Updating BIOS to 3203 on Maximus IV Extreme-Z Problem

[BrandonFrisby]

I'm updating my presently version 1004 BIOS on my Maximus IV Extreme-Z using the formatted memory stick/ROG Connect port method (not aware of any easier way to do this) and it went off without a hitch on my last few updates.

But when I try to make the step up to 3203 in order to gain access to my PCIe 3.0 and potentially Ivy Bridge functionality (budget allowing!) I'm met with a temporarily bricked board. It begins to boot, but it gets hung on 72 (PCH Device Intialization) and will not go any further in the boot process.

Has anyone else experience this issue?

Is there any other special steps you must take in order to upgrade to 3203?
This could well be operator error - I'm fairly new to all this overclocking (though I do have a nice stable air cooled 5.0 ghz i7 2600k) and the UEFI BIOS has so many bells and whistles it makes my head spin.

If it's a continued issue, I may just wait until a newer revision comes out and just deal with the lower PCIe 2.0 bandwidth. From what I can see, even the current gen of PCIe 3.0 cards scarcely take advantage of the added headroom, and my games and work all run beautifully as is.

[HiVizMan]

If your board is working as it is and you do not as yet have the IVy CPU do not flash your bios.


Cheers

[C_blankenship]

Same issue here. I upgraded via the Asus app to 3203. Everything upgraded like it normally does. But when I went to restart to finish the upgrade, it reboots itself after checking to see if the HD are RAID. I have tried to upgrade it via the ROG port in the back, to no avail. It just keeps blinking. I tried with all the ROM files, one at time, using M4EZ.ROM, and still just blinking light that never turns off! Im giving it another day and then returning this god forsaken mother board to Amazon. Maybe I'll have better luck with another motherboard manufacturer.

[moorhen2]

C_blankenship wrote:
Same issue here. I upgraded via the Asus app to 3203. Everything upgraded like it normally does. But when I went to restart to finish the upgrade, it reboots itself after checking to see if the HD are RAID. I have tried to upgrade it via the ROG port in the back, to no avail. It just keeps blinking. I tried with all the ROM files, one at time, using M4EZ.ROM, and still just blinking light that never turns off! Im giving it another day and then returning this god forsaken mother board to Amazon. Maybe I'll have better luck with another motherboard manufacturer.

Have you tried booting from the second bios chip,or did you flash both chips,not normaly a good idea.When you use the ROG port it is normal for the light to blink for several minutes,you have to wait till it stops.You should use the EZ flash utility in the bios for upgrading the bios,the ROG port way is for "Flashback".

[kittendoggie]

1: your mobo does not have pcie 3.0
2: try your second bios, if you have tried the ROG port button-pressing USB flashback option to no avail (check this link: http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?1142-How-to-use-ASUS-ROG-USB-BIOS-Flashback). Don't forget to change the name of the rom file to: M4EZ.ROM
3: if nothing else works, you have 3 options: a) RMA the board (don't do that), b) buy a pre-programmed bios chip off-ebay, or c) MY FAVOURITE buy this SPI flash usb programmer and solve your UEFI bios issues once and for all: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220999453755?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1781wt_...

[HiVizMan]

I flashed back quite easy with the MIVE board.

In the BIOS go to tools
Bios Revert option right at the bottom
Select
You now are give a choice of '1' or '2' select 2 (if you have flashed your A bios.
Press enter
Let the system do its thing

Works perfectly and this is all in the manual too.

[davidwilkerson]

this option will revert to bios? flashback?

[KILLER_K]

It will revert back to the bios version on the second rom. There is a bios switch button on the board. If you press and hold it down, it will then change the led over and light up the led to the second bios. That will show you what rom version is on the second one. You can either flash that one to the other file as stated using the bios tool. Or just run that one if you like. Thanks

[davidwilkerson]

the second is like flashing bios first or copy the sugunda bios which is the home for the first or a downgrade?

[KILLER_K]

It takes the bios location on the second bios chip and copies it to the other bios chip. In the end you will have two exact copies of that same bios on both bios chips. Then you can hit the bios switch button boot back to bios 1. Flash it to what ever current bios you would like to have on that one. Thanks