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Motherboard BIOS Update to Enable Resizable BAR Support

nks to Motherboard BIOS Updates to Enable Resizable BAR Support for use with NVIDIA RTX 3000 Series GPUs

MSI Motherboards

MSI Z370 SLI PLUS

Minimum BIOS Version Required: 7B46vAB3(Beta version)

Description:
– Windows 11 Supported.
– Support Re-size Bar function

https://download.msi.com/bos_exe/mb/7B46vAB3.zip

MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK

Minimum BIOS Version Required: 7B47v1B3(Beta version)

Description:
– Windows 11 Supported
– Support Re-size Bar function

https://download.msi.com/bos_exe/mb/7B47v1B3.zip

MSI Z370 KRAIT GAMING

Minimum BIOS Version Required: 7B46v1C3(Beta version)

Description:
– Windows 11 Supported.
– Support Re-size Bar function

https://download.msi.com/bos_exe/mb/7B46v1C3.zip

MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC

Minimum BIOS Version Required: 7B45vAC3(Beta version)

Description:
– Windows 11 Supported.
– Support Re-size Bar function

https://download.msi.com/bos_exe/mb/7B45vAC3.zip

MSI Z370 GAMING M5

Minimum BIOS Version Required: 7B58v1B4(Beta version)

Description:
– Windows 11 Supported.
– Support Re-size Bar function

https://download.msi.com/bos_exe/mb/7B58v1B4.zip

MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING

Minimum BIOS Version Required: 7A98vAC3(Beta version)

Description:
– Windows 11 Supported.
– Support Re-size Bar function

https://download.msi.com/bos_exe/mb/7A98vAC3.zip

Gigabyte Motherboards

Gigabyte Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING WIFI-OP (rev. 1.0)

Minimum BIOS Version Required: F15b

Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_z370-aorus-ultra-gaming-wifi-op_f15b.zip?v=e13e0317a9ee78d8fc9db7bb48a17031

Gigabyte Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING 2.0-OP (rev. 1.0)

Minimum BIOS Version Required: F15d

Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_z370-aorus-ultra-gaming-2.0-op_f15d.zip?v=df7f9fd39b384858e2021f4159937d11

Gigabyte Z370 AORUS GAMING 7-OP (rev. 1.0)

Minimum BIOS Version Required: F15b

Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_z370-aorus-gaming-7-op_f15b.zip?v=5220774396ae0d0594808416bf9b1fcc

Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0)

Minimum BIOS Version Required: F15b

Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_z370-aorus-gaming-7_f15b.zip?v=7f760009f06b070c9b4714703b607268

Gigabyte Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING 2.0 (rev. 1.0)

Minimum BIOS Version Required: F15b

Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_z370-aorus-ultra-gaming-2.0_f15b.zip?v=1f4da71f410882bfb433fb13351c2e2c

Gigabyte Z370 AORUS ULTRA GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0)

Minimum BIOS Version Required: F15b

Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance.

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_z370-aorus-ultra-gaming-wifi_f15b.zip?v=6acf197babcf2d3e19f4857573b8ce24

Gigabyte Z370 UD3H (rev. 1.0)

Minimum BIOS Version Required: F15b

Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_z370-ud3h_f15b.zip?v=36e50fd692486dca89f40882c2e964b3

Gigabyte Z370M DS3H (rev. 1.0)

Minimum BIOS Version Required: F14c

Enable Resizable Base-Address Register (Resizable-BAR) option to enhance GPU performance

https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/BIOS/mb_bios_z370m-ds3h_f14c.zip?v=0ff27f3e383e68c7a20b1d84abe37206

Microsoft Windows based Computers and Laptops – Slow System Startup with Realtek HD Audio Chipset

You may find that Windows based computers and laptops are very slow to startup and in some instances slow to shutdown.  This has been witnessed when out dated drivers are installed for the integrted Realtek HD Audio Chipset.

The Realtek HD Audio drivers offered on Microsoft Update are often dated 2005 and are many years behind those available directly from the Audio Chipset manufacturer.

You can verify your current Audio Chipset and Driver version from “Device Manager”

Please visit http://www.realtek.com/downloads/ to find and download the latest applicable drivers for your Windows system.  They will usually reference the drivers as “High Definition Audio Codecs (Software)” and then under Windows the list Operating System Compatability for each system and provide several download links based upon locations around the world.  Downloads from the Realtek site can be slow at busy times of the day so you may need to be patient and/or download outside peak hours.

As you can see from the table the current drivers from Realtek Support are dated 21st October 2011 and are usually updated every 1-2 months, it would be worth updating to the latest release to resolve your slow startup times and then add updating your audio drivers into your usual computer maintenance schedule.  Once you have updated remember to check Device Manager to ensure that the latest drivers are actually installed and that the device is operating correctly.