@Trist - you can update the board without any CPU and RAM. Just power it on and connect the MLAN port to the network and update through the BMC web ui (Maintenance and FW Update and upload the image.rbu file from the firmware zip).
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…But you have to boot it to get the actual firmware version reflected in the BMC web ui.
Hello,
trying to update bios to F09 with raptor lake support. Seem the only way to update bios is via windows/linux. However the bios zip file does not contain the needed binary(presumably) afulnx_64, anyone know where to get this binary? They provide a shell script pointing to a none existant binary.
cat f.sh
./afulnx_64 …/…/…/SPI_UPD/image.bin /P /B /N /L
I have also tried to update via BMC firmware update, but I only get error “Failed due to verification image fail”
Anyone have had success BIOS update?
Have created a ticet at gigabyte but they take days/weeks to reply to ticets if it’s not an easy answer.
Just use the EFI shell?
Is updating via the BMC web ui not an option? Two comments before you, I gave some info how to do it. Was it not clear?
In the bios release notes it says:
BIOS UPDATEFOR Easy BIOS Refresh:
- The system supports remotely update BIOS if BMC existent.
- Please download the Easy BIOS Refresh User Guide from Gigabyte website, target system support page.
Googling Easy Update Refresh guide and going to the first link (https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Manual/server_system_manual_ebr_purley_v1.0.pdf) guides you through the steps. It’s for an older system but it’s basically the same steps.
EDIT: Also what Diizzy said is a good easy option. For me it was annoying though as the BMC adds alot of virtual devices which fill up the screen when trying to find the USB device name (fs0-4 did not work). I gave up 
Hi,
I’ve updated the BIOS via the BMC to F09 using the image under RBU/.
Hope this helps.
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I have four Kingston ECC 32G sticks. If the board boots (the other posts), it works fine with 128GB:
Kingston Server Premier (KSM32ED8/32HC)
Thx, the RBU image worked.
You say “If the board boots (the other posts)” - DID the board actually boot with four KSM32ED8/32HC and if so clocked with what speed?
Those sticks are not in the compatibility list right?
Yes, it does boot after being powered off for a while. The BIOS claims 3200MHz. Haven’t run memtest, etc.
'hdparm -T ’ reports a cache read t’put of about 18GB/s. A bit faster than my old Haswell which as at 16GB/s. My Desktop (AMD Ryzen 5700 )reports 25GB/s.
Linux (Proxmox) seems happy with it.
My last problem with this board, checking if anyone have any idea.
Trying to get an Intel X710-DA2 nic to work. However if it’s inserted the computer will just hang directly after choosing boot disk. It will not even get to grub.
Installed latest NVM firmware on the card and have verified that the card works in another computer.
Have an X520 nic which get to grub, had to disable Network Stack in BIOS for Linux kernel not to hang during boot. But card works after this change.
Have run out of ideas what more to test for the X710 card. Did update the motherboard BIOS to F09, but did not help.
Anyone have any idea what else to test?
Can you see the x710 listed in the boot devices? If so, can you remove it? Also, is iSCSI configured for it in the bios?
If I enable network stack again in BIOS i can see it listed with boot devices. Iscsi is disabled.
A long shot - changing pcie slot makes no difference?
Already tried switching pcie slot, did not help =(
Have now also tried disabling the boot rom on the x710 nic. Still same issue…
Maybe there is a reason why the card is missing from Gigabyte’s QVL list.
You guys got me thinking. I have two old I350T4 NICs (of course, they are not on the QVL). They’ve been working fine for 5+ years in my old server (a desktop board).
I’ve been testing this board for some days, before I decided to eventually replace my old board - without the I350-T4s. I did not encounter any boot issues, etc.
The first time after all the hardware swapping, etc. my new server booted up just fine. It’s been running for a week.
Then I powered it off, and now, I have those weird problems, that the board won’t boot (BMC is mostly alive, but no BIOS post). Turning it off for more than an hour seems to help somewhat. I get a BIOS screen, I can enter the BIOS. The NICs are listed and all looks good - ‘Drivers healthy’. Leaving the BIOS, the board is stuck again. I need to power if off and wait. Some time later I can turn it back on and most likely I will get BIOS screen and most of the times after some seconds the BIOS proceeds to boot Linux.
I took out the NICs and the BIOS came up much faster, even after a reboot. Improvement. Then, I put one NIC back in. Board is stuck. Took it out, board is still stuck. Gotta wait another hour, I guess…
Seems like I’m going to buy a separate 8-port switch, that all what those NICs (under Linux) have being doing…
Another option might be a NIC firmware upgrade. But, the packages I found don’t recognize my NICS…
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hm. interesting. will give it a shot…thx.
Thx a lot, man. Disabling the SMBUS by masking pins 5 & 6 did the trick.
Now that I confirmed from the photo that the make of my NICs is actually Dell, I tried a bit harder to get their firmware update to work. I’m on the latest version, which even supports SR-IOV. Not that I need it. But hey, it’s cool
Also, to confirm what I stated above, the board runs fine with my 4x 32GB ECC sticks from Kingston - even if they are not on the QVL.
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