• EVGA GeForce 10 Series
  • Update 11/9/16 with NEW BIOS - EVGA GeForce GTX 1080/1070/1060 PWM Temperature Upadate (p.52)
2016/11/03 14:31:56
erroded
Just an FYI. I ran the bios update for the primary bios on my 08G-P4-6276-KR GTX 1070 card and ran into a weird issue.
 
I ran the update, everything went fine. No errors. The command prompt disappeared. I wait a few minutes for everything to settle down and make sure that there wasn't anything else about to happen. Nothing did after about a minute.
 
As the instructions stated, I rebooted. Upon coming back up, everything was defaulted back to an abysmal resolution. PrecisionX stated that there was no hardware detected, and no Nvidia Control Panel. I attempted to run the BIOS update again and it hung for a while and dropped a few errors, which I neglected to get a screenshot thinking the primary BIOS had been pooched.
 
I shut my PC down and did a cold boot. Everything recovered fine at that point.
 
Not sure if this was the intended "restart" mentioned in the instructions, but if a cold boot is necessary, you might want to clarify that.
 
EDIT - clarification here as well, after the cold boot (and now warm boot), things have remained stable. The BIOS shown in the Nvidia Control Panel indicates the proper one.
 
2nd EDIT - Using a single GTX 1070 with dual displays (one via HDMI, one via DVI). When doing the update, and the "blank screen" mentioned, only my HDMI connected monitor came back. When I rebooted the first time after the update, my DVI was the only one connected and it was at a basic default resolution. After the cold boot, I got both monitors back. I keep thinking of details that might matter.
 
3rd EDIT - just went back a page or two and noticed one of the moderators mentioning disabling the driver before doing the update. If the driver causes issues with resolution and such when doing a BIOS update, it might be worth adding that into the instructions on HOW to disable that so n00bz like me don't freak out when stuff happens. :-P
2016/11/03 14:36:50
Mystikalrush
Well i ran the update.exe didnt work the 1st time, couldnt find GPU to update. Closed it, ran it a 2nd time, this time it detected a GPU. Next a prompt of what to expect to happen applying the update. Couldnt read it fast enough, because within 2-4 seconds my screen just went blank. I didnt even get to type "y" or anything to approve the update, now im just sitting at a blank no signal monitor screen, afraid to turn off my pc.
 
EDIT**
 
Okay, so after sitting at no signal screen for about 3-5 minutes, i just blindingly hit the letter "y" on my keyboard, about 5 seconds later, my signal returned, and i check GPU-Z to see it did update the BIOs. That was a scary and strange process.
2016/11/03 14:38:58
ilyama
We agree that this new bios is absoluely nothing more than a new fan curve ?
2016/11/03 14:40:00
Xfade81
I hope you chose the correct update file.
 
ilyama
We agree that this new bios is absoluely nothing more than a new fan curve ?


 
That's what has been said. It also includes the previous bios fix, the Micron issue one.
2016/11/03 14:40:20
bcavnaugh
Mystikalrush
Well i ran the update.exe didnt work the 1st time, couldnt find GPU to update. Closed it, ran it a 2nd time, this time it detected a GPU. Next a prompt of what to expect to happen applying the update. Couldnt read it fast enough, because within 2-4 seconds my screen just went blank. I didnt even get to type "y" or anything to approve the update, now im just sitting at a blank no signal monitor screen, afraid to turn off my pc.


Did you close all running Programs?
Did you Right Click on the file and select Run as administrator?
After it runs you need to restart the computer to see the new bios.
2016/11/03 14:42:10
Dejos
How do you know when it's complete? I pressed "y" and its just sitting there.
2016/11/03 14:42:47
Mystikalrush
bcavnaugh
Mystikalrush
Well i ran the update.exe didnt work the 1st time, couldnt find GPU to update. Closed it, ran it a 2nd time, this time it detected a GPU. Next a prompt of what to expect to happen applying the update. Couldnt read it fast enough, because within 2-4 seconds my screen just went blank. I didnt even get to type "y" or anything to approve the update, now im just sitting at a blank no signal monitor screen, afraid to turn off my pc.


Did you close all running Programs?
Did you Right Click on the file and select Run as administrator?
After it runs you need to restart the computer to see the new bios.


Yes, ran as admin. It updated with hitting "Y" on my keyboard at a no signal screen for a few minutes and within seconds my signal returned and bios was updated.


2016/11/03 14:57:00
Lanzus
1080 FTW here. 
Just flashed in 5 second and restarted. 
 
No problem at all. 
2016/11/03 14:58:26
JPMNZ
Correct me if I am wrong, but where I come from changing something(BIOS-Fan Operation) with the card that contradicts what is on the box -is called false advertising. Even if it fixes the issues on the box it says 1 "400% longer life" 2 "Quieter operation" 3 "Cooler GPU" 4 "Increased airflow and cooler looks".
 
2016/11/03 15:06:23
Xfade81
JPMNZ
Correct me if I am wrong, but where I come from changing something(BIOS-Fan Operation) with the card that contradicts what is on the box -is called false advertising. Even if it fixes the issues on the box it says 1 "400% longer life" 2 "Quieter operation" 3 "Cooler GPU" 4 "Increased airflow and cooler looks".
 





The only thing this changes in >some circumstances< is the "Quieter operation". The rest is still the same. I can live with 200 rpm+- change.

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