Question about bios flashing

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Question about bios flashing

bassdropbanana
Junior Member

01-24-2023, 01:31 PM

Someone mentioned you should format the USB to Fat32 for Q-Flash, but you’re not sure. It might still work with NTFS, though it could cause problems or stop the flashing process entirely. For a modern system using UEFI, the recommended file system on the installation media is typically NTFS.

bassdropbanana

01-24-2023, 01:31 PM #1

Marok203
Member

126

01-24-2023, 03:18 PM

Requirement is Fat32, please retry. Adhere to the steps, remember to change names if needed. Installation should use UEFI mode.

Marok203

01-24-2023, 03:18 PM #2

Requirement is Fat32, please retry. Adhere to the steps, remember to change names if needed. Installation should use UEFI mode.

Lord_Foxtrot
Senior Member

408

01-26-2023, 02:28 PM

It wouldn't be an issue since the BIOS doesn't support NTFS. This isn't blocking you but just preventing access. Still using fat32, I believe. Need NTFS only if the .iso includes files bigger than 4 GB. Unclear if the bootloader can handle NTFS.

Lord_Foxtrot

01-26-2023, 02:28 PM #3

Faze360_MAXR
Member

01-26-2023, 08:18 PM

In short, I wasn't able to use an NTFS drive regardless of my intentions

Faze360_MAXR

01-26-2023, 08:18 PM #4

In short, I wasn't able to use an NTFS drive regardless of my intentions

LooseDawg
Senior Member

628

01-26-2023, 09:42 PM

It's accurate that the BIOS doesn't comprehend NTFS, only fat32. For broader platform support, fat32 or ExFat tends to be more effective.

LooseDawg

01-26-2023, 09:42 PM #5

It's accurate that the BIOS doesn't comprehend NTFS, only fat32. For broader platform support, fat32 or ExFat tends to be more effective.