EVGA Motherboard Bios Updates

EVGA Motherboard Bios Updates

EVGA is one of our top selling manufacturers with their SLI enabled motherboards and top selling video cards.  However, small bugs and errors have been showing themselves within some of their motherboard products.  Many of these errors can be fixed with a small driver or bios update.  This list should contain the most up to date information.

For the most up to date drivers please visit the the EVGA driver update page here.

For the most up to date bios updates, please visit the EVGA forum here.

Motherboard Bios Updates

See the bottom section on how to install the various different updates.

 

nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard P06 BIOS is available now, the major highlights are listed below: Added support for Wolfdale E7200 CPUs Improved KF 1066/1333, YF 1333/1600, WD 1333 overclocking stability DDR3 EPP-1600 stability improvements OS compatibility improvements ACPI compatibility fixes Auto_Overvoltaging tweaks NTune / Performance enhancements Added more options to save/restore of overclocking profiles *The more recent BIOS's includes two new options that can boost memory performance. These options control internal timing parameters. These options can give a boost to performance at higher FSB and DDR speeds. A setting of "Auto" gives you the best overclocking possible. A setting of "Enabled" gives you the best performance possible.   Executable: ISO: Bin: NF79_P06.exe NF79_P06.iso NF79_P06.bin

 

nForce 780i SLI FTW  Motherboard No BIOS updates as of this moment.  May have been free and clear of the issues of the original 780i SLI motherboard.  After a few weeks on the market, any issues will be posted.

 

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard P07 Updates: DDR2-1066 stability improvements, Improve operation of SLI-Ready DDR2-1066 memory Stability improvements for Kentsfield 1333 CPUs Improve detection of several PCIe cards, including certain SCSI cards Executable: ISO: Bin: NF78_P07.exe NF78_P07.iso NF78_P07.bin

 

nForce 750i SLI FTW Motherboard Beta BIOS Update We are aware that some are still experiencing the video corruption bug, even after the latest SZ1E BIOS update. We appreciate everyone's patience as we troubleshoot this issue. We now have a BETA BIOS available that is intended to fix this once and for all. Note: On a system reboot, Windows may sometimes ask for a reinstall of the graphics driver, this is normal. There are no other changes to this BIOS. Executable: ISO: Bin: E175_SZ1F.exe E175_SZ1F.iso NF78_P07.bin

 

Motherboard Bios Installation Procedures

FLOPPY Installation - Recommended installation method

• Download the executable
  
• Insert blank floppy disk into drive and run executable
  
• Restart machine, and set floppy as the primary boot device
  
• Press "Y" to program BIOS
  
• After flash, power off PC completely, on reboot load defaults in BIOS

CD/DVD Installation - Recommended installation method

• Download the .iso file
  
• Use a CD Burning software to burn the .iso image onto a blank CD (Nero, Alochol 120%, MagicISO etc.)
  
• Restart machine, and set the CD Drive as the primary boot device
  
• The BIOS flash process will begin, Press “Y” to program BIOS
  
• After flash remove the CD, power off PC Completely
  
• Turn on the PC and load defaults in BIOS

Windows Installation - Alternate installation method

Before updating your BIOS, please load BIOS defaults by hitting the delete key during POST and select: “Load Defaults.” Now select “Save & Exit Setup.” After that has been completed please follow these instructions:

• Download nForce System Tools and the bin file
  
• Install nForce System Tools Suite and run the NVIDIA Update Utility
  
• Once Update Center opens, Check the box “Clear CMOS” and then hit apply at the bottom right hand corner
  
• Now select browse and locate the bin file
  
• Select load bios
  
• After update center finishes, completely shutdown your system
  
• Once the system is off, unplug your PSU and press the power button on the front of your case (This will discharge the Motherboard)
  
• Wait 30-60 seconds to turn on or plug in your PSU and start up your system
  
• Press "Delete" to once again enter the BIOS, and load defaults. Save and exit; your system BIOS is now updated