Looking to increase from 3200g or 3400g to 5600g or 5700g? Pay attention closely. Major BIOS issues may arise.
Looking to increase from 3200g or 3400g to 5600g or 5700g? Pay attention closely. Major BIOS issues may arise.
This task involves aspects related to the motherboard, CPU, or both, so it's best addressed on the relevant forum now.
They mention the AMD boot kit but note it has issues due to a corrupted BIOS. It seems this isn't exclusive to ASRock yet. The author is considering a 5600G or 4650G for their girlfriend's setup, especially if her Prime X570-P is at risk. The post was updated on August 7, 2021 by Fasauceome.
If you own a bios flash tool on premium boards that doesn’t need a CPU, you should be okay. It seems like a peculiar concern, but it’s worth knowing. Likely a bit advanced for some members here, but having extra choices is always beneficial.
ASROCK is the motherboard I used, and based on what I know it seems to be the only one with this issue. I’m not sure if others with similar setups will face the same problem. A boot kit might help, but I’m not certain. It looks like a common fix would come from a specialist shop. This doesn’t seem to be something they typically carry... It does have a CMOS reset button, but I don’t think it supports the BIOS flashback feature. Could have gone too far? Why would someone upgrade from a 3200G or 3400G processor to an 8C 16T Threadripper APU? Didn’t think so—I might have made a mistake.
It appears this concern is tied to generational differences, meaning you might encounter the same challenge on an older system like the 5300G. While ASRock seems to be the sole source of this problem, a major AMD release introducing a core compatibility flaw would be quite significant.
Yeah but ... I want to see how they respond by say Monday or Tuesday. That's only fair. How they respond to this will dictate what kind of story it is. I raised the possibility of them cross shipping me a working motherboard or of the same still current model with a fully upgraded bios. That said if they are willing to expedite this and get it back to me by Wednesday. That's one story. If their corporate attitude is screw you non social media influencer. You followed the procedure given on our website and it didn't work ... you should've known better than to think we know what we are talking about.. . That's a different story. I am not a youtuber with 10 million subs but my humble blog, on a science blogging site, is treated as news by Google. Regular plain old fashioned media can still have an impact.
Asrock is handling this return but there appears to be a more significant problem. It looks like most x570 boards need a BIOS update to work with Ryzen 5000. For those purchasing now, most retailers will charge a small fee for the update. However, if you already own a system, it’s unlikely you can fix it with your 3400g or 3200g unless Asrock confirms otherwise. I’m fortunate this is happening while I have the funds to either purchase a ready-made unit or build one myself. The stimulus initiative provided limited support—just a single PCIe slot with TB3—but it might be worth searching for a compatible machine with both AMD and Thunderbolt support from the start. Considering the price, it seems quite costly, though the performance benefits of the APU’s multi-threaded capabilities could justify it.