Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 02:52:19 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Virtualbox shows only 32-bit machine options Message-ID: <20200127025219.497aa05e@archlinux> In-Reply-To: <DB8PR06MB6442268D7C856AC775A575EBF6080@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> References: <VI1PR06MB6448AE9DEF82397F01D6F71EF6090@VI1PR06MB6448.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <CABg51i%2B2VhnucSUzPS_qPO7fOiDQyZY7hGFz1xhtoF8GsnT=uQ@mail.gmail.com> <DB8PR06MB64421BB2C719FE1E842A1852F6080@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <20200126200007.21775a05@archlinux> <20200126200648.71789189@archlinux> <DB8PR06MB644288AC2D3F72899B50740FF6080@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> <24110.61.962558.823734@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <DB8PR06MB6442268D7C856AC775A575EBF6080@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com>
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On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:32:19 +0000, Manish Jain wrote: >On 2020-01-27 02:40, Robert Huff wrote: >>=20 >> Manish Jain writes: >> =20 >>> What do you think I should do ? As a side note, I have never >>> updated BIOS in my life. So if I do it in the coming days, it shall >>> be a first. =20 >>=20 >> It is my understanding that - after carefully researching >> others' experiences - one ought to always keep the BIOS at the most >> recent revision. >> And yes - if you've never done it before it can be >> _terrifying_. The good news is modern machines make it far safer and >> less painful than it used to be. >>=20 >>=20 >> Respectfully, >>=20 >>=20 >> Robert Huff >> =20 > > >Hi Robert/others, > > >So here we go ! > >I have downloaded the latest BIOS version's update file >mb_bios_b450-aorus-elite_f51.zip from Gigabyte's support site. The zip=20 >archive contains 4 files : > >B450AE.F51 >Efiflash.exe >autoexec.bat >readme.txt Just for the record then B450M ELITE is at F2, even a F5 wasn't released. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10/support#suppo= rt-dl-bios B450 ELITE is at F51. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10/support#suppor= t-dl-bios >Since I have never updated BIOS before, I will appreciate assistance >in what I have to do next. In my understanding, I should > >1) Extract the zip's contents somewhere >2) Format a USB pen drive /dev/da0s1 as msdosfs >3) Copy the zip's contents to /dev/da0s1 >4) Boot from the pen drive > >A couple of questions: > >1) Is simply booting from the pen drive enough or do I have to carry >out some commands ? I do not think I should have to carry out any >commands because autoexec.bat contains the required command : >(efiflash.exe B450AE.F51) You don't need to boot, just power on the machine and enter the BIOS with the USB stick attached. >2) There are multiple BIOS updates available at Gigabyte's support=20 >website between my current BIOS version (F5) and the latest BIOS >version (F51). Can I directly update from F5 to F51, or whether each >BIOS update in between has to be carried out sequentially ? That >really would be a nightmare ! In your case it is a nightmare. But usually it isn't. "Note: Before updating BIOS to this new version, you MUST follow the steps as detailed under BIOS F40 discription" "Note: 1. If you are using Q-Flash Utility to update BIOS, make sure you have updated BIOS to F32 before [...]. Before update BIOS to [...], you have to install EC FW Update Tool (B19.0517.1 or later version) to avoid 4DIMM DDR incompatibility on 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen=E2=84=A2 CPU."
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