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AMD - CPU upgrade. Motherboard shows red light

DenverOh
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Hello,

 

That connector is indeed terrible. I saw multiple YouTube video's how to remove it. But in you're case (pun intended) the cable looks mushed, so I would take the motherboard out first and then gently pull on it, also the blue slit! Because it likes to keep hanging in the slot. And make sure the motherboard can't jam against something while doing so!

 

And watch a YouTube video how to remove a USB 3.0 front panel connector!

 

Hope it helped!

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Upgrading my MSI X570 Pro motherboard today. 
 

AMD 3600 to 5900 xt

also changed the ram (16gb to 32gb) 

 

got it all back in and turned it on and I have a red light on my motherboard 

 

what are the next steps I should take ? 
 

*done googling talks about removing the battery to reset something or upgrading BIOS ? I never did either of those things 

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1 hour ago, DenverOh said:

Okay finally upgrading my CPU 

Motherboard and the two CPUs?

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9 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

*done googling talks about removing the battery to reset something or upgrading BIOS ? I never did either of those things 

How old is your motherboard?

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11 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

Upgrading my MSI X570 Pro motherboard today. 
 

AMD 3600 to 5950 

also changed the ram (16gb to 32gb) 

 

got it all back in and turned it on and I have a red light on my motherboard 

 

what are the next steps I should take ? 
 

*done googling talks about removing the battery to reset something or upgrading BIOS ? I never did either of those things 

 

A old BIOS version is most likely the issue here if you didn't update it.

 

If you need help with this, let me know 🙂  

I can guide you through it

 

Your motherboards supports the BIOS Flashback feature so its actually quite simple to do.

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1 minute ago, Hinjima said:

A old BIOS version is most likely the issue here if you didn't update it.

Okay that’s a place to start 

 

but how do I do that ? Do I need to install the older CPU and find a bios update on the manufacture website ? Install before reinstalling the new CPU ? 

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11 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

AMD 3600 to 5900 xt

BIOS that supports 5900 XT on X570-A PRO, released in 2024, you need to update the BIOS.

 

Do you have any other device that could grab USB stick and set up the BIOS update?

 

Just now, DenverOh said:

but how do I do that ? Do I need to install the older CPU and find a bios update on the manufacture website ? Install before reinstalling the new CPU ? 

If you don't got any other PC that could install BIOS update on USB stick, old CPU will have to give you the helping hand.

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  2. Ryzen 3 1200 3,5Ghz / OC:4Ghz | 8GB DDR4 2133Mhz / 16GB 3200Mhz | B450 | GTX 1050
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Just now, podkall said:

BIOS that supports 5900 XT on X570-A PRO, released in 2024, you need to update the BIOS.

 

Do you have any other device that could grab USB stick and set up the BIOS update?

 

If you don't got any other PC that could install BIOS update on USB stick, old CPU will have to give you the helping hand.

I do have another laptop I could use 

 

any tips or videos on steps once I download the new bios ? 

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11 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

Motherboard is MSI X570 pro 

cpu was 3600 AMD

upgraded to AMD5950

10 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

Correction upgraded to 5900 xt

 

You probably need to update bios

 

 

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1 minute ago, DenverOh said:

I do have another laptop I could use 

 

any tips or videos on steps once I download the new bios ? 

Put it on an USB Stick and go to the Update BIOS option in BIOS (Menu/location depends on BIOSes), then choose the file to use

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8 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

Okay that’s a place to start 

 

but how do I do that ? Do I need to install the older CPU and find a bios update on the manufacture website ? Install before reinstalling the new CPU ? 

 

With a BIOS Flash button, you do not need the old CPU in the motherboard for this to work.

You do need a USB Flashdrive that is FAT32 however.

 

Let me know if you need any more help or have questions.

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5 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

I do have another laptop I could use 

 

any tips or videos on steps once I download the new bios ? 

Official website, follow guide very thoroughly, updating BIOS is no joke and should be done properly and preferably not if your area experiences frequent power blackouts/brownouts.

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Just now, Hinjima said:

With a BIOS Flash button, you do not need the old CPU in the motherboard for this to work.

You do need a USB Flashdrive that is FAT32 however.

Following this, your motherboard does have BIOS flash button. Some of the instructions or general info can also be probably found in Motherboard's manual.

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1 minute ago, podkall said:

Following this, your motherboard does have BIOS flash button. Some of the instructions or general info can also be probably found in Motherboard's manual.

I have already pointed that out.

Also linked a video that takes advantage of the button.

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9 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

I do have another laptop I could use 

 

any tips or videos on steps once I download the new bios ? 

Linking it again in case it got lost in the post.

 

You are also welcome to add me on Discord for quicker communication if you get stuck.

You can of course delete me after we have updated the BIOS 🙂 

My Discord is just Hinjima

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Okay update ? 
USB was in pressed button - system started up 

- I am assuming Bios flashing red light by USB drive was flashing away 

- it than turned off and back on 

    - now the red light is solid red (it is the left red light in the picture ) 

 

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2 minutes ago, DenverOh said:

Okay update ? 
USB was in pressed button - system started up 

- I am assuming Bios flashing red light by USB drive was flashing away 

- it than turned off and back on 

    - now the red light is solid red (it is the left red light in the picture ) 

 

 

The system started up when you pressed the BIOS Flash button?

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7 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

The system started up when you pressed the BIOS Flash button?

Yeah I turned the power supply on and pressed the button - well actually I pressed and grabbed a flash light thinking I may need to press harder and it was going 

 

 

It’s just powered on on a counter running not plugged into a monitor at this time 

 

*I downloaded the most recent AMI bios driver for this 

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