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BIOS update for Zen 3 advice needed

eddykalex
By eddykalex
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Budget (including currency): 4000$/pc

Country: CH

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Hi everyone,

I'm building a brand new PC and I bought all the parts after I've done a lot of research on what to get. Basically, I went for a Zen 3 AMD CPU and the motherboard is a ASUS Crosshair X570 Hero but I understand that I would need to first update the BIOS before even installing the CPU? I tried to research this online but the nice folks at ASUS didn't specify if I can update the BIOS without a CPU installed on the motherboard. Does anyone know if I can just connect the MoBo to the PSU and a monitor to do an update on the BIOS to a Zen 3 supportable version?

Thanks!

Eddy

 

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9 minutes ago, eddykalex said:

ASUS Crosshair X570 Hero

That specific Motherboard does support the BIOS Flashback feature, which allows you to update the BIOS without a CPU installed by having the correct BIOS files on a USB stick. More informations on how to do this correctly should be in the Motherboard manual.

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You gotta make sure the motherboard is updated before shipping.

Or else you'll have hard time updating it yourself.

You can also go to a local PC shop to ask for help.

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14 minutes ago, Medicate said:

That specific Motherboard does support the BIOS Flashback feature, which allows you to update the BIOS without a CPU installed by having the correct BIOS files on a USB stick. More informations on how to do this correctly should be in the Motherboard manual.

It doesn't? @eddykalex Just follow the steps in the manual

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketAM4/ROG_CROSSHAIR_VIII_HERO/E15379_ROG_CROSSHAIR_VIII_HERO_UM_WEB.pdf

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Super, thank you so much guys for the helpful replies!

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