EVGA 680I Sata Bios Update. Options

[ChrisRay]

From Nvidia.


"We�ve got the official statement from NVIDIA about the SATA issue to all EVGA 680i MB users.

NVIDIA would like to thank all of EVGA's customers who have purchased the NVIDIA-designed nForce 680i-based motherboards and who have patiently been waiting for a fix to the SATA issue.
Together with EVGA we are testing a new BIOS that fixes the SATA issue that some readers were experiencing. In the meantime, we are releasing a beta version for you to use. If you feel that your BIOS needs to be updated, we will be posting a link to download the new BIOS and instructions how to flash your motherboard.

Maintaining the integrity of our brand is important, however, it is more important for us that all of our customers have the best possible experience with our products. We wanted to send a big thank you to everyone who posted messages and technical information in the EVGA forums. We reviewed the message boards daily and the sheer level of information you provided was a huge resource in helping us resolve this issue.

We plan to release the final BIOS in a few days. Please use the BETA version in the meantime.

On behalf of the entire NVIDIA nForce engineering team, thanks for being patient with us while we investigated the issue. We hope that all future experiences with the NVIDIA nForce 680i will be a positive one.

Thank you,

Joe Darwin
jdarwin@evga.com
Marketing

UPDATE:
Here are the instructions for flashing the P23 BETA BIOS.
Please note that this is a BETA BIOS, it is not a final release. This BIOS flash is ONLY for the EVGA mainboard part number 122-CK-NF68.

Floppy Method

* Download the following file: ftp://ftp.evga.com/BIOS/nf68_p23beta.exe
* Insert blank floppy disk into drive and run executable
* Restart your PC and set the floppy drive as the primary boot device
* The BIOS will automatically be updated, after the update restart your PC and clear CMOS


NVIDIA System Update Tool

* Download the following files:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/downloads/ev...pdatecenter.exe
and
ftp://ftp.evga.com/BIOS/p23beta.bin
* Select update boot block, and click apply
* Select browse and locate NF68P21.bin
* Select load bios
* Power off PC completely, on reboot load defaults in BIOS"