[SOLVED] What version of bios should I have?

[csfortytwo]

I have a Gigabyte Aorus B450 pro wifi and a ryzen 5 3600. I have blue screens all the time and it's driving me crazy because I have been having this issue since I built this. Like literally 5 minutes after turning it on I blue screened. According to Gigabytes processor compatibility list it says that its compatible with the bios version F40. I am currently running F50 and it came that way. Should I flash to F40 or update to the newest version?

 

[Wolfshadw]

It's unlikely your problems have anything to do with BIOS. When you built the PC, did you perform a clean installation of Windows?

-Wolf sends

 

[csfortytwo]

Yes I kept my ssd and hdd from my old build but I had them both wiped and did a clean install

 

[jojesa]

Any BIOS version after F40 should be fine with that CPU.
You might have an issue not related to the BIOS version.
Could you post your system specs.
Could you take us to the steps taken while building your system.
How's the RAM installed?
Have you tested your RAM?

 

[csfortytwo]

Specs:
mobo: Gigabyte Aorus B450 Pro Wifi
cpu: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
gpu: Geforce 1660 super
ram: Crucial Ballistix 16gb

I'm not sure how to list the steps I took while building it lol and the RAM are in their respective ports and they've been tested and theyre fine.
this thread explains my issues exactly https://forum.gigabyte.us/thread/8225/b450-aorus-multiple-random-bsods

 

[jojesa]

I'm not sure how to list the steps I took while building it lol and the RAM are in their respective ports and they've been tested and theyre fine.
this thread explains my issues exactly https://forum.gigabyte.us/thread/8225/b450-aorus-multiple-random-bsods

The issue with that board is that you must perform the BIOS updates in the order listed, otherwise random issues will occur and even bricking your board is a possibility.
Before updating BIOS to F40 you have to update BIOS to F32 and also install EC FW Update Tool when using Q-Flash.

Even when performing those steps properly you could end up with a corrupt BIOS.
The good thing is that motherboard has Dual BIOS...so if it the main BIOS gets corrupted you could boot with the backup BIOS.

 

[Wolfshadw]

The issue with that board is that you must perform the BIOS updates in the order listed, otherwise random issues will occur and even bricking your board is a possibility.
Before updating BIOS to F40 you have to update BIOS to F32 and also install EC FW Update Tool when using Q-Flash.

Even when performing those steps properly you could end up with a corrupt BIOS.
The good thing is that motherboard has Dual BIOS...so if it the main BIOS gets corrupted you could boot with the backup BIOS.

The OP stated in the original post, the board came with BIOS version F50 installed.

I am currently running F50 and it came that way

I would recommend another clean install of Windows, but this time with only the SSD installed.

-Wolf sends

 

[jojesa]

The OP stated in the original post, the board came with BIOS version F50 installed.

-Wolf sends

Sorry missed that.

Was the motherboard revision (1.0 or 1.x)?
I had worked on that board model and had issues...unstable or corrupt BIOS ...but the BIOS were earlier than F32 versions. When the BIOS was the issue, I noticed that the RAM was listed in the BIOS as been placed in different slot than they were physically. The systems would not even get into Windows and freeze in the BIOS or wouldn't post.

Try testing your RAM with Memtest86 from a bootable USB flash drive to rule that out.