Upgrading parts question

[sootngiz]

I currently have an a10-9700 cpu which I want to upgrade to a Ryzen 5 2600, my current motherboard is an a320m pro vd/s by msi.

I got this PC around December of 2018.

I'm not sure if I have to do a bios update for the Ryzen 5 2600 or not.

[sootngiz]

I don't want to upgrade anything else at the moment, I just wanted a new processor to make my PC better.

[jctappel67]

If you haven't updated the BIOS in 2 years, you might need to.

 

Other than that the 2600 will be a nice upgrade, so long as you already have a discrete GPU, since the 2600 does not.

[sootngiz]

I'm not sure if this helps but here is some pictures of my bios.

[sootngiz]

4 minutes ago, jctappel67 said:

If you haven't updated the BIOS in 2 years, you might need to.

 

Other than that the 2600 will be a nice upgrade, so long as you already have a discrete GPU, since the 2600 does not.

I sent pictures of my bios above if that helps

[jctappel67]

2 minutes ago, sootngiz said:

I sent pictures of my bios above if that helps

I would update it to version 7A36v2H just to be safe. Make sure to update your chipset driver as well .

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/A320M-PRO-VD-S#down-driver&Win10 64

[sootngiz]

22 minutes ago, jctappel67 said:

I would update it to version 7A36v2H just to be safe. Make sure to update your chipset driver as well .

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/A320M-PRO-VD-S#down-driver&Win10 64

I tried updating earlier but in the M-Flash it didn't show up the files (the picture is the same as what it was like earlier)

[sootngiz]

 do I just run that exe and it will update my chipset driver? I haven't got my ryzen 5 2600 since its on the way so will i wait until it comes or now?

[jctappel67]

5 hours ago, sootngiz said:

 do I just run that exe and it will update my chipset driver? I haven't got my ryzen 5 2600 since its on the way so will i wait until it comes or now?

Sorry for the delay, was running errands. 

 

Yes, run that .exe file and the setup wizard should walk you through

[xust-]

6 hours ago, sootngiz said:

I tried updating earlier but in the M-Flash it didn't show up the files (the picture is the same as what it was like earlier)

Your USB flash drive has to be formatted as FAT32.

When you download a BIOS from the MSI website, it's a .zip file. You should extract the .zip file, and move the files to the USB flash drive. Or follow MSI's M-FLASH walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRyFMf0D9Lc

 

 

Definitely go with the BIOS version listed above by jctappel67. Update chipset drivers. In the end you should have an updated BIOS, new CPU, updated chipset drivers. 

[sootngiz]

12 hours ago, xust- said:

Your USB flash drive has to be formatted as FAT32.

When you download a BIOS from the MSI website, it's a .zip file. You should extract the .zip file, and move the files to the USB flash drive. Or follow MSI's M-FLASH walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRyFMf0D9Lc

 

 

Definitely go with the BIOS version listed above by jctappel67. Update chipset drivers. In the end you should have an updated BIOS, new CPU, updated chipset drivers. 

My USB is formatted as FAT32, I extracted the zip file and put the files on my USB.

[sootngiz]

Just now, sootngiz said:

My USB is formatted as FAT32, I extracted the zip file and put the files on my USB.

I've attached an image of what was inside of the zip file and what is currently on my USB.