Official ASUS P67/H67 BIOS Updates

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Anomaly1964

Anomaly1964

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ahurtt said:
Windows 7 64 bit? I and others had the same problem. Get the AI Suite II Patcher from the Asus support downloads section. It's listed under Utilities along with the AI Suite II Installer. There are no instructions for running it that I saw. (*ahem Asus...hint hint) However, what worked for me was to extract the AI Suite II installation files to a directory but do not attempt to install yet. (Wouldn't work anyway right?) Extract the AI Suite II Patcher into the directory where you unzipped the AI Suite Installer archive. Now run the patcher setup. It might require a reboot. Then run the AI Suite II Setup. Your results may vary...I'm not sure if running the patcher from within the installer extract directory is necessary but the first time I tried I didn't do so and then tried to install AI Suite II and it still didn't work. After I copied the patcher files into the AI Suite II installer directory and ran again (and rebooted again) then the install worked.

If you're going off the CD...well...good luck. Maybe copy all the files on the CD to hard drive first and try applying the patch to that?

Hint: you might want to temporarily disable User Account Control for this install or you'll be clicking OK about a bajillion times.
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I'll give that a try, I WONDERED what that patcher was for...
 
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Update - Qualification testing is going well on the upcoming 1302 UEFI series.
1. Per Bug Core save problem is fixed
2. HD Performance is a bit better
3. New auto rules for power management is working well
4. USB performance is up
5. Memory tuning profiles and performance enhancements are working well
6. Greater memory compatibility (still fine tuning Elpida Hypers, which will be in the next update, these modules were designed with Bloomfield/Gulftown in mind and expected settings for those platforms in the SPDs do not mesh nicely with Sandy Bridge, especially the VTT requirements)
7. Auto Tuning is improved slightly
8. Improved Resume/Hibernate return times

Issues still Open on my end-
1. MS Wireless Receiver 3.1 and under appears to be causing drift problems in UEFI in certain setups, Wireless Receivers above 4.0 have no issues, checking older wireless mice and keyboards now (3 years or older)
2. Elpida Hyper 2000+ Kits, still fine tuning as mentioned above
3. Still waiting on updated PCH firmware and new RST driver set from Intel to address several minor bugs
 
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brottman

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Has the Sandy Bridge flaw put p8p67 bios updates on the back burner? We still need updates to fix this buggy board!
 
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bankster55

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slight caution:

3 guys on the other forum report trashing their bios flashing to 1305
no boot, nada, dead

I'm gonna wait and see

just curious if you come back Mr. Key
will ASUS crosship a dead bios chip?
is that in warranty?
 
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bankster55

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Jason Abbott said:
I seemed to be in an infinite reboot loop (to the ASUS screen, reboot, repeat) after the initial 1305 flash but continued carefully through Gary's steps, clearing the CMOS, etc., and now all is well.
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well, that may be your situation
however we now have 6 including BSOD's and CPU constant red light

so, you are saying you ignored the repeat reboots, shutdown and did the cmos reset?
 
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you are saying you ignored the repeat reboots, shutdown and did the cmos reset?
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Right. Given the steps below, I had infinite reboot after step two but nonetheless disconnected power and continued with step three. This was upgrading from 1204. Different from others' scenarios, I understand, but a data point to consider.

  1. Reset your UEFI to Optimized Defaults, reboot, enter UEFI and then flash to the new UEFI build.
  2. After flash and restart, shutdown the system before you enter Windows/Linux.
  3. Remover the power cord from the power supply, wait thirty seconds, press Power On button to clear any remaining charge, clear CMOS for five seconds, reattach the power cord, power on the system, enter UEFI, set to Optimized Defaults, save and exit.
  4. Enter UEFI, set your system to customized settings based on your system configuration (RAID, OC, etc), save and exit.
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Anomaly1964

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I'm still running 1253, no double boot or anything, just gonna leave it alone til the new boards come out...
 
