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Eamonn100

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Hi.

I have to update my Motherboard does anyone know of a good "how to" video for a beginner to do it... or can point me to any other info on the matter?

ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)
 
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Could you elaborate on what you me mean by updating your motherboard? Do you mean swapping the existing motherboard out for a new motherboard as an upgrade? If so, please parse the specs to your existing build like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
 
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There are dozens or probably hundreds of build videos on Youtube.

They differ wildly in usefulness. Many are hopeless. A few are outstanding.

If you spend a half hour on youtube with various search terms, you should be able to come up with something worthwhile.
 
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Yes thanks I am aware of what you said, thanks

I'm looking for someone from here, who is knowledgeable in the matter, to recommend & confirm an "outstanding" video so that my task is completed correctly and without "Bricking" my PC.
 
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Eamonn100 said:
to recommend & confirm an "outstanding" video so that my task is completed correctly and without "Bricking" my PC.
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You would be on very shaky ground to rely only on a video. No single video will answer all your questions or account for all the nuances of your particular situation.

Few videos will focus on a motherboard swap per se to the exclusion of anything else. Most of the competently done videos will be general "how do I build a PC" stuff and you might find 5 minutes within them regarding the motherboard installation itself. If you are lucky.

95% of the candidate videos on Youtube are not worth 10 seconds of your time. You can eliminate them within 10 seconds, mostly because of inferior production values....mumbling, poor lighting, general illiteracy, etc.

But we don't know exactly what you are up to because of sparse details.
 
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Lafong said:
You would be on very shaky ground to rely only on a video. No single video will answer all your questions or account for all the nuances of your particular situation.

Few videos will focus on a motherboard swap per se to the exclusion of anything else. Most of the competently done videos will be general "how do I build a PC" stuff and you might find 5 minutes within them regarding the motherboard installation itself. If you are lucky.

95% of the candidate videos on Youtube are not worth 10 seconds of your time. You can eliminate them within 10 seconds, mostly because of inferior production values....mumbling, poor lighting, general illiteracy, etc.

But we don't know exactly what you are up to because of sparse details.
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"There are dozens or probably hundreds of build videos on Youtube.

They differ wildly in usefulness. Many are hopeless. A few are outstanding.

If you spend a half hour on youtube with various search terms, you should be able to come up with something worthwhile."

"You would be on very shaky ground to rely only on a video."

hehehe.
 
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USAFRet said:
Don't rely on that one reddit post for a "fix" to whatever (theoretically) ails your system.

We really need a LOT of details on this.
Like, everything.

All parts, OS, the actual issue you're seeing, etc, etc.

Details, please.
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Ok I have to go out but will post details later on this weekend. I wasn't trying to get this solved today anyway. Just trying to educated myself and fix it at the same time. If it takes 4 weeks of learning before I attempt the update, (if that's the problem) so be it.

No worries, thanks.
 
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Eamonn100 said:
Ok I have to go out but will post details later on this weekend. I wasn't trying to get this solved today anyway. Just trying to educated myself and fix it at the same time. If it takes 4 weeks of learning before I attempt the update, (if that's the problem) so be it.

No worries, thanks.
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"updating motherboard" can lead down several very different pathways.

Changing to a better motherboard
Updating the firmware
Changing the CPU
etc, etc...

And primarily, you need to discover the actual problem, before applying a solution.
So far, we have no idea of the symptoms, much less the actual problem.
 
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Eamonn100 said:
Ok I have to go out but will post details later on this weekend. I wasn't trying to get this solved today anyway. Just trying to educated myself and fix it at the same time. If it takes 4 weeks of learning before I attempt the update, (if that's the problem) so be it.

No worries, thanks.
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You give no information but think it can be solved in a few minutes. (I'm not at your house looking at it we need 100% accurate information)
 
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USAFRet said:
So far, we don't even know the symptoms.
Much less the actual 'problem'.

Suggesting to disable fTPM is way too premature at this point.
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I'm just going by his information, and concerns about the risk of bricking his MB. The least aggressive approach is to disable fTPM to see if thats the case, if not then it's not the fTPM bug

Also, his information has little to no details of his symptoms or pc specs, but it looks like he's going to update his bios anyway which is way riskier if he is unsure how to or if that was the issue at all.
 
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IBeats said:
I'm just going by his information, and concerns about the risk of bricking his MB. The least aggressive approach is to disable fTPM to see if thats the case, if not then it's not the fTMP bug

Also, his information has little to no details of his symptoms or pc specs, but it looks like he's going to update his bios anyway which is way riskier if he is unsure how to or if that was the issue at all.
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And if he is running Win 11, disabling the fTPM may cause other problems.

This is a classic X/Y problem.
How do I do X, when the problem and fix is actually Y.
 
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USAFRet said:
And if he is running Win 11, disabling the fTPM may cause other problems.

This is a classic X/Y problem.
How do I do X, when the problem and fix is actually Y.
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IMO risking fTMP problems is safer than bricking his MB. Like I said before I can only go by his information and not what if's...?

I'm not saying X will solve Y, just giving him a safer route as he is committed to updating his bios without knowing the issue.

