nVIDIA nForce 680i BIOS Updates

nVIDIA und dessen Partner veröffentlichen überarbeitete BIOS-Versionen, welche die gegebenenfalls auftretenden Probleme des SATA-Datenverlustes etc. im Zusammenhang mit nVIDIA-konzipierten Mainboards, basierend auf dem nVIDIA 680i-Chipsatz, bereinigen (ocaholic.ch berichtete).

Plattform:
▪ nVIDIA nForce® 680i SLI Motherboard "Designed by NVIDIA"

Betroffene Mainboards:
▪ EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard
▪ BFG nForce 680i SLI motherboard
▪ Biostar TF680i SLI Deluxe
▪ ECS PN2-SLI2+

Details:
This update is related to SATA disk drives and system instability. System instability is observed in the following ways (not a complete list):
▪ Random application shutdown
▪ Corrupted boot drive
▪ "Blue screen of death"
▪ Corrupt data

This update will improve system stability and prevent future stability issues related to SATA disk drives on those systems requiring this hotfix.

Quote:
This morning, NVIDIA and its partners released a new system BIOS for the NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI "Designed by NVIDIA" motherboards. These are the motherboards designed by NVIDIA and sold by EVGA, BFG, Biostar, and ECS. This BIOS update eliminates a bug related to the operation of SATA hard disk drives experienced by some customers. The bug is specific to these "Designed by NVIDIA" motherboards, and is not present on any other NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI motherboard, nor is it present in our MCPs (chipsets). Please click here and choose the manufacturer of your motherboard to download the appropriate update. NVIDIA strongly recommends that all customers upgrade their motherboards to this new BIOS, regardless of whether or not they have experienced this bug.

Source: techPowerUp! - NVIDIA nForce 680i BIOS Updates
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News by Luca Rocchi and Marc Büchel - German Translation by Paul Görnhardt - Italian Translation by Francesco Daghini


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