GA-71XE4 BIOS update?

[tommyleenow]

I have a GA-71XE4 Ver 1.0 motherboard.
Wanting to update the bios. The board does not except anything more then a 10GB HDD. Would like to able able to run at least a 80GBHDD or 120HDD.
I can not find the drivers to update the BIOS.
Nor do I know how to update. Can anyone help.

It's a Gigabyte motherboard. (Already tried the Gigabyte homepage, it not helpful)
BTW Max os I can run on it after BIOS FLASH? (smoothly)
Max ram I can have on the board it 512ram SDRAM?

 

[boykov]

Hi

It's a Gigabyte motherboard. (Already tried the Gigabyte homepage, it not helpful)

this is the link for the latest bios udate http://www.giga-byte.com/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=1364
also
manuals ; drivers etc....
this is the utils link http://www.giga-byte.com/Support/Motherboard/Utility_List.aspx
the @BIOS should be the utility for online bios upgrade...

regards

 

[tommyleenow]

Will be back.

Thank you boykov,
I will try the link and then flash the board. Will reture when it's works or not. But I am greatful.
Thanks Tom

 

[tommyleenow]

I'mmmm back. ?

boykov.
I've tried the bios update. But gets error.
These are the error I get.

1. Chip set is not supported.
2. Flash part is not supported.
3. Make sure the flash is not protected.

Any hints.

Thanks in advance..

 

[boykov]

In this case you'll have to flash the BIOS using DOS, in the following site you can find a bootdisk for DOS:
http://www.bootdisk.com/
then follow the instructions on this site for DOS flash Utility for Gigabyte motherboards:
http://tw.giga-byte.com/Support/Motherboard/HowToReflashBIOS.aspx

Regards

 

[tommyleenow]

Thank you. boykov's

Thank you. boykov's
The bios flash was done. It all works now. With the 80gb HDD. Wasn't as easy as it said on the instruction. But with you prompt responds, I was able to resole the matter. Quick question to address to the thread.
Does flashing the bios also mean more RAM CAN be added. ? Currently have 256 x 2 SDRAM =
512 SDRAM in total .

 

[Tedster]

read: https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic36678.html

 

[tommyleenow]

Thank you, Tedster

Thank you, Tedster

As advise ablove. Thank you Tedster, for your help. Flash was not. It work. Thanx again.

*****resolved***

Tom