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BIOS update on G74 - Not working

mx5boi
Level 7
The ASUS Auo-update utility tells me that I need to (or rather 'suggests' that I should) updte my BIOS but it fails.

I tried to update it manually usng the winflash utility and the lastest update here:
http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=3&s=336&m=G74Sx&os=30&hashedid=LUFmeP8fwFruEdH7

It has the same problem - and same error.

"THE BIOS FILE VERSION DOES NOT MATCH THE BOS ROM VERSION". (See screenshot)

N.B. I currenty have BIOS version 201. The Auto-update feature has version 202, yet the downloads page has 203 (I guess the auto-update will catch up at some point).

I tried sending a support request to ASUS with all the information above (and the screenshot) but they clearly did not even read it as they just sent me a 'canned' response telling me to do what I have already done --- and completely ignored the error entirely.

Any ideas guys and gals?

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ASUS G74SX
17.3" 1920X1080 Full HD LED Backlight, glossy
2nd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor 2.2-3.1GHz,32nm (6M Cache, up to 2.90 GHz) 45W
16GB DDR3 1333 Dual-Channel (4G X 4)
nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 3GB GDDR5, DX11
2 x 500 GB Seagate Momentus® XT Solid State Hybrid Drives
Mat****a BD MLT UJ240AFW
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YartsevSA
Level 7
Try to download it from ASUS support site, put it to C: and update it locally.

I downloaded both the utility and the BIOS update file to my desktop and ran it from there.

Same error.
ASUS G74SX
17.3" 1920X1080 Full HD LED Backlight, glossy
2nd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor 2.2-3.1GHz,32nm (6M Cache, up to 2.90 GHz) 45W
16GB DDR3 1333 Dual-Channel (4G X 4)
nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 3GB GDDR5, DX11
2 x 500 GB Seagate Momentus® XT Solid State Hybrid Drives
Mat****a BD MLT UJ240AFW

Yeah, I have the G74SX, and I get the same thing. Says I'm on 201, but won't update to 202

Any ideas?

I got the same problem with asus live update.
going to try manual now

smooth sailing worked like a charm

mx5boi
Level 7
The lovely folks at ASUS suppot sent me the following:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.

If you do not have big problems with the current status, I suggest you not to update BIOS at the moment.


Gee... Thanks for nothing... How about fixing the problem or giving me a solution other than "Don't bother"
ASUS G74SX
17.3" 1920X1080 Full HD LED Backlight, glossy
2nd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor 2.2-3.1GHz,32nm (6M Cache, up to 2.90 GHz) 45W
16GB DDR3 1333 Dual-Channel (4G X 4)
nVidia GeForce GTX 560M 3GB GDDR5, DX11
2 x 500 GB Seagate Momentus® XT Solid State Hybrid Drives
Mat****a BD MLT UJ240AFW

having the exact same preoblem, i'm having problems with other programs causing the laptop to blue screen too though, just me? or can it be connected?

pontifex_maximus wrote:
having the exact same preoblem, i'm having problems with other programs causing the laptop to blue screen too though, just me? or can it be connected?


I'm having the exact same problem too... I started getting blue screen a couple times this week and I'm trying to update the BIOS but getting the problem with the BIOS not matching or whatever. Anybody find a solution to this?

A3roSolus
Level 8
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