Updating BIOS

[yonter25]

Hello, I've heard that usually you would need a seperate cpu in order to flash BIOS. For the i5 9500, will I need a seperate cpu for the B365M DS3H motherboard?

[YoungBlade]

Most of the time, motherboards are given the most recent BIOS at the factory. If you're buying a new board, it should support 9th gen out of the box, given how long its been since support for that chip was added.

[yonter25]

22 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

Most of the time, motherboards are given the most recent BIOS at the factory. If you're buying a new board, it should support 9th gen out of the box, given how long its been since support for that chip was added.

So I should not worry about getting a seperate cpu just to update BIOS?

[--SID--]

1 hour ago, tempek534 said:

For the i5 9500, will I need a seperate cpu for the B365M DS3H motherboard?

Motherboard is new?

 

For the 9500 the MB needs BIOS F2, dated 2019-03-19

[YoungBlade]

2 minutes ago, tempek534 said:

So I should not worry about getting a seperate cpu just to update BIOS?

I'd try the 9500 first and, if it doesn't work, then you could look into getting a cheap 8th gen chip to update the BIOS. I doubt you'll need to, given how old the B365 boards are.

 

Also, if you're getting it from a store, a lot of computer stores can help you update the BIOS using a CPU they have on hand.

[yonter25]

1 minute ago, --SID-- said:

Motherboard is new?

 

For the 9500 the MB needs BIOS F2, dated 2019-03-19

This is all planning for now, im just very paranoid when it comes to stuff like this

[yonter25]

Just now, YoungBlade said:

I'd try the 9500 first and, if it doesn't work, then you could look into getting a cheap 8th gen chip to update the BIOS. I doubt you'll need to, given how old the B365 boards are.

 

Also, if you're getting it from a store, a lot of computer stores can help you update the BIOS using a CPU they have on hand.

Ok thanks for your help