[SOLVED] AMD, What is AGESA?

[wabale97]

How to update it?
I did my AMD 7 months ago. This is the first time I came across it.

 

[COLGeek]

You update the motherboard BIOS, if there is an update available for your motherboard. What is the make/model of your motherboard?

 

[PC Tailor]

It's a utility built into the BIOS of later AMD platforms.
(AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture) - basically controls CPU, RAM etc. It's updated by updating your BIOS.

 

[wabale97]

You update the motherboard BIOS if there is an update available for your motherboard. What is the make/model of your motherboard?

ASUS B350mk

It's updated by updating your BIOS.

But BIOS read me is saying update your AGESA first.
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-B350M-K/HelpDesk_BIOS/

 

[PC Tailor]

If you're referring to the bit that says:
"Update new AGESA to improve compatibility "

It doesn't mean you need to update it, it means that's the update the BIOS update has.
Don't update your BIOS unless you need to also, IMO. Don't fix what isn't broken!

 

[DMAN999]

ASUS B350mk
But BIOS read me is saying update your AGESA first.
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-B350M-K/HelpDesk_BIOS/

Version 5007
2019/07/01 10.15 MBytes
PRIME B350M-K BIOS 5007
Update new AGESA to improve compatibility;
Recommend updating the BIOS via EZ Flash.

That just means that BIOS version has the new AGESA version updated within it.
I recommend that you do NOT update to that BIOS version unless you will be installing a new 3000 Series AMD CPU soon.

 

[wabale97]

It doesn't mean you need to update it, it means that's the update the BIOS update has.

Well, that's embarrassing.
Thanks

 

[PC Tailor]

Well, that's embarrassing.
Thanks

No problem at all.
If people don't read them often, it can get a bit confusing what's what as most MB manufacturers aren't overly descriptive of what exactly each BIOS update does.

 

[digitalgriffin]

ASUS B350mk


But BIOS read me is saying update your AGESA first.
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-B350M-K/HelpDesk_BIOS/

They should be flashed together.

 

[COLGeek]

They should be flashed together.

The AGESA update is part of the BIOS update. This is all done at the same time when updating the BIOS.

 

[digitalgriffin]

The AGESA update is part of the BIOS update. This is all done at the same time when updating the BIOS.

Yep yep. I agree. Sorry, I poorly worded it.