Flash bios help

[Pirxz]

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Other details hey so I’m about to start building my pc today and I’m just unsure about how I should update my bios , for context I’m putting a 14700k in a msi z790 edge WiFi board and just want to know can I leave the flash bios till the end once everything is assembled and in the case or do I need to do it before putting the cpu in?

 

[Average Nerd]

Your mobo seems to support 14th gen CPUs out of the box, at least according to the product page. It doesn't seem to support BIOS updates without a CPU installed though.

I'd recommend you build your computer and then, when it works, you can update the BIOS, if that is even necessary.

[Pirxz]

1 minute ago, Average Nerd said:

Your mobo seems to support 14th gen CPUs out of the box, at least according to the product page. It doesn't seem to support BIOS updates without a CPU installed though.

I'd recommend you build your computer and then, when it works, you can update the BIOS, if that is even necessary.

Oh that’s great because on pc part picker it was saying I may need to update my bios to support the 14 gen cpu

[Pirxz]

15 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

Your mobo seems to support 14th gen CPUs out of the box, at least according to the product page. It doesn't seem to support BIOS updates without a CPU installed though.

I'd recommend you build your computer and then, when it works, you can update the BIOS, if that is even necessary.

Although on the actual board box it only says 13 gen?

[Average Nerd]

4 minutes ago, Pirxz said:

Although on the actual board box it only says 13 gen?

That's interesting..

When did you buy your board?

[leclod]

@Average Nerd it does support BIOS updates without a CPU installed

There is a Bios Flash Button on the backplate, so you're fine either way

"(No need to install CPU and memory)"

Edited February 17, 2024 by leclod

[Average Nerd]

5 minutes ago, leclod said:

@Average Nerd it does support BIOS updates without a CPU installed

There is a Bios Flash Button on the backplate, so you're fine either way

"(No need to install CPU and memory)"

Ok, I didn't see that on the product page, good to know.

[leclod]

2 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

Ok, I didn't see that on the product page, good to know.

I didn't see it right away either