GIGABYTE Latest Beta BIOS

[Waltc]

Heads up F35D (X570 Aorus Xtreme) now says this...

� Major vulnerabilities updates, customers are strongly encouraged to update to this release at the earliest.
Credits to "Assaf Carlsbad and Itai Liba from SentinelOne"

� Introduce capsule BIOS support starting this version.
Customers will NOT be able to reverse to previous BIOS version due to major vulnerabilities concerns.

Yes, very weird--I see the same text changes for F35e for the x570 Aorus Master! That text wasn't there before, and so I wonder if this is a newer version of F35e or it has been there since day 1 for F35e and they are only now getting around to telling people about this. I'm very leery of this, frankly. Are they speaking of the possibility that someone might infect their bios files somehow before their customers install them? I'm running on F34 with no problems whatever, and no signs of malware, so I'm going to hold off until I can read/hear a lot more about this. Like you guys, I'd really like to know their motive for doing this.

[hawk7000]

Yes, very weird--I see the same text changes for F35e for the x570 Aorus Master! That text wasn't there before, and so I wonder if this is a newer version of F35e or it has been there since day 1 for F35e and they are only now getting around to telling people about this. I'm very leery of this, frankly. Are they speaking of the possibility that someone might infect their bios files somehow before their customers install them? I'm running on F34 with no problems whatever, and no signs of malware, so I'm going to hold off until I can read/hear a lot more about this. Like you guys, I'd really like to know their motive for doing this.

I have not checked the versions for those specific boards, but I did redownload the F35d for x570 Ultra and that file has not changed since the original release (before that notice was added).

My assumption is that the vulnerabilities referenced here are the recently announced AMD Ryzen/EPYC vulnerabilities, not something about Gigabyte specifically.

[hawk7000]

I have not checked the versions for those specific boards, but I did redownload the F35d for x570 Ultra and that file has not changed since the original release (before that notice was added).

My assumption is that the vulnerabilities referenced here are the recently announced AMD Ryzen/EPYC vulnerabilities, not something about Gigabyte specifically.

Actually, based on the name mentioned, maybe it's this SMM thing mentioned here for instance https://twitter.com/assaf_carlsbad/s...29032127672320

[Niveler]

Hi all.
I'm looking for bios F9D for GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK mentioned by @RobN
I contacted gigabyte support 2nd time but got nothing yet. If you have it, can you please upload it somewhere? Thanks in advance.

BIOS version F9d for GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK obtained from Gigabyte technical support. I checked it on my board, TPM 2.0 is working.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2MLj0iKIX6TZhrQb-iaRKJVKsSCtYJZ/view?usp=sharing

[LAA]

Is there any ETA for the final version of F35 for X570 Aorus Master?

[Waltc]

I have not checked the versions for those specific boards, but I did redownload the F35d for x570 Ultra and that file has not changed since the original release (before that notice was added).

My assumption is that the vulnerabilities referenced here are the recently announced AMD Ryzen/EPYC vulnerabilities, not something about Gigabyte specifically.

The bios version for the x570 Aorus Master is F35e, and on other sites people have reported installing it, and then reinstalling F34 without difficulty. The message in the added text states that once F35e is installed, you cannot reinstall an earlier bios version after F35e is installed. So, obviously, something had to have changed in the bios version. This is the text put there by GB on the Aorus x570 Master main bios page which doesn't concern EPYC--that's horse of a different color....;)

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/X570-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios

[Waltc]

F35e is a beta bios version--I cannot figure out why GB would want to put its customers in a beta bios that the customer cannot overwrite with an earlier bios if F35e has a nasty bug or two (in someone's system.) Maybe Stasio can figure this one out as I would like to know what GB's reasoning for doing this is all about.

[gwolf2u]

Yes, very weird--I see the same text changes for F35e for the x570 Aorus Master! That text wasn't there before, and so I wonder if this is a newer version of F35e or it has been there since day 1 for F35e and they are only now getting around to telling people about this. I'm very leery of this, frankly. Are they speaking of the possibility that someone might infect their bios files somehow before their customers install them? I'm running on F34 with no problems whatever, and no signs of malware, so I'm going to hold off until I can read/hear a lot more about this. Like you guys, I'd really like to know their motive for doing this.

did check checksums and all seem to match between old f36e and new version after notice present on website, so not sure if anything changed actually

[Waltc]

did check checksums and all seem to match between old f36e and new version after notice present on website, so not sure if anything changed actually

OK, things are getting weirder...just checked it out again this morning, and the text about not being able to go back to an earlier bios version has been removed...;) GB has us chasing our tails!...;)

[destiny2sk]

forget this scaremongering about secure boot, UEFI firmware exploits from Sentinelone employees !


I'm interested in agesa 1.2.0.5 for my X570 Aorus Master. Asus already deployed it and has SMU updates for all CPUs.

I'm hoping this agesa fixes the low load / idle power cycles that's happening with 1.2.0.4 F34. F35 I'm not touching that with 10foot pole (VDDG bugs)

I need to run DF cstates and Global cstates off which looses about 100mhz boost clocks. I wouldn't complain but my Zen2 3900x is already garbage for boost clocks !

[Shonk]

I have 2 Z690 Aorus Master's F6B with 12900k's and 2 x 32GB Crucial 4800 DDR5
Both machines are setup exactly the same with fresh os installs
Both have the exact same issues

Bugs i have found (Both PC's)
Using Custom XMP profile saved to the ram spd = retrain on every boot even reboot
Using DDR5 XMP Booster with the same settings = reboots fine, power up fine, Cold Power up Retrain
ARGB settings aren't applied at a hardware level so have to be set on every boot

Event Log Spam On Every Boot (Both PC's) (May be a driver so asking if anyone else is getting it)
The description for Event ID 56 from source Application Popup cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted.
ACPI
2


Random Event log spam that shows up every time the E cores are parked (Both PC's)

I suspect this isnt gigabyte related but posting it anyway
as i need to look into either fixing it or stopping it being logged

The speed of processor 16 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.
The speed of processor 17 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.
The speed of processor 18 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.
The speed of processor 19 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.
The speed of processor 20 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.
The speed of processor 21 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.
The speed of processor 22 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.
The speed of processor 23 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.

[rossi94]

stasio any chance for a ComboPI 1.2.0.5 Bios?

[Globespy]

Can someone please post a link (upload to Google Drive etc) to BIOS version F32b for Aorus X570 Master (Rev 1.2) - Gigabyte have removed this from their site and it's apparently one of the best for memory support.
I'm having trouble with current F34 and have read horrible reports on F35d/e.

[Globespy]

forget this scaremongering about secure boot, UEFI firmware exploits from Sentinelone employees !


I'm interested in agesa 1.2.0.5 for my X570 Aorus Master. Asus already deployed it and has SMU updates for all CPUs.

I'm hoping this agesa fixes the low load / idle power cycles that's happening with 1.2.0.4 F34. F35 I'm not touching that with 10foot pole (VDDG bugs)

I need to run DF cstates and Global cstates off which looses about 100mhz boost clocks. I wouldn't complain but my Zen2 3900x is already garbage for boost clocks !

Also interested (Aorus X570 Master Rev 1.2) as I am having random reboots, always when my PC is idle - tried changing to 'Typical low current idle' in BIOS and all the other various 'fixes' that don't work.

[shiecldk]

stasio

Any new BIOS for GA-Z97X-UD7 TH? I'm looking for TPM option for this motherboard for Windows 11 but I cannot find it. Please help. Thank you!