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"Also, his information has little to no details of his symptoms or pc specs, but it looks like he's going to update his bios anyway which is way riskier if he is unsure how to or if that was the issue at all. "
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IBeats said:
IMO risking fTMP problems is safer than bricking his MB. Like I said before I can only go by his information and not what if's...?

I'm not saying X will solve Y, just giving him a safer route as he is committed to updating his bios without knowing the issue.

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And I'm just saying we should recommend nothing, and that the OP DO nothing, until we have much more info.
 
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USAFRet said:
Don't rely on that one reddit post for a "fix" to whatever (theoretically) ails your system.

We really need a LOT of details on this.
Like, everything.

All parts, OS, the actual issue you're seeing, etc, etc.

Details, please.
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Ok I'm back in the game.

Thanks for all your replies,

(1). The actual issue I'm seeing.

Every once in a while, my PC will moves in slo-mo. If any audio is playing (e.g. game audio, discord, youtube audio, music, etc.), it will play in slow motion, and anything moving on the screen (e.g. game, video, etc.) will move slowly. Then it all goes back to normal within 1 or 2 seconds.

This will happen, 1 or 2 a day.

(2). All parts, OS.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU 6 Core / 12 Thread
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 (2280),NVMe SSD R/W(Max) 3,500MB/s/3,300MB/s
Phanteks Enthoo 719 Black Full Tower
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series Black 32GB DDR4
Corsair HX Series HX1000 Power Supply 1000W 80 Plus Platinum
ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)
Sapphire Nitro Amd Radeon Rx 6700 Xt
 
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Eamonn100 said:
Ok I'm back in the game.

Thanks for all your replies,

(1). The actual issue I'm seeing.

Every once in a while, my PC will moves in slo-mo. If any audio is playing (e.g. game audio, discord, youtube audio, music, etc.), it will play in slow motion, and anything moving on the screen (e.g. game, video, etc.) will move slowly. Then it all goes back to normal within 1 or 2 seconds.

This will happen, 1 or 2 a day.

(2). All parts, OS.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU 6 Core / 12 Thread
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 (2280),NVMe SSD R/W(Max) 3,500MB/s/3,300MB/s
Phanteks Enthoo 719 Black Full Tower
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series Black 32GB DDR4
Corsair HX Series HX1000 Power Supply 1000W 80 Plus Platinum
ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)
Sapphire Nitro Amd Radeon Rx 6700 Xt
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Oh and Windows 11 operating system, updated for free from Windows.
 
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Eamonn100 said:
Ok I'm back in the game.

Thanks for all your replies,

(1). The actual issue I'm seeing.

Every once in a while, my PC will moves in slo-mo. If any audio is playing (e.g. game audio, discord, youtube audio, music, etc.), it will play in slow motion, and anything moving on the screen (e.g. game, video, etc.) will move slowly. Then it all goes back to normal within 1 or 2 seconds.

This will happen, 1 or 2 a day.

(2). All parts, OS.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU 6 Core / 12 Thread
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 (2280),NVMe SSD R/W(Max) 3,500MB/s/3,300MB/s
Phanteks Enthoo 719 Black Full Tower
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series Black 32GB DDR4
Corsair HX Series HX1000 Power Supply 1000W 80 Plus Platinum
ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)
Sapphire Nitro Amd Radeon Rx 6700 Xt
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Back to the basic question though: what is it precisely you want to update?

There have been some issues with AMD systems fixed by a BIOS, also known as firmware, update to the motherboard. There are also issues fixed by clean-reinstalling video drivers. Also issues fixed by updating AMD Chipset drivers. Also issues fixed by updating audio drivers (or simply uninstalling them and running with default ones).

Also some issues can be fixed by running some Windows repair commands if there is a Windows corruption problem. The first thing to do for that is make sure you've let Windows Update post all updates to your Windows. Then a simple repair to run: open a command prompt with admin rights and run the command "SFC /scannow" and let it find and fix problems it may find.
 
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Eamonn100 said:
I'm trying to fix (1) above. I read that updating the Motherboard sorted the problem.
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As noted, that could be caused by many things. Windows problems is very likely and making sure it's updated along with running SFC /scannow might clear it up.

"Updating the motherboard" isn't completely clear. It's possible you mean updating the motherboard BIOS.

The latest is version 4703 and you can get it from Asus support web site:
rog.asus.com

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ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero with WiFi - Powerful features + performance = the perfect balance for gamers and enthusiasts alike. Next level performance.
rog.asus.com rog.asus.com

There are several methods to do it with that particular motherboard. You need to read in your manual about how it's done but you can also check the FAQ on Asus' web site but I DO NOT suggest doing the update from within Windows using their EZ Update utility so rule that one out. I imagine you can also do it through BIOS routines, the manual will have instructions for that. And then there's also BIOS FlashBack: there's an FAQ on that on the Asus web link above.

There's also some youtube video's showing you how to do it. Suggest looking through several and pick a method that works for you.

That motherboard has many features and options that can make it confusing, and it appears more than one firmware you could update. If you're not comfortable or feel a bit overwhelmed you might should take it to a pro and let them do the update for you.
 
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