Inquire about Asrock b450m-pro4 ryzen 3000 support
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Topic: Inquire about Asrock b450m-pro4 ryzen 3000 support
Posted By: TheCourier
Subject: Inquire about Asrock b450m-pro4 ryzen 3000 support
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 2:08pm
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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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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 2:30pm
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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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Posted By: TheCourier
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 4:28pm
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? |
Xaltar wrote:Posted By: Habylab
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 5:03pm
| Are you able to update the BIOS from USB? |
Posted By: Ray62
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 6:39pm
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. ------------- Asrock Fatal1ty X370 Professional Gaming Offline Under test: MSI X570_MEG_ACE | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | Scythe Mugen5 | 2x16GB F4-3200C14D-32GTZ@3466 | ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FE |
Posted By: TheCourier
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 7:06pm
Just to clarify, i cant update the bios version using usb stick without any cpu installed on the board? |
Posted By: Habylab
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 7:20pm
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 |
Posted By: Ray62
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 8:59pm
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. ------------- Asrock Fatal1ty X370 Professional Gaming Offline Under test: MSI X570_MEG_ACE | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | Scythe Mugen5 | 2x16GB F4-3200C14D-32GTZ@3466 | ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FE |
Posted By: Ray62
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2019 at 9:10pm
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 ------------- Asrock Fatal1ty X370 Professional Gaming Offline Under test: MSI X570_MEG_ACE | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | Scythe Mugen5 | 2x16GB F4-3200C14D-32GTZ@3466 | ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FE |