- Mar 17, 2023
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Hi, I’ve upgraded my old desktop so I can use Windows 11. I’m upgrading from an AMD3 socket to AMD4.
These are the parts I’ve upgraded with so far:
I have the motherboard as Aorus B550 Elite AX V2 Rev. 1.3.
I have the CPU as Ryzen 5 5600X.
I have the RAM as GSkill TridentZ, DDR4-3000 16GBx2.
I have the GPU as Radeon RX 6400.
These are the original parts I kept in place:
I have two hybrid HDD’s for storage and 1 SSD for the operating system.
I have a Corsair 800w power supply, and an Asus monitor.
HDMI has been tested on other equipment and is working.
Here’s what I’ve done and run into so far: I installed the new mobo, put all of the offset screws into place ‘although it looks like I am missing one’ seated the cpu and locked down the arm. Screwed in the pre thermal applied cpu cooler that came with it. Seated the memory in slots 2 & 4 moving from the one’s closest to the cpu then outward. Plugged in all the peripherals to the mobo, fans, case power controls, usb, etc. seated the original GPU ‘XFX R7770’ and connected power to it. Plugged in power for the mobo and cpu.
Downloaded from a laptop onto a Fat32 usb the updated BIOS 1.3, extracted it, and renamed the file GIGABYTE.BIN. Turned on power at PSU, inserted usb in appropriate slot under QFlash button, and pressed QFlash. Orange LED came on and blinked. About 30 seconds in computer powered up, fans spun, memory lit up RGB colors, DVD drive made noises, and so did the hybrid HDD’s. Orange light quit flashing about 3.5 minutes in and power stayed on. No HDMI signal detected on monitor. Restarted but same result.
Had another cpu sent out for replacement. Replaced GPU thinking since it was old maybe the bios wasn’t supporting it at boot. New GPU doesn’t have power hook ups so I assume the mobo is enough.
Tried updating bios again after installing new cpu and GPU but same result. Also tried updating bios with no cpu; the orange light flashed longer and the power cut off after it finished flashing, but still same result. Moved the memory around in all fashions hoping that may change something. Unplugged peripherals from the mobo. Reseated GPU.
I always hear the fans spin up, the dvd drive makes its noises, hdd’s make their noises, and the memory lights up. But still no video output that would let me get into a bios.
I didn’t see my particular MHz of memory supported with this mobo, but I called gskill and they said it hasnt been tested on this mobo but should be fine.
I tried amd tech support to get a loaner cpu that doesn’t need a bios update but can’t make much progress with them. They tell me the blinking orange lights are indicative of a bad mobo and send it back, but the Qflashback states that is what it’s supposed to do.
Thank you deeply for any assistance.
These are the parts I’ve upgraded with so far:
I have the motherboard as Aorus B550 Elite AX V2 Rev. 1.3.
I have the CPU as Ryzen 5 5600X.
I have the RAM as GSkill TridentZ, DDR4-3000 16GBx2.
I have the GPU as Radeon RX 6400.
These are the original parts I kept in place:
I have two hybrid HDD’s for storage and 1 SSD for the operating system.
I have a Corsair 800w power supply, and an Asus monitor.
HDMI has been tested on other equipment and is working.
Here’s what I’ve done and run into so far: I installed the new mobo, put all of the offset screws into place ‘although it looks like I am missing one’ seated the cpu and locked down the arm. Screwed in the pre thermal applied cpu cooler that came with it. Seated the memory in slots 2 & 4 moving from the one’s closest to the cpu then outward. Plugged in all the peripherals to the mobo, fans, case power controls, usb, etc. seated the original GPU ‘XFX R7770’ and connected power to it. Plugged in power for the mobo and cpu.
Downloaded from a laptop onto a Fat32 usb the updated BIOS 1.3, extracted it, and renamed the file GIGABYTE.BIN. Turned on power at PSU, inserted usb in appropriate slot under QFlash button, and pressed QFlash. Orange LED came on and blinked. About 30 seconds in computer powered up, fans spun, memory lit up RGB colors, DVD drive made noises, and so did the hybrid HDD’s. Orange light quit flashing about 3.5 minutes in and power stayed on. No HDMI signal detected on monitor. Restarted but same result.
Had another cpu sent out for replacement. Replaced GPU thinking since it was old maybe the bios wasn’t supporting it at boot. New GPU doesn’t have power hook ups so I assume the mobo is enough.
Tried updating bios again after installing new cpu and GPU but same result. Also tried updating bios with no cpu; the orange light flashed longer and the power cut off after it finished flashing, but still same result. Moved the memory around in all fashions hoping that may change something. Unplugged peripherals from the mobo. Reseated GPU.
I always hear the fans spin up, the dvd drive makes its noises, hdd’s make their noises, and the memory lights up. But still no video output that would let me get into a bios.
I didn’t see my particular MHz of memory supported with this mobo, but I called gskill and they said it hasnt been tested on this mobo but should be fine.
I tried amd tech support to get a loaner cpu that doesn’t need a bios update but can’t make much progress with them. They tell me the blinking orange lights are indicative of a bad mobo and send it back, but the Qflashback states that is what it’s supposed to do.
Thank you deeply for any assistance.
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