

Matt

 

im currently testing RAM, so far i finished 2 modules and 2 slots.

we also noticed i had a problem with windows search indexing, and fixed that.

so it looks like that's another pointless thread by me.

 

im currently testing RAM, so far i finished 2 modules and 2 slots.

we also noticed i had a problem with windows search indexing, and fixed that.

so it looks like that's another pointless thread by me.

 

I generally recommend you don't upgrade your BIOS unless:

1. It addresses a specific problem you are having,
2. It addresses a security issue (very rare),
3. Current BIOS is corrupt (also rare).​

The only time I routinely update the BIOS is when building a new computer with a new motherboard that just recently hit the market. When motherboards are new, they frequently have a couple BIOS upgrades, and when upgrading when new, before data and applications are installed, there is little harm if the update goes sour, and recovery (or starting over) is easy.

That said, it has been years since I have had an update go bad - that was when the power went out in the middle of the flash - not pretty - but I finally got the funding for UPS I had been harping about. And certainly the major motherboard and BIOS makers have made significant improvements in the update process to minimize problems. You can often update via a supplied Windows utility and directly from the motherboard maker's website (instead of booting to floppy or CD). But there is still a risk, and the results can be catastrophic - as in dead motherboard.

The only time recently I have had to update is when the update included support for a newer CPU a client wanted to install.

 

Agree with you 100% Bill.

I also update BIOS only if its critical else leave it alone. Why complicate life more when there are already so much complications.

 

Well, if it ain't broke ... don't fix it!

Most updates are to fix some obscure problem that most folks don't experience. So read the readme.

 

thx alot guys, i got the idea