BIOS Updates Bring Ryzen 5 Compatibility To ASRock Motherboards

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The company also announced that it has entered a strategic technology partnership with Sapphire Technology, a Hong Kong component manufacturer and supplier to "launch cutting edge motherboard, CPU, and VGA card configurations" for gamers.

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[BulkZerker]

Pardon my stupidity. How are you supposed to update the bios without a supported processor in the socket then?

 

[valeman2012]

Pardon my stupidity. How are you supposed to update the bios without a supported processor in the socket then?

I think going release the motherboards for new comers supporting them. (Probably something like Rev1.1)

 

[elbert]

Given its the same chip as the 8 core I would think it should work somewhat. Probably no XFR, boosting, and stuck at low speeds but should allow bios update.

 

[Glock24]

BulkZerker, sorry for the downvote, it was unintentional, I read trying to quote you.

I would think the motherboard would boot even if it did not recognize exactly the model of the CPU, given they are all the same just with different core count.

Also there are some motherboards that do not require CPU or RAM to update/recover the BIOS, you just insert an USB drive with the BIOS image and press a button or sequence.

 

[epobirs]

The BIOS should be accessible even without the update for processor specific features and settings. I've had similar situations in the past. For example, a Core 2 Duo system that couldn't run 64-bit Windows until the BIOS was updated. Similarly, many Skylake generation boards need a BIOS update to properly support Kaby Lake CPUs but can run well enough to do the update.

 

[chumly]

You can use ASRock Instant Flash or ASRock Internet Flash utilities with the provided BIOS. For Instant Flash, you will need a USB thumb drive with the new BIOS already on it. For Internet Flash, it will use the internet connection to find it online.

I found a video of it for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDrTQmEtzMs#t=9m50s