Official GIGA P35-S3/DS3/DS3R/DS3P/DS4/DQ6 bios/info thread

[HamTard]

I'm not sure if this is the right thread, but I didn't see a more appropriate one.

The GA-EP35-DS3L just had the F5 bios released this month. It comes with a utility to flash from Windows, but it doesn't work on Vista 64-bit, so how would I flash to the new bios? I don't have a floppy drive. I want to do this because the F4 bios has a glitch with the voltages not sticking to any settings you pick.

[r4st4m4n]

I'm not sure if this is the right thread, but I didn't see a more appropriate one.

The GA-EP35-DS3L just had the F5 bios released this month. It comes with a utility to flash from Windows, but it doesn't work on Vista 64-bit, so how would I flash to the new bios? I don't have a floppy drive. I want to do this because the F4 bios has a glitch with the voltages not sticking to any settings you pick.

You should be able to do it with a USB thumbdrive. Just put it onb a USB port, in the BIOS enter the key for "Q-flash". It should be F8 or something like that. It is written at the bottom of the BIOS menu.

[HamTard]

You should be able to do it with a USB thumbdrive. Just put it onb a USB port, in the BIOS enter the key for "Q-flash". It should be F8 or something like that. It is written at the bottom of the BIOS menu.

I guess I finally have to get myself a USB drive, I've managed to avoid it for years because I never really "needed" one. Any good guides on how to do the Qflash? I downloaded the .exe from Gigabyte that extracts an ep35ds3l.f5 file, as well as an autoexec.bat and FLASHPI.exe, but FLASHPI won't work in Vista 64.

What do I put on the USB key? the ep35ds3l.f5 file I assume.

[1_budz]

I guess I finally have to get myself a USB drive, I've managed to avoid it for years because I never really "needed" one. Any good guides on how to do the Qflash? I downloaded the .exe from Gigabyte that extracts an ep35ds3l.f5 file, as well as an autoexec.bat and FLASHPI.exe, but FLASHPI won't work in Vista 64.

What do I put on the USB key? the ep35ds3l.f5 file I assume.

Use the guide from Gigabyte....Search is your friend....

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/...ios_qflash.pdf

save the exe file you downloaded from Gigabyte on to your usb thumb drive. restart your pc and go into your mobo bios. follow that link I gave you on how to flash with QFlash. It's not difficult.

p.s. after you're done flashing the bios restart the pc and then go back into the bios and load fail safe settings and reboot pc.

[CplRusty]

I guess I finally have to get myself a USB drive, I've managed to avoid it for years because I never really "needed" one. Any good guides on how to do the Qflash? I downloaded the .exe from Gigabyte that extracts an ep35ds3l.f5 file, as well as an autoexec.bat and FLASHPI.exe, but FLASHPI won't work in Vista 64.

What do I put on the USB key? the ep35ds3l.f5 file I assume.

Think you need to format your USB flash drive as FAT or FAT32 for this to work. Also have the USB flash drive plugged into the computer before you poweron to enter Q-Flash.

[noinimod]

hey guys.. i'm sorry if this question's been asked before in the 100 odd pages here, but would a p35-ds3p rev 1.0 support wolfdales right outta the box? I've been to the gigabyte website but it doesn't seem like i'm getting the right info; someone over here at problems booting up his e8400 with the rev 1.0, so i was wondering if it works