BIOS 3101 Comments

[JohnAb]

Any experiences/comments - please add here...

[JohnAb]

Thanks for the info, if I upgrade I'll get that RAM. It could be the ME Firmware I suppose, but that can't be downgraded, so it will still be the same when you go back to 2703. I'm beaten, lol. 

[vidarr76]

sure it's possible;-)

[vidarr76]

[LBaoBao_3110]

Sr , How down InTel ME 2703 

[maximiza]

Z690-e here, put renamed file on usb and updated within bios...no problems.  

[ZiOLONwE]

What does renaming the flash file do? Is this supposed to solve problems?

[maximiza]

The embedded bios code is looking for a specific file name,  the renamer takes the guess work out of it.  

[MrAgapiGC]

 update the bios i have No problem at all. cero. i will reprogram my oc settings tomorrow. since i am working on a report.

[PauloPanda]

Situation: I have 4 rows of DDR5 RAM (128GB) installed in the ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI Motherboard. The RAM were rated at 5600 MHz. But I can only run them at 5333 MHz as the Motherboard will refuse to boot up if the speed was set at 5600 MHz.

Issues: After I made changes to the RAM speed to test if it can run at higher speed (i.e., beyond 5333 Mhz), the PC will refuse to boot and shows the BIOS code of 98. The only way to recover it will be to flash back to the older BIOS version and then update it again to the latest BIOS. Then will the PC only able to boot and allows me to get into the BIOS to change the RAM speed back to 5333 Mhz.

Suggestion: Any way to make the PC boot immediate into the BIOS (before starting POST) after updating/clearing the BIOS to make the necessary BIOS setting changes first? Currently, the PC will conduct POST first before allowing me to access the BIOS. This will always ended up hanging the PC at POST stage due to "incorrect" RAM speed. 

Help please. Thanks.

[JohnAb]

I don't know of a way to access the BIOS before POST, but if you reset the BIOS, wouldn't that change it back down to 5333Mhz (or less)? I can't remember what the default speed is, but I think it might be 4800.

Otherwise, you could try a complete power off or maybe even try flashing the BIOS again. Failing that, perhaps you will have to go back to an earlier BIOS like some others posting here. Seems like 3101 isn't working as expected for everybody, although for me it's been solid so far. 

Perhaps you could adjust the RAM voltages and get things stable with 3101, but going back to an earlier version might be a lot simpler. As you can tell, I don't have an answer, just my thoughts.