GIGABYTE Firmware (BIOS) Update on Certain X79 Series Motherboard Models

It is always a good idea to keep your BIOS up to date but the truth of the matter is you dont "need" to update the BIOS unless there is something wrong.  Or, in this case something wrong with your motherboard.

City of Industry, California, December 27, 2011-- It has come to our attention that certain X79 Series Motherboards (see models below) may malfunction due to excess heat when performing Extreme Overclocking beyond the board’s limit. To address this issue and to ensure our product is being used as intended, we urge existing X79 users to either visit GIGABYTE’s official website to download and update their X79 series BIOS, or contact GIGABYTE’s regional service center.

The GIGABYTE X79 Series Motherboards in question are ONLY limited to the following models: G1.Assassin 2 , GA-X79-UD7, GA-X79-UD5 and GA-X79-UD3. The X79 series motherboards not named above are outside the scope of this statement and not applicable.

The BIOS update is to address issues with the PWM and how it may overheat and catch fire.  If you happen to have one of these boards you can use the @BIOS software and update your firmware from within Windows.

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