Question 2nd x470 Tiachi mobo still won't boot to bios

[jblorenz]

Hello, I had a x470 Taichi I just purchased and sent back because it would not boot. The heat sink fan would just start to spin but never actually spin. The monitor remained black.

I sent that mobo back and got another one. Same problem. I have a ryzen 3600 and 16 gb ripsaw 3200 ram in it. I have taken everything out, including the ram, to see if it will spin and nothing. I just bought the cpu as well, so it is brand new too.

My psu is old (like 7-8 years), but it is a tx750 watt corsair, and it runs my old mobo, which is an asrock, as well, just fine. Maybe I need a new psu?

I am not sure what it is--could it be another bad mobo from amazon, or perhaps the cpu is bad--is that even possible? The entire mobo lights up when powered--the cpu heat sink will not spin and it will not boot to bios.

 

[boju]

Does it say Ryzen 3rd gen ready on the mobo box or a date of it's release? Bios must be on version 3.40 to be compatible with your cpu.

First Bios release is v1.10. Might be a later version depending when the board came from the manufacturer.

 

[jblorenz]

Does it say Ryzen 3rd gen ready on the mobo box or a date of it's release? Bios must be on version 3.40 to be compatible with your cpu.

First Bios release is v1.10. Might be a later version depending when the board came from the manufacturer.

Yes, that might be it. It just says ryzen but not 3rd gen.

 

[jblorenz]

the taichi is a x470 not x570--so it prob is the bios. I am going to see if there is way to update it.

 

[boju]

the taichi is a x470 not x570--so it prob is the bios. I am going to see if there is way to update it.

Can do the processor loan from Amd but might take awhile.

Or borrow a 1st/2nd gen processor from someone if possible or visit a PC store, they should be able to help for a small fee.

 

[Nemesia]

My bad. I don't know why I started talking about the 570. My eyes decided to see 570 instead of 470. I will delete my post ;p

 

[jblorenz]

Anyone know how to update bios if they will not appear--meaning the screen remains black.

 

[boju]

Only Msi has that feature called Bios flashback capable of updating without a cpu. For you though that isn't possible. Need a working cpu unfortunately.

Could return the board for Msi B450 Tomahawk MAX that is compatible out of the box.

 

[jblorenz]

Only Msi has that feature called Bios flashback capable of updating without a cpu. For you though that isn't possible. Need a working cpu unfortunately.

Could return the board for Msi B450 Tomahawk MAX that is compatible out of the box.

Yeah unfortunately that's what I figured. Thank you for the help. I will prob just return the board and find an x570 mobo.

 

[boju]

No problem. Wishing you better luck.

 

[boju]

Apparently ASRock has a sticker on the Bios chip to see what version it is. Thanks for the info @Vic 40

 

[jblorenz]

Apparently ASRock has a sticker on the Bios chip to see what version it is. Thanks for the info @Vic 40

Thanks for that info. Mine says P 3.10. I am not sure if that is updated enough. I believe you mentioned it needed to be 3.40?

 

[jblorenz]

So now the choice may be keep the x470, which I got for 130, and do the AMD loan program, or get the x570 TUF for around 170. I feel like the x470 is a better board, but it is a hassle.

 

[boju]

Yeah, Bios does need updating. Do what you feel is necessary and within reasonable patience. Asus Tuf isn't a bad board and neither is Gigabyte Aorus series.

 

[jblorenz]

Yeah, Bios does need updating. Do what you feel is necessary and within reasonable patience. Asus Tuf isn't a bad board and neither is Gigabyte Aorus series.

Thanks again for the help.