Question How Can I do a Bios update to prevent exposing cpu to bad bios?

[fedefrasis]

Hi, im bulding this system in a few days (case is in shipping)
Ryzen 9800X3D
Asus X870E-E Gaming WiFi
RTX 5080 Astral Asus
Corsair Vengeance 2x32gb DDR5 6000mhz Expo CMK64GX5M2B6000Z30

Ive read older bios on this board had a ram and cpu voltage with 1.4v rams like mine problem that got corrected by asus in bios 1401 (theres newer ones with conflicting reports on stability, i dont know if i should go with 1401 or just do the latest)
Can I post and immediately update the bios before getting to windows? Or should i boot into windows (will use my previous pcs install, no format) first? Maybe even install the chipset driver before updating the bios, or does it not matter to the bios when the chipsaet driver is installed? Im trying to minimize the time the cpu is exposed to a "bad" bios (my board was made in february, before the fix was deployed) with 1.4v ram sticks. How should I approach this? Does it matter if the cpu is ran on a pre-fix bios for a while or should i immediately jump into updating? Is it better to do this after a first boot to check on windows running fine? Do i install chipset drivers before or after bios update, or does it not matter? Thanks!

Ps I know you can install a bios without a cpu with just the mobo plugged in but it terrifies me to have the process so hands off and i really dont want to put eveything but the cpu together to see it happen on screen w no cpu

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Operating the CPU under light load for a short while with an older bios is very very unlikely to be a problem or cause any damage.

See if there are any notes regarding to requiring an updated chipset driver for that bios version. If not I would just update it at your first convenience, doesn't matter if you boot into windows or not. I would update to latest non beta bios available.

You still may have issues with the chipset driver reusing a windows install like that though. It might work perfectly, it might not.

 

[GeorgeGreen]

I am replying here so that I can keep track of this thread.

 

[geofelt]

Your motherboard will ship with the latest bios available at the time of manufacture.
Unless you get very old stock, your bios should be sufficiently current.
Once you can post to the bios and see what you have, then you can update to currency before starting the rest of your software install.

Before installing windows I do a quick check with memtest.
It does not require an os to run.
You should do a full pass with NO errors.

Your old windows may not have the proper drivers for your motherboard.
It is better to reinstall windows from scratch.