How does one "flash bios"?

Here is the link to the page for my MB. Do I DL drivers? Firmware? How exactly do I do this?

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=2778

First of all you need to keep in mind that updating the BIOS carries a certain element of risk with it. In the worst case scenario, you can end up with a broken motherboard. Don't update the BIOS if you don't need to.

A good way to flash BIOS is:

1) From Windows download correct BIOS file from manufacturers website. If the downloaded file is a .zip file than you need to unzip this.

2) Copy (unzipped) BIOS file to a USB stick. (Leave USB stick connected)

3) Reboot PC and go into BIOS

4) From BIOS run Flash utility

5) Select your USB stick as the source drive

6) Select the downloaded BIOS file as the file you want to use for the update

7) Select yes and after you confirm that you want to proceed and the program is satisfied that it is dealing with a valid BIOS file, you will see progress bars as the BIOS is updated

Once you select yes , DO NOT DISTURB this process in any way. Although , with Gigabyte boards, if things do get messed, they can usually be restored from a backup BIOS, on other boards, if there is a problem, the motherboard can be wasted. Once it has finished, you will need to reboot. If you reboot successfully, observe the BIOS messages as they flash by, and you will notice the new BIOS version number.

Job done....

Neme just pretty much summed up basically everything you need to know.

good post Neme:D

go into setup, there you'll see where it says "bios"

then get a flashlight and flash the computer screen

there, you just flashed the bios