Downgrade
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Forum Name: AMD Motherboards
Forum Description: Question about ASRock AMD motherboards
URL: https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18232
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Topic: Downgrade
Posted By: Bill
Subject: Downgrade
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 9:43pm
| I have B450M Pro 4 with BIOS version 4.90. But this version is not recommended for my AMD Ryzen 3 2200G processor. Can I do downgrade BIOS version using instant flash from th BIOS? |
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 9:57pm
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If your system is working, don't do it. The "not recommended for" comment is just ASRock trying to discourage people pointlessly flashing their BIOS. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bill
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 10:06pm
| It's working but suddenly makes restarts or "black screen". What to do? If I can make downgrade by instant flash I will try it. |
Posted By: muziqaz
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 9:03pm
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The best thing would be to find out if those restarts and "black screens" are related to BIOS/CPU situation, and not a consequence of some other issues :) ------------- folding@home |
Posted By: Bill
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2021 at 1:33am
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That's I'm saying. In description of 4.90 version says "*ASRock do NOT recommend updating this BIOS if you are going to use Pinnacle, Raven or Summit Ridge CPU on your system." Ryzen 3 2200G is Raven Ridge. In 3.50 version don't says anythink about that. Can I instal 3.50 version with instant flash method? https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450m%20Pro4/?fbclid=IwAR3aOtL-Fi3d5emQiAHK6DWXwbJ2SMeyZU29UhNbMtqKWjH1o-8oG1OVRvM#BIOS |
Posted By: muziqaz
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2021 at 4:56am
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No, you cannot downgrade BIOS, I'm afraid. Newer motherboards now has flashback capability, but not older ones ------------- folding@home |
Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2021 at 5:19pm
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As I said in my last post, ASRock includes that warning to discourage people from needlessly updating. There is no benefit to 4.90 over say 3.50 if you are using an older gen CPU. That said, there is also no issue with using it, especially if that is what your board shipped with. Bare in mind that for motherboard manufacturers the vast majority of returns are as a result of bad BIOS flashes. Discouraging pointless updates saves them money, time and customer dissatisfaction. I would complain about it but in the end, it saves a lot of people heartache and frustration so ultimately, its for the user's own good. -------------
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Posted By: Leila
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2024 at 7:29pm
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According to me Yes, you can downgrade the BIOS version using Instant Flash. Here i mention you can do this- You can get the recommended BIOS version from the ASRock website. Format a USB drive to FAT32 and copy the BIOS file to it. You can restart your PC and press DEL to enter BIOS setup. Go to the Tools tab, select Instant Flash, and choose the BIOS file from the USB. Also you can follow the on screen instructions to complete the process. Downgrading BIOS can be risky. ------------- DEVLOPER |