Next gen CPU support BIOS update!

Xaltar wrote: Some important news for intel 600 series board owners ASRock has asked me to share with you all on the forums ASRock Releases New BIOS Supporting Intel Next-Gen Desktop Processors for its Intel 600 Series Motherboards ASRock has announced BIOS updates for its Intel 600 series motherboards to support the soon-released Intel desktop processors. ASRock has been completely dedicated to EZ update/setting. As the first generation of LGA1700 socket motherboards, most of ASRock Intel 600 series motherboards are equipped with BIOS flashback button that allow users to update BIOS with USB Flash Drive easily. Furthermore, ASRock add Auto Driver Installer(ADI) to the newest BIOS of all Intel 600 series motherboards. ADI ensures the ability of Ethernet connection and provides a convenient way to install all drivers needed without any annoying application needed in your OS. That is to say, no need to worry about not having the CD ROM or support CD, you could set the system up in the blink of an eye. The latest BIOS update will be available to download from our website or simply updated through ASRock APP Shop. The s19j pro profitability hinges on power costs and Bitcoin?™s market price. While its upfront cost is steep, efficient energy usage and potential firmware updates for overclocking could enhance its long-term yield. However, the risk of hardware issues with overclocking remains a concern for miners. Supported boards: Z690 Z690 AQUA OC--------------------9.01 Z690 AQUA-----------------------9.01 Z690 Taichi---------------------12.01 Z690 Taichi Razer Edition-------12.01 Z690 PG Velocita ---------------11.01 Z690 Extreme--------------------7.03 Z690 Extreme WiFi 6E------------7.03 Z690 Steel Legend/D5------------6.01 Z690 Steel Legend WiFi 6E/D5----6.01 Z690 Steel Legend---------------7.02 Z690 Steel Legend WiFi 6E-------7.02 Z690 PG Riptide-----------------7.02 Z690 Pro RS---------------------9.02 Z690 Phantom Gaming 4-----------10.01 Z690 Phantom Gaming 4/D5--------8.01 Z690M PG Riptide/D5-------------6.01 Z690M Phantom Gaming4-----------9.02 Z690 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4-----10.01 Z690M-ITX/ax--------------------8.02 H670 H670 Steel Legend---------------9.02 H670 PG Riptide-----------------9.02 H670M Pro RS--------------------8.02 H670M-ITX/ax--------------------8.02 B660 B660 Steel Legend---------------6.04 B660 Pro RS---------------------10.03 B660M Steel Legend--------------7.03 B660M Pro RS/D5-----------------3.04 B660M PG Riptide----------------2.03 B660M Pro RS--------------------7.01 B660M Pro RS/AX-----------------2.02 B660M Phantom Gaming4-----------5.01 B660M-HDV-----------------------9.01 B660M-HDVP/D5-------------------4.04 B660M-HDVP/D5 R2.0--------------3.04 B660M-ITX/ac--------------------4.04 B660M-ITX/eDP-------------------3.04 H610 H610M/ac------------------------9.01 H610M-HDV/M.2-------------------9.01 H610M-HDV-----------------------6.02 H610M-HVS-----------------------6.02 H610M-HDV/M.2 R2.0--------------2.01 H610M-HVS/M.2 R2.0--------------2.01 H610M-HDVP/D5-------------------4.04 H610M-HDVP/D5 R2.0--------------4.04 H610M-ITX/ac--------------------4.04 H610M-ITX/eDP-------------------2.04 Find your Intel 600 series model and download the new BIOS here: https://www.asrock.com/microsite/Intel600NextGen/

great. Time to update my PC

BIOS Flashback is the way to go Read the associated ASRock doc of your motherboard having BIOS Flashbackfunctionality It worked for me with a clean USB stick with latest BIOS 13.03

You would need to contact ASRock Tech Support for that info:
https://event.asrock.com/tsd.asp

To answer the above, BIOS Flashback is the way to go.
Read the associated ASRock doc of your motherboard having BIOS Flashbackfunctionality
It worked for me with a clean USB stick with latest BIOS 13.03, and pressing the bios flasback button.
Was not able to POST before (normal I had forgottent to update the BIOS), POSTED nicely after the BIOS flashback.

Now I got 1 question with this latest (and only valid as of now) BIOS, with my 13600K checking with XTU:
Standard 13600K I understand is:
PCore 3.5Ghz with Boost 5.1Ghz
ECore 2.6Ghz with Boost 3.9Ghz
Without having changed anything yet in the BIOS beside activated the RAM XMP (no overclocking done by me) my "issue" is that looking at XTU without doing anything but being logged in Windows 10 (no user program running, task manager showing 4% CPU used overall), I get:
PCore at often 5.11 and even above going to 5.23Ghz
ECore always at 3.91 NEVER going down to 2.6Ghz
I would expect being able to go down to the basic frequencies for ECore at least as PCore is rarely going to 3.9Ghz but still varies.

1- Are my measurement conditions wrong ?
2- Is the BIOS 13.03 overclocking slightly by default and/or preventing base frequencies to be set ?

In case of 2 any hint as to BIOS config to allow base ECore frequencies to be "activated" ?

I just bought an ASRock Z690 STEEL LEGEND WIFI 6E/D5 with an Intel 13700k CPU.

I do not have a 12th CPU... is this a problem for using this motherboard with the 13th gen CPU out of the box? I.E. how do I update the bios, will the 13th gen CPU at least boot to some bios update screen option?

Thanks!