How to safely update a bios - Gigabyte EP35

[Woomera]

Just bought a new gigabyte mainboad and was afraid to blowup the bios again so figured to ask before i do anything.

whats the safest and right way to update the bios of GA-EP35-D3SR?

Thanks

[Ponch]

The safest and right way is to follow the manufacturer's instructions and use some common sense, like not pulling the plug during operation. (Bios update usually lasts about half a minute.)

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherb...?ProductID=2743

I this case, as for most, you have 3 files that you need to be able to launch in DOS mode, booting from whatever you can boot DOS with; floppy, a cdrom, a USB stick or a DOS booting HDD partition, as long as the files are readable once booted.

The 1st (bat file) launches the flash(exe) utility that apply the 3rd (image) file to the Bios.

But as stated, and especially if you are afraid to do it,

"if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS."