2019/05/31 18:17:53
EVGA_Lee
New Updates for X299 Motherboards today:
 
BIOS 1.18 (E299 Dark) / 1.19 (E297 FTW K) / 1.11 (E296 Micro ATX 2) /1.20 (E295 Micro) Updates 

  • Fix Optane device errors when trying to build with data disk
  • Improve memory compatibility for i7-7800X processors
  • Update CPU microcode
 
   
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Windows Installation
  • Download the correct .zip file below for your motherboard:        
         151-SX-E299-KR - EVGA X299 Dark - v1.18
         142-SX-E297-KR - EVGA X299 FTW K - v1.19
         121-SX-E296-KR - EVGA X299 Micro ATX 2 - v1.11
         131-SX-E295-KR - EVGA X299 Micro ATX - v1.20
  • First go into your BIOS and load defaults, save and exit
  • Close all open programs.
  • Go into the folder where you unzipped this package and double-click update.bat
  • Press Y to start the flash process
  • DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR RESET DURING THE FLASH PROCESS
  • After the flashing is finished, the system will automatically shut down. Then power on again and go into BIOS to setup.
  • NOTE: If flash box immediately closes after flash attempt, the flash may need to be ran from a CMD prompt with administrator privileges or DOS version.
  
BIOS Installation
  • Extract the contents of .zip file to USB flash drive (must be formatted as FAT32)
  • Reboot the machine and go into the system BIOS
  • From the BIOS, navigate to the Save & Exit tab and open "Select BIOS File."
  • Select the .bin file you wish to flash.
 
Please let me know if anyone runs into problems with this update.  Thanks!
2019/05/31 21:08:26
bruno_ro
Thank you.
2019/06/01 01:02:06
s.redkin
Thank you. Upgrading from the 17th to the 18th version passed without problems.
2019/06/02 21:12:38
startekselva
downloaded the new update everything works fine
2019/06/03 04:21:54
jollydet
Any chance of more info on what was changed in the microcode update? or can you tell us the microcode version used in 1.18/x299 dark. Thanks

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