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    Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 2:08pm
Hey all,
Looking to upgrade my 2012 intel system to Ryzen 3600 and i understand this MB will meet of what i need but i couldnt understand from the Asrock manufacture site if the MB supports ryzen 3600 out of the box and if not then at what version it will come with? And can i update it with a USB stick without CPU?
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Out of the box, no, you will likely need a BIOS update to make the 3600 work with
the board. While there will be some boards that support Ryzen 3000 out of the box
it will only boards that were manufactured and shipped after Ryzen 3000 launched.
Boards that retailers have in stock that predate Ryzen 3000 will not support it
out of the box.

Ryzen 3000 ready boards will likely have a sticker on the box to indicate it.
If you purchase a board from a physical store you may be able to get them to
update the board for you when you buy it.
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Originally posted by Xaltar Xaltar wrote:

Out of the box, no, you will likely need a BIOS update to make the 3600 work with
the board. While there will be some boards that support Ryzen 3000 out of the box
it will only boards that were manufactured and shipped after Ryzen 3000 launched.
Boards that retailers have in stock that predate Ryzen 3000 will not support it
out of the box.

Ryzen 3000 ready boards will likely have a sticker on the box to indicate it.
If you purchase a board from a physical store you may be able to get them to
update the board for you when you buy it.



Oh i see, well i will probably buy it from amazon so ill have to update it.
If this case then it will be my first time doing such a thing, would you recommend a particular guide about this?
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Are you able to update the BIOS from USB?
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Originally posted by TheCourier TheCourier wrote:


Oh i see, well i will probably buy it from amazon so ill have to update it.
If this case then it will be my first time doing such a thing, would you recommend a particular guide about this?

If the bios from the board is too old, you also will need an old gen1/Gen2 CPU for updating the bios.
Version 3.30 is the first supporting Gen3 CPUs, 3.60 is the newest.

If you cannot clearify the bios version fitting with the 3600 CPU, i would not buy it.
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Originally posted by Ray62 Ray62 wrote:

Originally posted by TheCourier TheCourier wrote:


Oh i see, well i will probably buy it from amazon so ill have to update it.
If this case then it will be my first time doing such a thing, would you recommend a particular guide about this?

If the bios from the board is too old, you also will need an old gen1/Gen2 CPU for updating the bios.
Version 3.30 is the first supporting Gen3 CPUs, 3.60 is the newest.

If you cannot clearify the bios version fitting with the 3600 CPU, i would not buy it.

Just to clarify, i cant update the bios version using usb stick without any cpu installed on the board?
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Originally posted by TheCourier TheCourier wrote:

Originally posted by Ray62 Ray62 wrote:

Originally posted by TheCourier TheCourier wrote:


Oh i see, well i will probably buy it from amazon so ill have to update it.
If this case then it will be my first time doing such a thing, would you recommend a particular guide about this?

If the bios from the board is too old, you also will need an old gen1/Gen2 CPU for updating the bios.
Version 3.30 is the first supporting Gen3 CPUs, 3.60 is the newest.

If you cannot clearify the bios version fitting with the 3600 CPU, i would not buy it.

Just to clarify, i cant update the bios version using usb stick without any cpu installed on the board?


I keep seeing people saying you can't, but the instructions here to me makes it sound like you can run the update from your USB.

https://www.asrock.com/support/BIOSIG.asp?cat=BIOS10
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Originally posted by TheCourier TheCourier wrote:

Originally posted by Ray62 Ray62 wrote:

Originally posted by TheCourier TheCourier wrote:


Oh i see, well i will probably buy it from amazon so ill have to update it.
If this case then it will be my first time doing such a thing, would you recommend a particular guide about this?

If the bios from the board is too old, you also will need an old gen1/Gen2 CPU for updating the bios.
Version 3.30 is the first supporting Gen3 CPUs, 3.60 is the newest.

If you cannot clearify the bios version fitting with the 3600 CPU, i would not buy it.

Just to clarify, i cant update the bios version using usb stick without any cpu installed on the board?

No, you can't update a B450M-Pro4 without CPU.
And if the bios is older as version 3.30, you additionally need a Gen1 or Gen2 CPU for doing that!

The flashback feature for updating without CPU is supported only by some   
newer Asrock boards.
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Originally posted by Habylab Habylab wrote:


I keep seeing people saying you can't, but the instructions here to me makes it sound like you can run the update from your USB.
https://www.asrock.com/support/BIOSIG.asp?cat=BIOS10

For sure the bios can be updated via FAT32 formatted USB disk with the instant flash function inside the bios.
But to be able to go into the bios you need a... ?


... CPU
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