Gigabyte R9 280X New official BIOS

z1tu · Nov 16, 2013

Just found out and am updating now. Download here.

I'll also update it in the database afterwards.

Edit:
Well that was a fail. I have an F3 bios so obviously can't flash an F12 bios...anyone know what to do in this case?

Blín D'ñero · Nov 16, 2013

This is true for reference HD7970, i suppose reference R9 280X are the same on that:
move the bios switch on the card to 2 to load the original bios.

Oh wait it is this one and it is not like reference...

z1tu said:
[...] I have an F3 bios so obviously can't flash an F12 bios...[...]

As you say that is quite obvious on their site.

Warning:
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.

Please note:
You can only update to a VBIOS version of the same series.
If your VBIOS version is:
F1, it can only be updated with VBIOS versions F2-F9.
F10, it can only be updated with VBIOS versions F11-F19.
F20, it can only be updated with VBIOS versions F21-F29.

What to do? Well if it apparently was possible to flash with the wrong bios, it might be very possible to now flash again, but this time with the correct bios.

Good luck.

z1tu · Nov 16, 2013

Blín D'ñero said:
This is true for reference HD7970, i suppose reference R9 280X are the same on that:
move the bios switch on the card to 2 to load the original bios.

Oh wait it is this one and it is not like reference...

As you say that is quite obvious on their site.

What to do? Well if it apparently was possible to flash with the wrong bios, it might be very possible to now flash again, but this time with the correct bios.

Good luck.

I tried flashing with their own utility (vga bios) but it wouldn't let me so no harm done. So I'm guessing this is for a revised edition of the card?

yaby0800 · Jan 15, 2014

the utility supposes to detect your BIOS version. if you have the latest one, it won't do anything.
the difference of BIOS version is mostly because of change on PCB or memory spec

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 / 2x NF-S12A-PWM Chromax
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX CL15 3000mhz 32gb
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 3080 12GB Gaming OC
Storage	Samsung M.2 SSD 960 Evo 250GB / 2 Crucial SSD MX500 2TB & 1 1TB / Seagate 2TB Hdd / Toshiba 2Tb Hdd
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DW, ASUS ROG PG279Q
Case	Cooler Master H500M
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis 7+ / Logitech Z533
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB
VR HMD	Oculus Rift
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

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