Deskmini 110 - G4560 support out of box??

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   Will Deskmini 110W ship with BIOS 1.50 to support Intel G4560 out of box? would most likely order from Newegg. 
Without BIOS 1.50 no way to flash without older CPU? 

Thank you

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uncletim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Aug 2016 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote uncletim Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Deskmini 110 - G4560 support out of box?? Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 7:34am
	Will Deskmini 110W ship with BIOS 1.50 to support Intel G4560 out of box? would most likely order from Newegg. Without BIOS 1.50 no way to flash without older CPU? Thank you

wardog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6447	Post Options Post Reply Quote wardog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 9:50am
	That's a rather newly release BIOS to expect it to be received with. And in just looking at some review pics it it appears as a simple BIOS chip swap is out of the equation as it looks soldered instead. Hold tight and I'll draw the Other Mods here to reply with certainty.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 24638	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 1:46pm
	I would have to say no. If you plan on getting a DeskMini I would strongly recommend you purchase one from a physical store that can flash the BIOS for you. As Wardog said, the DeskMini uses a soldered BIOS ROM so swapping out the BIOS chip is not an option.


parsec Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 May 2015 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 4996	Post Options Post Reply Quote parsec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2017 at 12:59am
	I can confirm that my early production DeskMini 110W has a soldered BIOS chip, I own one. All new ASRock boards no longer have BIOS chips in sockets, the chip manufactures no longer produce the older, socketed DIP type chips. The manufactures have all gone to surface mount chips of that type. The 1.50 BIOS version is dated 9/23/2016, so you might get lucky that later production versions are available at retailers. The BIOS chip has a sticker on it that identifies the BIOS version from the factory. You must be able to check the board to determine the shipped BIOS version. Really terrible timing for all of this to come together... multiple processor updates from Intel that require CPU microcode updates that are part of the BIOS file, and no way to change the BIOS chips anymore. A compatible Intel processor in the board to allow the BIOS update is the only method of updating to a new BIOS version. This will apply to all mother board manufactures, it's not just an ASRock situation.