How do I know if I'll need a bios update?
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I've only heard that the MSI Max b450 boards are ready out the box for Ryzen 3000 series, I read on another Forum someone ordered the same CPU and Motherboard as you've mentioned and it did not boot as it needed a BIOS flash... The only way is to get an older CPU and flash it that way, I'm not sure if AMD do a boot kit still
I bought an Asus Tuf gaming plus from here, and before I purchased I rang and asked the question.
Some motherboards like mine (it had a sticker saying the bios was updated, Ryzen 3000 ready) come with updated bios
Might be worth asking the same
Some motherboards like mine (it had a sticker saying the bios was updated, Ryzen 3000 ready) come with updated bios
Might be worth asking the same
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Either do as kevbiss1 suggested or make sure you get a motherboard with some sort of bios flashback button on it which allows you to flash the bios without a CPU etc in it.
I bought an ASUS Crosshair VII x470 at the same time as an AMD 3600x CPU.
This motherboard did not recognise the 3600x CPU so I had to update the BIOS (using BIOS flashback) before I could use it with the 3600x.
Unfortunately, the ASRock Fatal1ty does not have BIOS flashback so your options are as follows:
This motherboard did not recognise the 3600x CPU so I had to update the BIOS (using BIOS flashback) before I could use it with the 3600x.
Unfortunately, the ASRock Fatal1ty does not have BIOS flashback so your options are as follows:
- Use an older CPU to update the BIOS
- Hope the motherboard was built with a later BIOS
- Ask your retailer to supply the motherboard with a later BIOS
- Get another motherboard that will either support your CPU choice out of the box or allow BIOS flashback without a CPU