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    unable to flash updated bios; Gigabyte Z170N Gaming 5

    thanks! i missed your post (i never got that subscription email). but i came to the same conclusion as well.
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    unable to flash updated bios; Gigabyte Z170N Gaming 5

    SOLVED: Looking over the BIOS setting, there was an obscure option: "Intel BIOS guard" which i found to be enabled. After disabling it, I was able to flash the new BIOS with Q-Flash. This feature is such a random setting to have honestly. And in no documentation is one reminded to disable it...
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    unable to flash updated bios; Gigabyte Z170N Gaming 5

    i'm using the correct board revision, 1.0. i guess what i could try is resetting the BIOS to default settings. as for corrupt BIOS, interesting that you mention that. sometime last year, soon after i first installed the system, i had an issue with the BIOS flash to the F4 bios. but ultimately...
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    unable to flash updated bios; Gigabyte Z170N Gaming 5

    i also tried flashing in the pre-boot/BIOS environment using Q-Flash, but that did not work either. should i try sequential flashing using older versions? i also made sure to suspend bitlocker because i've had an issue before with having to re-enter the recovery key after a BIOS flash.
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    unable to flash updated bios; Gigabyte Z170N Gaming 5

    I currently have the F4 BIOS installed. i am looking to update the bios, which is now at version F23a. I've tried using both @Bios (allows for flashing in Windows) and Q-Flash (within BIOS itself) to no avail. with @Bios, i simply get a failed error message during the flash. with Q-flash, it...
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    Controlling Desktop Remotely on Startup

    if you have access to computer's BIOS settings and if it is supported/available in the bios, you can probably have the computer wake on via timer/alarm if you're unable to do so using Wake-on-lan. then of course, once you have the machine turned , you have the plethora of remote access options...
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    bad bios flash? no post - GA170N Gaming 5

    Yes, i was quite elated that I didn't have to disassemble the entire system and deal with shipping, waiting, and reinstalling. And of course it was satisfying to solve a problem. I suspect that the default settings for the f5 revision may not have allowed the systemto boot/post
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    bad bios flash? no post - GA170N Gaming 5

    thanks Kenmitch. i was able to boot by clearing the cmos. this motherboard has the battery glued onto a separate battery terminal connector. i couldn't loosen the connector due to tight space i'm working in so i manually cleared the CMOS by shorting the clear CMOS jumper as mentioned above...
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    bad bios flash? no post - GA170N Gaming 5

    thanks for the advice. it was late last night so i haven't had a chance to open up my case yet (it's a cramped itx case so didn't want to open it up so late). but i'll probably try to reset the CMOS or use method #3 above in the tutorial above to get the backup bios to load. it's kind of useless...
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    bad bios flash? no post - GA170N Gaming 5

    i didn't catch that. but my motherboard is definitely rev 1.0.
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    bad bios flash? no post - GA170N Gaming 5

    i normally don't use the Windows utilities to flash my bios, but i had been unable to access the bios due to the Ultra Fastboot option and so used the Gigabyte App Center earlier to disable it. using the Gigabyte App Center, i was notified that there was a new F5 BIOS revision listed for my...
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    moving storage space to new install; WS2012E to Win8

    old post...i honestly don;t remember what i did since it was so long ago. however, i think i rebuilt it from scratch since it wasnt too much data and i wasn't sure as i never got a reply to this thread. but i've since abandoned Windows storages spaces and moved to FlexRaid as my storage pool...
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    suitable upgrade from HD6850? would CPU (Phenom II X4) be a big bottlenecK?

    yeah, i think that's going to be the avenue that i ultimately choose. i was hoping to drag out the upgrade with a new GPU but i think i'll do a platform upgrade (Haswell i7, H97 ITX) later this year. however, this R9 is still going back as it's not helping much now and then i'll see later what...
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    suitable upgrade from HD6850? would CPU (Phenom II X4) be a big bottlenecK?

    I went ahead and ordered and installed a R9 270. Performance is great and an improvement with everything turned up. But I was rather disappointed with the Steam streaming performance as I did not really see any significant improvements. After digging around on the Steam forums, now I know why...
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    can't install windows 8.1 on SSD; (but can install on HDD just fine..)

    thanks for the help. i tried the Corsair update tool before, and it told me i had no new firmware updates. but looking on the Corsair forums, there was a v2.4, which is more recent than the 2.0 firmware i was running. however, even after this upgrade i was not able to install on the SSD. and i...
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