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> tl;dr: Use an old-fashioned USB 2.0 flash drive, format it FAT32, download the firmware, make sure it's named correctly, and use the motherboard's 'BIOS Flash
by psyklic 4y ago
> tl;dr: Use an old-fashioned USB 2.0 flash drive, format it FAT32, download the firmware, make sure it's named correctly, and use the motherboard's 'BIOS Flashback' option after powering off the computer.
Also: Ensure the flash drive only has one partition. (Mine was previously a partitioned bootdrive, and formatting leaves the partitions intact!). And for good measure ensure the firmware is the only file, including hidden files. FWIW the manual does specify it must be USB 2.0 and 1+ GB (though for me it worked with a 256MB drive; the firmware was only 32MB).