11-25-2023 11:40 PM
Hello, I have been updating my BIOS for more than an hour now using EZ Flash 3, the last thing I saw on my display before turning into black screen is something like “…installing ME firmware….” and then I cannot see any progress since then… My VGA light was turned on solid white and case fans, cpu fan and gpu fans was on.
How long do I have to wait till it finish? I’m actually willing to wait up to 6 hours but I’m afraid I might brick this mobo. If updating bios using ez flash 3 failed, can I recover or update my bios again using BIOS Flashback?
11-26-2023 02:06 AM - edited 11-26-2023 02:09 AM
Before trying anything else, turn off the PC in the usual way and also turn off power at the PSU for a few minutes. If that doesn't work, try resetting the CMOS as well using the button on the motherboard rear panel (press for 2-3 seconds). After all of that, you can try flashing again. You might also have a corrupted file on the USB stick, not common, but it does happen. Try downloading again.
A BIOS/ME Firmware flash shouldn't take more than approx. 10 minutes max, but wait for up to 20 minutes if nothing seems to be happening.
12-06-2023 07:34 AM
Dear XmasGG
Please make sure you are using USB2.0 thumb-drive for better compatibility and make it sure you had downloaded and not corrupted.
Using EZFlash from Windows or BIOS/UEFI is less risk.