x370 Motherboard Bios Update

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   Good afternoon. I was planning on updating the bios on my Asrock x370 killer motherboard. I am planning on updating the motherboard to carry the 3000 series ryzen cpu. I notice on the page that the more recent updates it states that it's not recommended to do the update if I am using a summit cpu ( which I am). So my question is. Should I change the cpu to the new 3000 series before I update the bios from a usb drive or after? Thank u for anybody that can help ??

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Geno1001 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2020 Location: Chicago il Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Geno1001 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: x370 Motherboard Bios Update Posted: 10 Sep 2020 at 6:55am
	Good afternoon. I was planning on updating the bios on my Asrock x370 killer motherboard. I am planning on updating the motherboard to carry the 3000 series ryzen cpu. I notice on the page that the more recent updates it states that it's not recommended to do the update if I am using a summit cpu ( which I am). So my question is. Should I change the cpu to the new 3000 series before I update the bios from a usb drive or after? Thank u for anybody that can help ??

cx5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 Sep 2017 Location: Hong Kong Status: Offline Points: 2398	Post Options Post Reply Quote cx5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2020 at 11:37am
	Hello Geno1001, What bios are you on now? I guess 2 scenarios as quick answer to you. 1) if you're on very old bios, version 5.3 and below, this BIOS does not recognize Ryzen 3000 series, you cannot boot using Ryzen 3000 and will not be able to update bios because can't even boot. Hence must update bios before insert 3000 cpu. 2) if you are on bios 5.4 and above, or any bios with "Combo-AM4" are support most but not a Ryzen as of today. i,e. OK for Ryzen 1000 series to 3000 series, then you can put in the 3000 cpu immediately. Combo-AM4 bios I think does not support low end CPU like Athlon, or something, you need to check the web for detail. Good luck !!!!
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