First time doing a BIOS update, need help

[Saido77]

I have a B550 AORUS PRO V2 motherboard and it's currently on version F12 (Version from 2021). I heard watching videos on youtube that depending on the updates you can't just immediately update to the latest one right off the bat, that it has to be sequential. It's been difficult for me to search on google exactly how I should do this and the motherboard's site doesn't offer many details. Help would be appreciated.

I'm mainly updating my BIOS because I recently got a Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Follow the prerequisites (and/or warnings) on the MOBO support page but if nothing is found, step carefully - it is not recommended to update the BIOS/UEFI unless the system seems unstable and the initial supported BIOS revision for this CPU on that board starts with F10.

To flash the BIOS, you will need a USB flash drive formatted for ex-fat and it is also not advisable to save/load previous BIOS settings as new settings could appear (as well as older settings disappearing) if you do choose to update the revision.

[_I_]

grab bios files here
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550-AORUS-PRO-V2-rev-10/support#support-dl-bios

the download is a zipped file, extract it to the root of a drive, or usb stick

boot to bios
on the update page, select the drive you extracted the file to, and update
let it finish, if it looks like its stuck, wait 10 minutes longer

when complete, boot back to bios, enable xmp and set drive boot order to only the os drive
and save/exit and reboot

[Saido77]

So is it ok to just download the latest BIOS update and install it? Even if my current BIOS version is quite older?

[Illusion of Progress]

Saido77 の投稿を引用：

So is it ok to just download the latest BIOS update and install it? Even if my current BIOS version is quite older?

Generally, yes.

Sometimes you need a pre-requisite version but those are the exception and not the norm, and they should be noted if that is the case.

[PopinFRESH]

Illusion of Progress の投稿を引用：

Saido77 の投稿を引用：

So is it ok to just download the latest BIOS update and install it? Even if my current BIOS version is quite older?

Generally, yes.

Sometimes you need a pre-requisite version but those are the exception and not the norm, and they should be noted if that is the case.

^ And by notated they mean it should list if you need to do so in the README file that is the instructions contained in the downloaded zip file with the BIOS. Also it will usually be noted on that BIOS versions download page as well.

Looking at the descriptions for all of the BIOS entries for that board from F10 to the latest F18d there does not appear to be any requisite to update to an intermediate ROM before flashing the latest version.

You should just be able to make note of your BIOS configurations / settings, download the F18d zip file, extract it and move the rom file to the root of a USB flash drive, then boot into BIOS and use the in-bios update to select the USB flash drive and update. Then re-apply your BIOS settings after rebooting back into BIOS.

Note that if you are using secure boot you may need to re-enable fTPM for your signed bootloader to be able to boot your OS again.

EDIT: It is also worth nothing that you are also able to do the BIOS update from within WIndows using their AppCenter and installing their @BIOS utility. It will automatically download the latest BIOS available for your board from their servers and then flash it.

[smokerob79]

wow....so much old and outdated info its not funny.....you need to make sure the BIOS is up to date with what is being changed in windows and all the changes AMD is making.....every 2 months they still drop updates for my 4 year old X570 AMD board and the last CPU came out 6 months ago.....Version 5021 16.2 MB 2024/11/04 is the latest version for my board....its 2 months old and has nothing to do with 5700X3D support

as for the OP's motherboard there is NOTHING on gigabytes website about the newest BIOS needing any prior BIOS's to run so update to the newest version.....

F18d 19.13 MB Sep 02, 2024

this is the latest for your motherboard.....you should have no issues going right to it.....

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

smokerob79 の投稿を引用：

wow....so much old and outdated info its not funny.....you need to make sure the BIOS is up to date with what is being changed in windows and all the changes AMD is making.....every 2 months they still drop updates for my 4 year old X570 AMD board and the last CPU came out 6 months ago.....Version 5021 16.2 MB 2024/11/04 is the latest version for my board....its 2 months old and has nothing to do with 5700X3D support

as for the OP's motherboard there is NOTHING on gigabytes website about the newest BIOS needing any prior BIOS's to run so update to the newest version.....

F18d 19.13 MB Sep 02, 2024

this is the latest for your motherboard.....you should no issues going right to it.....

Don't come crying when one day the BIOS revisional update fails you - I know how to handle that type of situation, hopefully, you do as well and have a safety net in place.

[PopinFRESH]

WinterSolstice の投稿を引用：

smokerob79 の投稿を引用：

wow....so much old and outdated info its not funny.....you need to make sure the BIOS is up to date with what is being changed in windows and all the changes AMD is making.....every 2 months they still drop updates for my 4 year old X570 AMD board and the last CPU came out 6 months ago.....Version 5021 16.2 MB 2024/11/04 is the latest version for my board....its 2 months old and has nothing to do with 5700X3D support

as for the OP's motherboard there is NOTHING on gigabytes website about the newest BIOS needing any prior BIOS's to run so update to the newest version.....

F18d 19.13 MB Sep 02, 2024

this is the latest for your motherboard.....you should no issues going right to it.....

Don't come crying when one day the BIOS revisional update fails you - I know how to handle that type of situation, hopefully, you do as well and have a safety net in place. :csd2smile:

You also think BIOS updates magically make an AM5 LGA CPU work on an AM4 PGA CPU socket. Don't think anyone should take any advice regarding BIOSes from you.

[smokerob79]

i have soldered BIOS chips to boards to recover 150k industrial machines...BIOS flashers CH341A are a joke now given they are 8 bucks...there is no real reason to fear monger this guy when half the current BIOS updates are security issues that coincide with windows updates

[smokerob79]

PopinFRESH の投稿を引用：

WinterSolstice の投稿を引用：

Don't come crying when one day the BIOS revisional update fails you - I know how to handle that type of situation, hopefully, you do as well and have a safety net in place. :csd2smile:

You also think BIOS updates magically make an AM5 LGA CPU work on an AM4 PGA CPU socket. Don't think anyone should take any advice regarding BIOSes from you.

hehe.....he still does not understand LGA VS PGA......hehe.........

[_I_]

WinterSolstice の投稿を引用：

Don't come crying when one day the BIOS revisional update fails you - I know how to handle that type of situation, hopefully, you do as well and have a safety net in place. :csd2smile:

i have only had 1 board fail a bios update and not recover
that was a cheap ecs board, and was able to rma it and get it back within 2 weeks with update bios

it can be a pain if one fails, but many newer boards have backup bios or flash back, which can help recover from bad bios flash

[Saido77]

Everything went well guys! Thank you all for giving me confidence and security so I could do it :D