crosshair vi PSA: CROSSHAIR VI SOFT BRICK ON 7002 BIOS

[dabockster]

Heads up guys, the Crosshair VI's new 7002 BIOS will cause a soft brick upon updating if you're coming from a BIOS older than 6903. This includes versions 6808 and 6401. So if you want to update for Ryzen 3000 support and you're on a BIOS older than 6903, you'll need to sequentially update to 7002.

 

Eg 6401 -> 6808, 6808 -> 6903, 6903 -> 7002

 

If you have already attempted a "jump flash" and got a soft brick, the USB flashback feature may or may not work. The ASUS ROG forums had some posts mentioning the BIOS flashback button not working (basically full bricks) after the update. My own Crosshair VI was able to restore back to 6401 after the 7002 soft brick, but results may vary.

 

Hope this prevents some headaches and stops you guys from buying new boards.

[Phentos]

Wow my coworker, whom I had sold my old C6H to last year, was gonna update his BIOS tonight. Just texted him this and saved him from a brick.

 

He's on version 1701 3502. Would it be better for him to jump to 6401, then sequentially update from that point to 7002? Or just wait for a hotfix?

 

Edit: coworker was mistaken on version number.

[dabockster]

On 5/27/2019 at 8:51 PM, Phentos said:

Wow my coworker, whom I had sold my old C6H to last year, was gonna update his BIOS tonight. Just texted him this and saved him from a brick. 

  

He's on version 1701 3502. Would it be better for him to jump to 6401, then sequentially update from that point to 7002? Or just wait for a hotfix? 

 

Edit: coworker was mistaken on version number.

He should probably update sequentially from 3502 just to be safe. It's gonna be an absolute pain, but that's the only way I know of that shouldn't brick.