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Can I leave cpu 5600x in while doing a Bios flash? opinions pleas.

SomeGuyNamedSean
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I'm About to flash my bios in a few minuts because of that I have nog signal to my screen.

I got a x570 motherboard and a 5600x

 

So My question to you all is, is it in anyway dangerouse to leave the cpu in? I don't want to dmg it but it will be a pain in the ass to get it out and I gues I need to clean the cpu before which I don't know how to do and then re apply thermalpaste on it. I don't feel comfortable cleaning so that why I ask this question

 

Thankyou in advance! 

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Depends.

If you are using one of those flash methods that do not turn on main power.

Like Gigabyte or Asus or what ever. The ones that use a dedicated USB port a stick and a button. Then no the CPU wont even be powered.

If you first have to power on the system then maybe? But all that I know that need to power on also require a CPU that posts to get to bios first.

 

 

BUT follow the manual carefully it is very easy to brick your MOBO while flashing like that. Unless you have a second bios to switch to.

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18 minutes ago, SomeGuyNamedSean said:

I'm About to flash my bios in a few minuts because of that I have nog signal to my screen.

I got a x570 motherboard and a 5600x

 

So My question to you all is, is it in anyway dangerouse to leave the cpu in? I don't want to dmg it but it will be a pain in the ass to get it out and I gues I need to clean the cpu before which I don't know how to do and then re apply thermalpaste on it. I don't feel comfortable cleaning so that why I ask this question

 

Thankyou in advance! 

Are you already running the 5600x, or are you updating bios for compatability with a 5000 series cpu? If the former, just leave cpu in and update via the bios. If the latter have you still got your old cpu to do the same?

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2 minutes ago, Bouncewasp said:

Are you already running the 5600x, or are you updating bios for compatability with a 5000 series cpu? If the former, just leave cpu in and update via the bios. If the latter have you still got your old cpu to do the same?

The 5600x is already in it. the motherboard has not been used before. I need to updat my 5600x for compatability with the motherboard. My old cpu is a 7 year old intel so that won't work.

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15 minutes ago, Exidor said:

Depends.

If you are using one of those flash methods that do not turn on main power.

Like Gigabyte or Asus or what ever. The ones that use a dedicated USB port a stick and a button. Then no the CPU wont even be powered.

If you first have to power on the system then maybe? But all that I know that need to power on also require a CPU that posts to get to bios first.

 

 

BUT follow the manual carefully it is very easy to brick your MOBO while flashing like that. Unless you have a second bios to switch to.

My motherboard has a dedicated port and with the button above it. 

Should I unplug my cpu power just in case?

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3 minutes ago, SomeGuyNamedSean said:

My motherboard has a dedicated port and with the button above it. 

Should I unplug my cpu power just in case?

Not sure it will run without the CPU power in.

But as you never press the power button during the process it will not power the CPU

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You most likely have to leave/take CPU off the MB.

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Just now, Tan3l6 said:

You most likely have to leave/take CPU off the MB.

I don't even have the materials to clean it propperly :(

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19 minutes ago, SomeGuyNamedSean said:

I don't even have the materials to clean it propperly :(

You can safely run the BIOS flash program with the CPU installed, without damaging it. Not sure if the CPU error will stop the BIOS flash, but follow the instructions like normal and see if it works

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I think it's worth a try if CPU is already is installed, but if it doesn't show anything else but CPU error then eject the CPU.

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19 minutes ago, SomeGuyNamedSean said:

I don't even have the materials to clean it propperly :(

why you even wanna clean it? just put it in a dry thing like a tissue.

 

I never done a quick flash before, but i don't see why you can't just put the cpu in.

Read the manual on how to flash it.

As of the flashing process, it got nothing to do with the cpu. 

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