Question Is it normal for my PC to shutdown RIGHT AFTER a BIOS Update hits 100%?

[WhatIsAMobo]

Hello.

My PC doesnt have any BIOS related issues right now. Is just that I m curious and sort of worry.

I updated my Motherboard many months ago because of a PCIe speed limit bug in the first versions of AM5 with RTX 40 series cards. What bugged me the most was how the process was done. As soon as the BIOS update hit 100% my PC was shutdown. I d lie if I remember what happened next, but I think I had to manually turn it on. When it was turned on, everything was fine and the update was successful.

So my question is: Is it NORMAL for a PC to shutdown RIGHT AFTER the update was at 100%? I thought the thing would just reboot and go back to windows. I m worried because I want to update my BIOS again since AM5 is known for having slow boot times (30-40s even with an NVMe SSD) and I heard things got better after AGESA 1.0.0.6 (currently in 1.0.0.3), and I m still scared after not knowing if what happened in my first BIOS update was normal and correct.

I ll be reading your thoughts. Thanks in advance.

 

[kerberos_20]

it is normal for PC to shutdown after bios update, pc needs to be power cycled, but it should turn itself on shortly after

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

I'm pretty sure AGESA 1.0.0.7 is the latest, and has security enhancements too, along with bug fixes.

In terms of the bios upgrade, did you clear CMOS afterwards? You might need to do this so it wipes any remnants of microcode lingering that can cause issues. As above, it is normal, although I think in most cases it does power cycle itself back on, at least in my own experience. Could be your mobo doesn't require that.

What are your system specs? We might be able to confirm for sure.

 

[WhatIsAMobo]

it is normal for PC to shutdown after bios update, pc needs to be power cycled, but it should turn itself on shortly after

I see. Thanks for the reply. I was spooked at first. It was all so sudden. Just hit 100% and POOF, it was off.

And yes, I waited like a solid minute but the thing wouldnt boot. And once I boot it, realized the Boot Override was changed. It selected my old SSD's partition to boot Windows, but since it doesnt have anything but that partition, it shows as if its fixing the system, when there is nothing to be changed or fixed(since there is no OS lol). So I had to reboot it again and change the settings to boot with my current SSD.

 

[WhatIsAMobo]

Hey there,

I'm pretty sure AGESA 1.0.0.7 is the latest, and has security enhancements too, along with bug fixes.

In terms of the bios upgrade, did you clear CMOS afterwards? You might need to do this so it wipes any remnants of microcode lingering that can cause issues. As above, it is normal, although I think in most cases it does power cycle itself back on, at least in my own experience. Could be your mobo doesn't require that.

What are your system specs? We might be able to confirm for sure.

I mostly want to update because I feel its ridiculous to take this long for a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD to boot (specially if I m on rush and I need to do something in my computer before I go), but as I ve read, its common for AM5 to be like this, because of the memory training or something like that.

My specs are the following:

CPU: Ryzen 7700X
MB: MSI PRO B650-P (1.0.0.3a)
GPU: RTX 4080
RAM: 2x16GB DDR5 4800MHz Kingston Fury
OS drive: 1TB AORUS 7000 Series NVMe SSD

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I mostly want to update because I feel its ridiculous to take this long for a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD to boot (specially if I m on rush and I need to do something in my computer before I go), but as I ve read, its common for AM5 to be like this, because of the memory training or something like that.

My specs are the following:

CPU: Ryzen 7700X
MB: MSI PRO B650-P (1.0.0.3a)
GPU: RTX 4080
RAM: 2x16GB DDR5 4800MHz Kingston Fury
OS drive: 1TB AORUS 7000 Series NVMe SSD

Yes, memory training is a thing. but typically it power cycles a few times for that.

I'd go ahead and just update it, as you have problems and often the bios update will fix these types of bugs.

 

[WhatIsAMobo]

Yes, memory training is a thing. but typically it power cycles a few times for that.

I'd go ahead and just update it, as you have problems and often the bios update will fix these types of bugs.

It did back when I first assembled my new PC. But I still have those 20-30 second waiting time where PC wont even post the Motherboards logo.
Is there a way to disable it (memory training)? Also how are SoC CPU voltages going on the newest versions?