bcavnaugh

HarryD
Just installed the BIOS update today. Afterwards my computer wouldn't boot. I installed a new cooler and hoped it wasn't the problem. I haven't updated this BIOS in a while so I forgot that when you load defaults before flashing it "turns off" my M.2 drive. Changed my settings like they were before the flash and all is well.
 
Now what's this about CPU micro code and/or firmware that needs to be updated? I have a 5960X.

Did you Reset the Bios back to the Defaults before you updated, NOPE
You have two other Bios that you can fall back on.
No issue here on my i7-5960X as well.
So much for other forum members say that you do not need to set the Bios back to the Defaults before update to a new Bios.
Glad that F12 Key Works

He did set it to default before flashing. "I forgot that when you load defaults before flashing..." He forgot he did that and needed to reset up his BIOS. We all make mistakes.

What HeavyHemi said. I always load defaults before updating the BIOS. What I did forget to do was write down my settings before flashing the BIOS. I know that you can save and load profiles, does that save settings only?
 
So can I save a profile, load defaults, flash BIOS, load profile and be back up and running?

HarryD
What HeavyHemi said. I always load defaults before updating the BIOS. What I did forget to do was write down my settings before flashing the BIOS. I know that you can save and load profiles, does that save settings only?
 
So can I save a profile, load defaults, flash BIOS, load profile and be back up and running?

You can backup profiles to a USB flash drive as well. Though I've always been leery of using saved profiles on a new BIOS version. The X58 was common for that where a NEW BIOS wouldn't work with an old profile because they'd stripped some code out to make room for something else. Not as much of an issue not.

HarryD
What HeavyHemi said. I always load defaults before updating the BIOS. What I did forget to do was write down my settings before flashing the BIOS. I know that you can save and load profiles, does that save settings only?
 
So can I save a profile, load defaults, flash BIOS, load profile and be back up and running?

Yes, I misread your text.
 
"You can backup profiles to a USB flash drive as well." But you cannot use them between different Bios Versions.
I use them between Bios 1 2 3 after the Bios is Updated to the same Version

HeavyHemi

bcavnaugh

HarryD
Just installed the BIOS update today. Afterwards my computer wouldn't boot. I installed a new cooler and hoped it wasn't the problem. I haven't updated this BIOS in a while so I forgot that when you load defaults before flashing it "turns off" my M.2 drive. Changed my settings like they were before the flash and all is well.
 
Now what's this about CPU micro code and/or firmware that needs to be updated? I have a 5960X.

Did you Reset the Bios back to the Defaults before you updated, NOPE
You have two other Bios that you can fall back on.
No issue here on my i7-5960X as well.
So much for other forum members say that you do not need to set the Bios back to the Defaults before update to a new Bios.
Glad that F12 Key Works

He did set it to default before flashing. "I forgot that when you load defaults before flashing..." He forgot he did that and needed to reset up his BIOS. We all make mistakes.

Thank You HarryD I mean HeavyHemi

So it might not work if I save a profile, flash BIOS, then load profile because the original profile was made using the older BIOS. So the only option is to write settings down?
I'm keeping all 3 of my BIOS different versions. One new, one fairly new and one the original when the board was purchased.

HarryD
So it might not work if I save a profile, flash BIOS, then load profile because the original profile was made using the older BIOS. So the only option is to write settings down?
I'm keeping all 3 of my BIOS different versions. One new, one fairly new and one the original when the board was purchased.

It will not work on my X99 Classified, X299 Dark, X299 FTW K and Z370 Motherboards.
Yep F12

HarryD
So it might not work if I save a profile, flash BIOS, then load profile because the original profile was made using the older BIOS. So the only option is to write settings down?
I'm keeping all 3 of my BIOS different versions. One new, one fairly new and one the original when the board was purchased.

You can also save screen shots of the BIOS from within the BIOS, to a USB drive and save them with the BIOS files. I've done mine so many times, it's committed to memory.

I have pictures I took when trying to figure out my original problem of not being able to boot from the M.2 drive. I had to find those on imgur.com to see what the settings were.

I keep mine in Flickr like X299   X99   Old X99
I was Glad when EVGA added the F12 Photo in the Bios.