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    Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

    Hey guys, it appears that the latest BIOS version (F8) for the Z87-OC has borked my mobo, as after flashing it I now get constant WATCHDOG CLOCK INTERRUPT BSOD's. Even when all overclocks are removed and everything is set to stock. It was a real hassle to flash. Tried flashing a few times too. No fix.
    Thank odin for the dual bios switch! I thought maybe I could revert the main bios back to F4 then try maybe F7 or F6 instead of the borked F8, however it seems that F8 has locked my ability to downgrade the bios and you can only flash F8 or newer. Is there a way to reverse that so I'm not stuck on the F3 secondary bios? Cheers
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  • #2
    Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

    Originally posted by DJLeeZ View Post
    Hey guys, it appears that the latest BIOS version (F8) for the Z87-OC has borked my mobo, as after flashing it I now get constant WATCHDOG CLOCK INTERRUPT BSOD's. Even when all overclocks are removed and everything is set to stock. It was a real hassle to flash. Tried flashing a few times too. No fix.
    Thank odin for the dual bios switch! I thought maybe I could revert the main bios back to F4 then try maybe F7 or F6 instead of the borked F8, however it seems that F8 has locked my ability to downgrade the bios and you can only flash F8 or newer. Is there a way to reverse that so I'm not stuck on the F3 secondary bios? Cheers
    Look for my recent post in the beta bios thread, there are several ways to reflash the bios. But first of all, have you tried the latest @bios?
    + you can also flash the backup BIOS the same as you would the main.
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    • #3
      Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

      Yeah man I used the latest @bios to flash F8. How do I find ur beta thread?? New here

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      • #4
        Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

        Originally posted by DJLeeZ View Post
        Yeah man I used the latest @bios to flash F8. How do I find ur beta thread?? New here
        Did you try @bios to overwrite the F8 bios with another one? I thought F8 was the problem?

        Beta BIOS thread is a sticky up top. Go to the recent posts at the end.
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        • #5
          Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

          Yeah it won't let me write any bios' under F8. Its gotta be F8 or higher it seems

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          • #6
            Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

            Originally posted by DJLeeZ View Post
            Yeah it won't let me write any bios' under F8. Its gotta be F8 or higher it seems
            OK. You can either make a bootable USB and use the DOS flash tool or try swapping the BIOS like I explained in the Beta bios thread....or actually you could even try to force the recovery of the backup to overwrite the main bios.
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            • #7
              Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

              Ok, so I'll use rufus to make a usb drive. Then I should be able to download say, the F7 bios, copy it over, boot it from USB and itll flash over the F8 bypassing the lock??

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              • #8
                Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

                Should be instructions in one of the stickies or somewhere in the beta bios thread, you'll have to search for it as I don't remember it completely.
                I have to take off for a while, if you get stuck someone should be able to help you.
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                • #9
                  Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

                  all good guys. Used the ALT+F10 trick to copy my backup F3 bios over the bad one. Then flashed F7 onto main BIOS using qflash. Testing now but so far so good.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

                    Glad to hear it. I wish we had a sticky with all the bios flash/recovery methods together, because lately people ask about this every day.
                    Maximus 8 Hero/6700K @ 4.8/4x4GB LPX @ 3200 15-17-17-36 CR1
                    Case Labs SM8 w/dual pedestals / Custom water w/ acrylic pipe / Light box
                    PowerColor 390Xw/EK block / Samsung 840 Pro 256GBx2 RAID 0 / 128GBx1 SSD's | 3 HDD's / DVD burner
                    Dual Aquaero 5 Pro controllers for pumps & fans / FC9 for led's only 2xD5 pwm w/Bitspower tops - MCP35x2 - 3x480 rads/1x240 rad/AP15 fans / EK supremcy
                    Seasonic Platinum 1000w custom fabbed/sleeved psu wiring by me

                     Wifes: Z77X-UD5H / 3770K w/c with Raystorm copper block & 2 Rads/ Kingston HyperX RAM / Switch 810 case/ PowerColor AX7950 w/EK block
                    HTPC: Z68 Pro3 M / 2105
                    SOLD:Z97X-UD5H /4790K/F11b mod BIOS/[email protected] 4x4GB Kingston Genesis KHX24C11X3K4 2400 RAM 11-13-13-30
                    SOLD:Z87X-UD5H /4770K

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                    • #11
                      Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

                      Are gigabyte really that bad with their BIOS's? Theyre generally such good products

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                      • #12
                        Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

                        Originally posted by DJLeeZ View Post
                        Are gigabyte really that bad with their BIOS's? Theyre generally such good products
                        The recent beta BIOS require different methods because as yet Qflash hasn't been updated to work with them, that's all, so different methods have to be used to "back up" to a previous version. The methods for doing that aren't new, just that many users have never tried them before I suppose.
                        People that aren't prepared to take the extra steps should only flash BIOS from the Gigabyte site instead of from here.
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                        Case Labs SM8 w/dual pedestals / Custom water w/ acrylic pipe / Light box
                        PowerColor 390Xw/EK block / Samsung 840 Pro 256GBx2 RAID 0 / 128GBx1 SSD's | 3 HDD's / DVD burner
                        Dual Aquaero 5 Pro controllers for pumps & fans / FC9 for led's only 2xD5 pwm w/Bitspower tops - MCP35x2 - 3x480 rads/1x240 rad/AP15 fans / EK supremcy
                        Seasonic Platinum 1000w custom fabbed/sleeved psu wiring by me

                         Wifes: Z77X-UD5H / 3770K w/c with Raystorm copper block & 2 Rads/ Kingston HyperX RAM / Switch 810 case/ PowerColor AX7950 w/EK block
                        HTPC: Z68 Pro3 M / 2105
                        SOLD:Z97X-UD5H /4790K/F11b mod BIOS/[email protected] 4x4GB Kingston Genesis KHX24C11X3K4 2400 RAM 11-13-13-30
                        SOLD:Z87X-UD5H /4770K

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                        • #13
                          Re: Gigabyte Z87-OC bad after BIOS flash

                          Originally posted by boondocks View Post
                          Glad to hear it. I wish we had a sticky with all the bios flash/recovery methods together, because lately people ask about this every day.


                          Like me :)

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