Asus z370 TUF Plus won't display bios/uefi

[boias_john]

So I just got a new Asus z370 TUF Plus gaming mobo and Intel i7 9700k to build into my new Phanteks Evolv X case, the RGB, case fans, ram RGB, USB devices, and GPU fans all power on, but there's no display on my monitor. The mobo or the case I got didn't come with a speaker either, so I can't tell if it's beeping or not for an error code.

Is it possible that the mobo I got doesn't support 9th Gen Intel processors? Or is the mobo just dead on arrival?

 

[Supahos]

It's almost certain your mothboard needs a bios update to support your cpu

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The Z370 board doesn't have an updated BIOS to run the 9700k. You need an 8th gen CPU to update it or send that board back and get a Z390 which will boot the 9700k out of the box.

 

[boias_john]

Is there any chance I can update the bios as it stands? Or am I screwed until I get the proper motherboard?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No, in it's current state there's nothing that will help , except what I stated above.

 

[boias_john]

Well, it pays to pay attention, lads. I feel dumb, but also better. It's good that it's my own fault and not more bad luck with dead motherboards.

 

[Supahos]

Don't buy the cheapest z390 board, even some of them have some vrm troubles with the 9700/9900

 

[captaincharisma]

from what i can see from your motherboards features it does not have the option where you can update the BIOS without a compatible CPU installed

depending on which way you want to go you can try get a cheap 8th gen celeron or pentium CPU to get the board to boot to install the BIOS update

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Well, it pays to pay attention, lads. I feel dumb, but also better. It's good that it's my own fault and not more bad luck with dead motherboards.

Don't feel bad , already had 3 of these today from other builders.About 2 dozen in the past few weeks.

 

[boias_john]

I'll order a cheap celeron from Amazon, see if I can get that to work an update, then go from there. Thanks all for your help, I appreciate it!