Question does a Ryzen 2600x need bios update to work with b450

[ICEWOLF657]

hello I'm building my first PC and I got a ryzen 5 2600x for Christmas and a b450 motherboard but when I tried to boot it nothing happed no post or anything then a few seconds later the PC turns off by its self so I was wondering if I need a bios update or something to do with the motherboard

 

[punkncat]

It should not. Please post spec of your system components so we can assist more accurately?

 

[ICEWOLF657]

ok my specs are an Asus b450 pro 4 ryzen 2600x EVGA GeForce gtx 960 ssc 16 gb crucial ballistic memory if that's any help

 

[punkncat]

The 2600X is supported by "all" BIOS revisions according to the support page:

ASRock > B450 Pro4

 

[ICEWOLF657]

I wonder why it doesn't boot then, could it be that something on my motherboard is broken ??

 

[Bob.B]

hello I'm building my first PC and I got a ryzen 5 2600x for Christmas and a b450 motherboard but when I tried to boot it nothing happed no post or anything then a few seconds later the PC turns off by its self so I was wondering if I need a bios update or something to do with the motherboard

On a piece of cardboard.
Psu.
Mobo.
Cpu/hsf.
One stick of ram.

Nothing else connected.

Does it power on and stay on?

 

[Wolfshadw]

Did you install the CPU cooler (HSF)?

-Wolf sends

 

[ICEWOLF657]

it powers on but few seconds later it just turns off

 

[ICEWOLF657]

Did you install the CPU cooler (HSF)?

-Wolf sends

yes I did

 

[Bob.B]

it powers on but few seconds later it just turns off

No idea who your talking to.
Try using the reply button for the post your answering and not that 'non-sense'
Write your reply box.

 

[ICEWOLF657]

No idea who your talking to.
Try using the reply button for the post your answering and not that 'non-sense'
Write your reply box.

ya sorry it doesn't post or anything it just turns on then off after a while

 

[drea.drechsler]

ya sorry it doesn't post or anything it just turns on then off after a while

Be sure to do a CMOS reset.

It sounds like you are bench-testing it. Are fans hooked up to it? especially the CPU cooler fan, not just the heatsink, and connected to the CPU fan header.

It will fail POST with no GPU attached and probably just shuts off after a while because....why waste energy?

 

[Bob.B]

ya sorry it doesn't post or anything it just turns on then off after a while

If it is doing this while on cardboard then your down to 4 parts.

 

[ICEWOLF657]

Be sure to do a CMOS reset.

It sounds like you are bench-testing it. Are fans hooked up to it? especially the CPU cooler fan, not just the heatsink, and connected to the CPU fan header.

It will fail POST with no GPU attached and probably just shuts off after a while because....why waste energy?

I tried with and without the graphics card even with the CMOS reset but it still turns of after a while and everything is plugged in

 

[drea.drechsler]

I tried with and without the graphics card even with the CMOS reset but it still turns of after a while and everything is plugged in

I don't think that board has troubleshooting LED's to tell you where it's failing POST. You'll need a system speaker to get beep codes. Or just swap parts until you find what's bad. I'd suspect the GPU first since it could be rather old.

 

[ICEWOLF657]

I don't think that board has troubleshooting LED's to tell you where it's failing POST. You'll need a system speaker to get beep codes. Or just swap parts until you find what's bad. I'd suspect the GPU first since it could be rather old.

I was thinking to maybe take it to a computer/ electronic store to see it they could do anything but most places around where I live charge 30 dollars plus so I thought I would ask here

 

[Wolfshadw]

I tried with and without the graphics card even with the CMOS reset but it still turns of after a while and everything is plugged in

You can disregard attempting to boot without a graphics card. Neither your motherboard nor your CPU has integrated graphics so your system absolutely will not boot without a graphics card installed.

You have the GPU installed in the top PCI-Ex16 expansion slot (closest to the CPU Socket)?
Does the graphics card have external PCI-E power ports and if so, are they connected to your power supply?

-Wolf sends

 

[drea.drechsler]

I was thinking to maybe take it to a computer/ electronic store to see it they could do anything but most places around where I live charge 30 dollars plus so I thought I would ask here

30 dollars actually seems a good price. But he might find it in 5 min's, or simply looking at it on his counter while taking your money. But the way this is going is like playing 20 questions....I'd suggest going through the troubleshooting bench checks below. It helps you find small things you may have overlooked...like PCIe connections to GPU.

"No POST", "system won't boot", and "no video output" troubleshooting checklist

"No POST", "system won't boot", and "no video output" troubleshooting checklist This checklist is a compilation of troubleshooting ideas from many forum members. It's very important to actually perform every step in the checklist if you want to effectively troubleshoot your problem. 1.Did you...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[ICEWOLF657]

You can disregard attempting to boot without a graphics card. Neither your motherboard nor your CPU has integrated graphics so your system absolutely will not boot without a graphics card installed.

You have the GPU installed in the top PCI-Ex16 expansion slot (closest to the CPU Socket)?
Does the graphics card have external PCI-E power ports and if so, are they connected to your power supply?

-Wolf sends

yes, I had everything plugged in and in the right pcie slot I just don't know whats wrong

 

[punkncat]

What power supply? Did you post that and I just missed it?

 

[Karadjgne]

Plug the gpu into the second gpu slot. Most times that works to get the gpu recognised by the bios and the correct settings and voltages and links applied. After it boots, a couple of times, then you move it back to the primary slot.

The other thing that sometimes happens is there's a pin#20 issue with DisplayPort. It hangs up the boot process by refusing the handshake and you get a no boot vga error. Thays easily fixable by using hdmi temporarily until the gpu is fully recognised by bios.

And to answer the original question, yes and no. The bios on the board is whatever it was at the time of manufacture, which if it's a B450 was quite some time ago possibly. So it should work with any ram etc that was out at that time. Since then there have been farther updates and Agesa updates and fixes for newer ram and other bug fixes, which you won't have. So while ypu may not Need a bios update, it is Advised you do update to the latest non-beta as that'll have the bug fixes and broadest compatibility.

 

[ICEWOLF657]

What power supply? Did you post that and I just missed it?

an evga 500 watt 80 plus

 

[ICEWOLF657]

You can disregard attempting to boot without a graphics card. Neither your motherboard nor your CPU has integrated graphics so your system absolutely will not boot without a graphics card installed.

You have the GPU installed in the top PCI-Ex16 expansion slot (closest to the CPU Socket)?
Does the graphics card have external PCI-E power ports and if so, are they connected to your power supply?

-Wolf sends

by any chance could my power supply be broken or have any problems ??

 

[punkncat]

an evga 500 watt 80 plus

by any chance could my power supply be broken or have any problems ??

Based on your answer, it's the first part I would chase as bad.

 

[Wolfshadw]

by any chance could my power supply be broken or have any problems ??

That's always a possibility. Do you have another power supply that you can use to test? Maybe borrow one from a friend?

-Wolf sends