BIOS Update & Saving Settings

rethcirE · Feb 24, 2024

Say you have tuned your PC heavily, 50-60 custom BIOS settings. All custom RAM timings, voltages, etc. Way too much for me to physically remember. How are you updating your BIOS and re-inputting all this information in the most time efficient method?

I saved my Profile to USB but after updating was met with a "Wrong BIOS Version" message. So, flashed back and realized I could only use saved profiles on the same BIOS they were created on. Not super helpful, I still have to write down and manually input each setting on every page.

Is there a better way? Or do I need to just take screenshots of 15 BIOS pages and re-input each update?

tabascosauz · Feb 24, 2024

for timings we have zentimings, i think you have asrock timings config and memtweakit. I just take a screenshot of my final setup and put it in my dropbox so i can download to my phone when needed

As for the other stuff unfortunately I don't think there's an easy way. Just committed to memory for me. But I hate looking at BIOS screenshots. I would just make a .txt with a general list of the stuff that needs to be done

Saved profiles should never persist past a BIOS update, out of caution. Probably is less of a critical issue on Intel where major changes do not regularly happen in microcode, but still holds true.

Ware · Feb 24, 2024

Sounds like you're doing it right, and the screenshots is the next best thing.
From my experience the USB profiles usually work on newer versions unless they have added or removed something.

Also consider that custom timings and such might not always work on different BIOS

ir_cow · Feb 24, 2024

F12 saves to save BIOS images. I just have them all saved and look at them after I update to see what I couldn't remember.

Saved BIOS shouldn't work after a BIOS update because things change and your old settings my bonk your computer. I know people hate this, forcing you to re-enter all the settings again is actually the best for your computer.

For example, sometimes the LLC is adjusted and now level 6 is like 8. Or the opposite. So its good to recheck stability too.

Ive seen my saved profile turn everything to 999999 on the voltage lol.

Waldorf · Feb 24, 2024

@rethcirE
usually, for ram, going past tweaking of secondary timings, is a little bit of wasted time (compared to return)
and the handful (important) timings and voltages i can easily remember.

maybe instead of doing all manually, load the amp profile,
and only tweak the areas that you know can "do" better than what it comes with.

(ignoring for a moment i dont upgrade bios, unless any changes they did, "affect" my hw..)

ThrashZone · Feb 26, 2024

ir_cow said:
F12 saves to save BIOS images. I just have them all saved and look at them after I update to see what I couldn't remember.

Saved BIOS shouldn't work after a BIOS update because things change and your old settings my bonk your computer. I know people hate this, forcing you to re-enter all the settings again is actually the best for your computer.

For example, sometimes the LLC is adjusted and now level 6 is like 8. Or the opposite. So its good to recheck stability too.

Ive seen my saved profile turn everything to 999999 on the voltage lol.

Hi,
Yep f12 will export a bmp image
But ctrl+f2 will export a text file of all bios settings on asus board anyway.

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BIOS Update & Saving Settings

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