Anytime i try to update my bios i get some oemi mismatch error i used the gigabyte website and app center and tried countless versions because im looking to use ryzen 5 5600 from my current r5 3600 and threads,reddits,forums say to contact the company who prebuilt it and get the latest bios version from them as its not the same as if the gigabyte company sold it to me alone so now im here looking for the solution on updating my bios to f55 from f54d. Ive been trying to solve this for hours with no answer at all
Cant update bios on gigabyte a320m s2h motherboard
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TonyCarter
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Is this a PCSpecialist computer? If so, could you post your full spec from your order page.
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If not, can I suggest you try a general support forum such as Tom's Hardware or Reddit, as this forum is for PCSpecialist customers only.
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If not, can I suggest you try a general support forum such as Tom's Hardware or Reddit, as this forum is for PCSpecialist customers only.
it is a pcspecialist i bought it back like 2020/2021 and upgrading only now
| Case | CORSAIR iCUE 220T RGB AIRFLOW MID TOWER GAMING CASE |
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B4zookaw
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I think this came up ages ago. The current BIOS is a PCS specific one, so if you try and update with a version from the Gigabyte, it won't work. PCS will need to give you the correct one. Let me see if I can find the thread...
Edit: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/foru...m-preinstalled-version-f52d.84745/post-638526 More details.
Edit: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/foru...m-preinstalled-version-f52d.84745/post-638526 More details.
TonyCarter
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It may be in your online account, or you may have to ask PCS technical support to email it to you. We are only volunteers, not PCS.
However, if you want do the 2nd option and get the 'official' Gigabyte version (and ease future BIOS updates)...
Latest BIOS for v1 seems to be F56b...
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Latest BIOS for v2 seems to be FDb...
GA-A320M-S2H (rev. 2.0) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
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TonyCarter
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Two variations of the motherboard.
I don't know what version you have, or how to identify it...but looking at your current BIOS version it looks like you have a rev1 board.
SpyderTracks
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You need to contact them and they'll put it in your online account if it's not already there
B4zookaw
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Or they'll just email it to you, that's what they did when I requested permission to update my bios, as per the T&C's of the warranty
Like call them?
SpyderTracks
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Usually tge quickest way, but you can email or post a support request in your main PCS account also
How long is warranty and stuff anyway i got it back like 2020 2021
SpyderTracks
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It's not related to warranty.
so why was i never given it at the first place, i feel like paying 100 euro for a mobo in a prebuilt i should have the right to update it at the least no? And now i dont even know what i can do with a cpu and fan until i get the link to update it because the option 2 from above didnt work for me after 3 hrs of trying
SpyderTracks
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BIOSes are released over time, version by version to included further compatibility, roll out bug fixes or something.
It would have been on the latest stable BIOS at the time of building, they can't see the future and give you something that doesn't exist!
You do have the right to update it, you just need to contact them to do that or follow the guide above, there's nothing unusual about this. You've bought an OEM PC with an OEM motherboard, it's not a consumer board, so you need an OEM BIOS, they aren't available on manufacturers websites, only through OEMs such as PCS.
If you'd just contacted them first you would have flashed it ages ago. It's really not an issue, they were open until 8 tonight, you could have called them after being recommended to do so by @TonyCarter at 17:15 and it would have been done.
Or as in the guide linked by @B4zookaw you can easily flash it yourself and not have to contact PCS at all. It would literally take 10 minutes.
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i emailed them twice today before 8 and received nothing back had nothing from gmail did a call and no answer i tried the option 2 of using usb it didnt work had a whole discord pc tech group try help me for hrs and i was never informed about how difficult it is the update my bios as per seen any other youtube videos of bio updates take next to 5 mins of time
i tried b4zookaw and it didnt work i tried for around 3hrs and no results it went from notmatched or something to then no bios image found etc and had no luck doing it
SpyderTracks
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I don't know what to say, it's really simple, but if you're struggling, you just need to speak to PCS, there's nothing we can do to help if you're struggling creating the USB to flash it.
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