Verify if the BIOS can restore settings on the GIGABYTE dual-BIOS motherboard.
Verify if the BIOS can restore settings on the GIGABYTE dual-BIOS motherboard.
I tried using a Non-K BIOS on my GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P with i5-6600, experimented for a few days, achieved solid performance improvements—4.4GHz CPU and 3G RAM—and then changed the RAM modules to get further optimization. After doing so, I spent hours trying to achieve an OC by MHz using BCLK, but failed. Eventually, I realized the BIOS had reset back to version 5, which is the Non-K variant. It seems there are two BIOS chips on the board, likely a backup, and it probably restored the original one without my knowledge. Do you know how to switch them or avoid this issue in the future? The manual doesn’t provide any guidance.
I tried using a Non-K BIOS on my GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P with i5-6600, experimented for a few days, achieved solid performance improvements. After changing RAM modules to get better results, I couldn’t find an OC by just increasing the MHz by BCLK. Eventually, I realized the issue: the BIOS had reset back to version 5, which is the Non-K variant. It seems there are two BIOS chips on the board—likely a backup. The original one probably got restored without me realizing it. Do you know how to switch them or avoid this in the future? The manual doesn’t cover this. Unless there’s a physical switch...
I tried a Non-K BIOS on my GIGABYTE GA-Z170-HD3P with i5-6600, experimented for a few days, achieved solid performance improvements. CPU reached 4.4GHz and RAM hit 3G. After changing RAM modules to different ones, I managed to get an OC by a single MHz via BCLK. However, after switching, I realized the BIOS had reset back to version 5 instead of the expected 5g (Non-K). I observed there are two BIOS chips on the motherboard, likely a backup, so it probably restored the original one without my knowledge. Do you know how to switch them or prevent this in the future? The manual doesn’t provide guidance. Unless the board has a switch between the two chips, there’s no reliable way to force a change—it works automatically. There are guides suggesting ways to trigger the backup BIOS, but none worked for me on newer models: https://www.gigabytenordic.com/gigabyte-...ricks-rma/