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bankster55

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Two of the guys over at HF report that on the pro and basic which has a regular cmos jumper that it is loose as a goose and that they fell off in normal handling and they didnt realize it. This would explain SOME dead flashes and boot settings not sticking.

Wouldnt that be funny - a 2 cent part
 
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greuvekamp

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Another dead motherboard here.

- P8P67 PRO and i5 2500K
- Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 4 x 2Gb
- Coolermaster 212+
- Samsung F3 1TB
- Radeon HD5450

Put the system together last weekend and suffered multiple boot problem and a failure to automatically overclock. Stumbled upon this thread and proceeded to flash the BIOS (which was still at 0804!) to 1305. The result is no POST and a red "CPU" led immediately after powering on. My Antec case has no built in speaker, so not sure if there are any beep codes...

Just went over to the ASUS support website and wasted an hour of my life trying to complete their online "support" form. Every time I hit submit I get an error message about a HTML tag and the form is wiped out completely!

My advice: stay away from 1305 for now. Would be good idea for the OP to also edit the top post!
 
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greuvekamp

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Thank you for those links Mr bankster55.

So it now looks like I bought something not quite working, was given instructions by the manufacturer to "fix" it, blew out a small part and I am now faced to replace that part at my own expense!

At least that is what I understand from reading some other threads/posts: a BIOS is flashed "on your own risk". Can anyone confirm that?

I guess I could just RMA the board based on the Cougar Point design flaw. Hmmm...

(In the mean time I will be in the queue to the ASUS support line).

GR
 
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bankster55

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good news - guy over at HF figured out how to bring back bad chip by hot flashing and using the /p /b switches. Going over there in the Intel mobo forum is a must for you.

1305 appears to SOMETIMES trash the bootblock in the bios chip - especially IF you immediately reset cmos before letting mobo to boot into bios at least once
It would appear using the bupdater ultilty on a usb stick with the rom is safer than ezflash for flakey bios offerings
 
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acemaster

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I am assembling my new PC this weekend and am using my ASUS P8-H67-M PRO and I5 LGA1155 processor. My question is should I use the BIOS on the install CD or some other version? Any advice on making this a trouble free assembly is appreciated. I bought my board and cpu on the first day from newegg and am aware of the sata issues. I just want advice on what BIOS to use. Thank you for any help!
 
Anomaly1964

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acemaster said:
I am assembling my new PC this weekend and am using my ASUS P8-H67-M PRO and I5 LGA1155 processor. My question is should I use the BIOS on the install CD or some other version? Any advice on making this a trouble free assembly is appreciated. I bought my board and cpu on the first day from newegg and am aware of the sata issues. I just want advice on what BIOS to use. Thank you for any help!
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I'm currently using 1253 with no issues...

IF you have an SSD/HDD set up, make sure you format your HDD as well so W7 will see it...
 
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greuvekamp

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acemaster said:
should I use the BIOS on the install CD or some other version?
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You don't need to flash your BIOS unless you experience problems that you *know* are fixed by a BIOS upgrade. If you do have to flash then take heed of the posts above:

banster55 said:
1305 appears to SOMETIMES trash the bootblock in the bios chip - especially IF you immediately reset cmos before letting mobo to boot into bios at least once
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Having said all that - you mention your MB is P8H67 M. That has a different series of BIOS altogether. So you will not be flashing 1305 or 1253 anyway!
 
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mardor

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I've just upgraded my P8P67PRO from 1003 to 1053 and now AI SUITE II
no longer shows BT GO!. Could this be a bios problem or something else?

PS Bluetooth is still working just as good as before the bios upgrade..Just
recently wanted to control via BT and thats gone :-(
 
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Loosley

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Is it absolutely necessary to clear the CMOS after upgrading the BIOS? I reset the BIOS to defaults, then upgraded the BIOS successfully using EZFlash, but then I noticed that Gary Key had posted that clearing the CMOS was recommended.

If my system is working after the BIOS upgrade, do I need to clear the CMOS?
 
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