Ab350 pro4 +1700x how to update for 5800x

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   I have a Asrock Ab350 pro4 with amd rysen 7 1700x bios v5.40. I wish to upgrade to an amd rysen 7 5800x bios version 7.40. What biso versions do I need to upgrade thru to get to 7.4 and most importantly when do I change to the new cpu

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wgjames Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Aug 2025 Location: Sudbury Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote wgjames Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Ab350 pro4 +1700x how to update for 5800x Posted: 26 Aug 2025 at 11:58pm
	I have a Asrock Ab350 pro4 with amd rysen 7 1700x bios v5.40. I wish to upgrade to an amd rysen 7 5800x bios version 7.40. What biso versions do I need to upgrade thru to get to 7.4 and most importantly when do I change to the new cpu

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 29063	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 12:26am
	From what I can see it looks like all you need is to update to 7.00 (bridge BIOS) then from there update to 7.4. I would only swap out the CPU after the process is complete, your 1700x will still be supported on the latest BIOS so this will be the safest route. Before you start updating here are some safety tips: Reset the BIOS to factory defaults before updating - avoids any overclocking settings causing instability, this includes disabling XMP. Boot into your OS after each update then shut down, boot back into the BIOS, reset to factory defaults and reboot into the BIOS again to begin next flash. There is always risk when updating the BIOS but I have found these steps help a lot in minimizing that risk.


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	...and use only one RAM stick during the update :)
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wgjames Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Aug 2025 Location: Sudbury Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote wgjames Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 hours 19 minutes ago at 4:56am
	Thank you. I will be trying this tomorrow and will let you know how it goes