My desktop has been experiencing random hard reboots for about 2 weeks (roughly once a day).
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 v1.0
- CPU: AMD A4-5300
- BIOS version: F3, dated 2012-09-28
My question is about the BIOS.
This info from Gigabyte states Since BIOS Version as F5 for my CPU. I don't know what that means exactly. Why do I have F3 when this listing states F5? Does this mean it would be prudent for me to update from F3 to F5?
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I'm not sure, but I think this means that my BIOS version was too stale when it was installed. The Since BIOS Version column means, I think, that the given CPU was supported by the BIOS starting with the given BIOS-version.
In my case, I should have received F5 (2013-03-18) when I bought the PC in 2014-03, but I have F3 (2012-09-28) instead.
Kind of late, but, your motherboard is rev 1.0, the F5 update is only for rev 1.2. That said, your Since BIOS Version is F2, meaning you are one update ahead.
I'm doubtful of mine thought, i have:
- GA-H81M-H rev 1.1
- I3-4150
My bios is F5 but in the gigabyte info, it says it's F7, now i don't know if i need to update it or not. People say it's not needed if your pc is working normally, but i keep feeling if i update my bios, maybe i could tweak better my settings and get better performance.
