For some time now I've not been able to quite put my finger on my systems terrible performance in some games (PlanetSide, Dawn of war loading times etc) but the more I think about it the more I seem to believe that the bad performance started when I updated my bios to the latest and last version. I have an NF7-S v2.0. Can I roll back to an older bios (this would hopefully include an older sata bios) or is this action plain unsafe? Cheers guys
It really just boils down to the OEM/Manufacturer. If they still provide/support the older version(s) (unlikely), then it shouldn't (80-90%) be a big issue.
Should be fine... I've done it quite a few times. It's probably worth resetting the CMOS after the flash, though.
Cheers guys. Abit is nice enough to provide all the BIOS' on their site from first manufacture to last release. The only other concern is that in the last release I believe it also updated the Silicone Image SATA/RAID BIOS also and im not too sure if the later version would either be re-flashed back to an older version or if it would be incompatable.
If an older version which contains an update for the SIL controller is available, flash to it as it will deffo be compatible with the bios you're flashing along with it.
Well. I dont know if I should try or not and potentially kill my mobo. List of updates: http://www.abit.com.tw/page/uk/down...LE_ON_SCREEN=NF7-S+V2.0&pSOCKET_TYPE=Socket A I have the top one. I believe the original one is the one dated: 2003/12/01 BIOS: nf7d21.exe BIOS ID:2.1 Anyone think that this one may work again?
If it does kill your mobo (unlikely), I believe A-bit provides BIOS chips for a free, or low shipping fee. I'm not sure if they still do that, but last time I checked was only about a year or so ago.
Well. I flashed and it was a success. Sadly though it doesnt seem to have changed anything performance wise. *sighs* maybe its just time for a new system.
Maybe so. Have you tried a 3rd party BIOS? I flashed my NF7-S with a TicTac BIOS a while ago, and it helped no end with performance (well... 5% and a much friendlier BIOS). Maybe it's just time for a good format instead?
My install is fresh sadly so there is nothing now that I can do. Perhaps something finally gave up and died though I honestly have no idea just my performance gets worse pretty much every day with or without format and no matter what drivers I try (old or new)
