Motherboard GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI (1.0) BIOS Recovery

rock140

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I attempted to flash a new bios using Gigabyte's @bios tool. I was using the F10 bios before the flash and everything worked fine. However, during the flashing process, windows gave me a BSOD so the bios became corrupt. I've been searching the web for answers and looked through the manual for anything related to BIOS recovery but couldn't find anything. Is there a BIOS recovery tool for the itx version of the board? I read elsewhere that the normal gaming 3 mobo has a dual BIOS function that helps with this problem. My computer is currently dead, wouldn't boot and won't post.
I was wondering if anyone could confirm the differences between the m-atx board and this itx board. Thanks.
 

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I assume you've tried resetting the BIOS?

Unfortunately it looks like the ITX board doesn't have DualBIOS so you may have a b0rked board :(
 

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I'd contact Gigabyte, they might be able to send you a BIOS chip (if removable) or be able to help you out in other ways.
 

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I'd contact Gigabyte, they might be able to send you a BIOS chip (if removable) or be able to help you out in other ways.
I assume you've tried resetting the BIOS?

Unfortunately it looks like the ITX board doesn't have DualBIOS so you may have a b0rked board :(

Sorry, I should've specified. Yes I am trying to look for a BIOS recovery feature (BIOS jumper or dual BIOS or whatever) in the itx version of the board. Sadly, I came to the same conclusion as you guys. :'( I contacted Gigabyte esupport but guess I have no other option than to wait for their reply. :( It's a shame that modern boards lack BIOS recovery features...
 

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ITX does have a limited PCB realestate so it seems like those features are less important than RGB (one sells, the other rarely does).
I am also still very wary of updating firmware in Windows, because so many things can screw with the process. A feature modern boards do have is in-BIOS firmware updating. Some even have CPU-less firmware updating, even for "bricked" boards. But it's much less common.
 

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Its a long shot but there is a clear CMOS header on the board you can short, looking straight down at the board w/ the PCIe slot at the bottom its just above and to the left of the left edge of the slot, its the 2nd horizontal 2 pin jumper set up from the bottom, below a 4 pin set and above a 2 pin. If you have the mobo manual its section 1-7, page 13, number 14 in the diagram. If you dont have the manual it can be had here.
 
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rock140

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Its a long shot but there is a clear CMOS header on the board you can short, looking straight down at the board w/ the PCIe slot at the bottom its just above and to the left of the left edge of the slot, its the 2nd horizontal 2 pin jumper set up from the bottom, below a 4 pin set and above a 2 pin. If you have the mobo manual its section 1-7, page 13, number 14 in the diagram. If you dont have the manual it can be had here.

Thanks for the reply, but I tried that as well. Doing that clears the CMOS values (settings etc.) but doesn't help with corrupted BIOSes. I guess a the end of the day, what sells is all that matters like @Phuncz said. BIOS recovery tools aren't something normal consumers want. I have no option but to wait for Gigabyte's reply. :(