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Sometimes, dependencies will be indicated in the help text, sometimes, they won’t.Ī lot of settings are hidden, because they are for debugging purposes only, and they have no use on a computer that is for gaming or for work. If you forget that, the computer won’t boot! If you change settings in the BIOS setup menu, these dependencies are taken care of automatically, but with the method shown here, you have to take care of them.

For instance, if you enable Resizable Bar, you also need to enable Above 4G Decoding. You could fiddle around with the settings for PCIe Root Port 28, but the board does not have 28 PCIe root ports.īe mindful of dependencies between different settings. Some settings are hidden, because the mainboard does not support them. Before you proceed with the next step, beware that a lot of common sense and a lot of research is needed when you decide to change hidden settings.Getting ready to change hidden BIOS settings When you have decided, what you would like to change, proceed to the next step.ģ. In the search window, look for a result that contains “Setup/PE32”. Search for a known BIOS setting, like “Above 4G” as text.If this didn’t work, you cannot proceed, because you may not be able to recover the BIOS, in case, something goes wrong! Ensure that “GIGABYTE.bin” is in the root folder of the flash drive and is named correctly. I had to try 3 or 4 drives until I found one that worked.Įnsure, that it is FAT32 formatted, not ExFAT or anything else. In my experience, QF+ is very picky when it comes to flash drives. If something else happens, if for instance, the computer switches on and then right off again, then it didn’t work.

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When it is done, the PC should reset and then boot as usual. While it is working, the QFlash LED will blink. If this works, the PC will turn on, but the monitor will stay dark.

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Open the PC case and press the QFflash Plus button. Insert the flash drive into the QF+ USB port.Ĭopy full.rom to the flash drive and rename it “GIGABYTE.bin”. It will be labeled “BIOS” on the back panel. Take note of where the USB port for QFlash Plus is. Ensure, that the name is not too long, not too short, and not too generic!Įnsure, that you can successfully load the profile. Do not save it in a file using the “HDD/FDD/USB” option. The profile needs to be saved in a free slot (on the flash chip). Z690AORUSELITEDDR4.F23).Įnter Advanced Mode (F2 key) and go to “Save and Exit”

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Copy the BIOS file from the BIOS update download onto the drive (e.g.Extract FPTW64.exe and ifrextractor.exe into the work folderĮnsure that the flash drive’s file system is FAT32.

I will use the free version of Hex Editor Neo UEFITool NE A65 (UEFITool_NE_A65_win64.zip)Ī hex editor. IFRExtractor RS v1.5.1 (ifrextractor.exe) (FPTW64.exe) from Intel CSME ADP tools (v16.0 r8) Intel (R) Flash Programming Tool Version: 16. All of these tools are also available for Linux, if you prefer that (including Intel FPT). Z690AORUSELITEDDR4.F23) into the work folder.Īll of these tools are open source, except for Intel’s FPT and the hex editor (but you can use any hex editor you like of course), and you can compile them from scratch if you like.

Download a BIOS update from Gigabyte and extract the BIOS file (e.g.

I recommend, you create a work folder, to store the files and tools needed.

Enabling hidden BIOS settings on Gigabyte Z690 mainboards

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