Is a motherboard's BIOS revision printed anywhere on a label?

[Bleeding-Edge]

I have just take delivery of my new ASUS ROG STRIX B550)-F Gaming MOBO... IT says on a sticker on the box "AMD RYZEN 5000 DESKTOP ready"
-Phew so I can stick my new RYZEN 7 5800x in it and it will probably work.
However before I do. Can I read the new motherboards BIOS revision anywhere on a label on the board or on the packaging or online?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

never known it to state what bios the board in the box actually has on it. My Z690 box does not.

 

[R-T-B]

The closest you'll (rarely) get is a sticker label on or near the bios chip on the physical board.

 

[dont whant to set it"']

There used to be a white sticker on the sata ports with a 4 digit numer representing the bios version the MB got shipped with , speaking of ASUS boards of recent , X370 chipset yes, B550 no sticker.
It should work out the box considering its marketed on the box.

 

[tabascosauz]

I have just take delivery of my new ASUS ROG STRIX B550)-F Gaming MOBO... IT says on a sticker on the box "AMD RYZEN 5000 DESKTOP ready"
-Phew so I can stick my new RYZEN 7 5800x in it and it will probably work.
However before I do. Can I read the new motherboards BIOS revision anywhere on a label on the board or on the packaging or online?

ASRock puts a sticker on the BIOS chip with the BIOS version. Not aware of other vendors currently still doing this.

The RYZEN 5000 READY sticker on the box is intended to indicate a bootable BIOS out of the box for Vermeer (5800X), but not necessarily for Cezanne (5600G/5700G) since AGESA support came later. Probably not an issue in 2022 anymore.

Im any case, it's not an issue even if it has an old BIOS, as long as you have a compatible USB stick. The Strix-F has BIOS flashback.

 

[Chrispy_]

Very occasionally I've seen the OEM put a sticker on the box indicating a BIOS revision.

And by "very occasionally" I've opened 5,000 motherboard boxes, easily, and I've noticed a sticker maybe twice, back in the AMD 300-series era.

 

[ir_cow]

The only MBs I know of that still silkscreen the Revision is Gigabyte. I would just update the BIOS to the newest and not worry about it.

 

[eidairaman1]

I have just take delivery of my new ASUS ROG STRIX B550)-F Gaming MOBO... IT says on a sticker on the box "AMD RYZEN 5000 DESKTOP ready"
-Phew so I can stick my new RYZEN 7 5800x in it and it will probably work.
However before I do. Can I read the new motherboards BIOS revision anywhere on a label on the board or on the packaging or online?

Sometimes labels are on back of mobo, under a pcie slot, or under the io ports. Or on the bios chips

Otherwise check the Silkscreen on the mobo.

 

[SL2]

Given that most review boards had version 0243 at launch I'd guess the label next to the RAM slot tells you the version.

Version list:

ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING | Motherboards | ROG Global

rog.asus.com

 

[Bleeding-Edge]

Right....It's built. It's on. Its booted up!!!!!!!!

It's been running in the BIOS for the last 30 mins....While I wiat for the memtest86 USB stick burner software to zero my USB drive so I can format it....Yes, this software makes your USB sticks unusable unless you zero them...Even gparted couldnt get rid of the partitioning memtest86 does...hardcore....

So the current (factory) BIOS is version 2003 X64

The current BIOS (from the internet) is
Version 2604
2022/03/07 20.53 MBytes
ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING BIOS 2604
1. Update AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.6b

When I booted it up, the beep code said NO RAM, so I took one stick out, and it booted OK, it's now 16GB's in slot B2
After it booted the BIOS said NO CPU, run setup...I have and I set the ram to D>O>C>P I guess that's XMP in AMD speak.
SO when the USB stick is formatted I am going to update the BIOS, re boot with one stick, set XMP on, stick in the other chip, re-boot....
And cross my fingers....

Stay tuned.

This story is Nail-Biting....

Update....
The BIOS flash went OK..all updated. It doesn't complain about no CPU now which is nice, it boots and runs OK with one 16GB stick of It won't boot with two RAM sticks. I reset the BIOS using the power off/shorting the jumper pins method, two sticks no joy, a yellow LED on the board and no beeps.

The RAM chips are: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4 3200Mhz CMH32GX4M2Z3200C16
I also tried booting with the DOCP enabled, same thing, and with it off. Still no booting.

Ummmmmm

Help?

 

[Deleted member 202104]

Right....It's built. It's on. Its booted up!!!!!!!!

It's been running in the BIOS for the last 30 mins....While I wiat for the memtest86 USB stick burner software to zero my USB drive so I can format it....Yes, this software makes your USB sticks unusable unless you zero them...Even gparted couldnt get rid of the partitioning memtest86 does...hardcore....

So the current BIOS is version 2003 X64

The current BIOS is
Version 2604
2022/03/07 20.53 MBytes
ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING BIOS 2604
1. Update AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.6b

When I booted it up, the beep code said NO RAM, so I took one stick out, and it booted OK, it's now 16GB's in slot B2
After it booted the BIOS said NO CPU, run setup...I have and I set the ram to D>O>C>P I guess that's XMP in AMD speak.
SO when the USB stick is formatted I am going to update the BIOS, re boot with one stick, set XMP on, stick in the other chip, re-boot....
And cross my fingers....

Stay tuned.

This story is Nail-Biting....

Update....
The BIOS flash went OK..all updated. It doesn't complain about no CPU now which is nice, it boots and runs OK with one 16GB stick of It won't boot with two RAM sticks. I reset the BIOS using the power off/shorting the jumper pins method, two sticks no joy, a yellow LED on the board and no beeps.

The RAM chips are: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4 3200Mhz CMH32GX4M2Z3200C16
I also tried booting with the DOCP enabled, same thing, and with it off. Still no booting.

Ummmmmm

Help?

Have you tried each stick in B2 to rule out a possible defective DIMM? It's not common, but it does happen. Also, just to confirm, you're putting the second DIMM in A2 (slot 4 counting from the CPU), correct?

 

[Bleeding-Edge]

just to confirm, you're putting the second DIMM in A2 (slot 4 counting from the CPU), correct?

Yes.
One chip has stayed where it was first inserted, into B2 and the 2nd chip which makes the system NOT boot is in A2.
It boots with one chip in B2.

I might try swapping the chips over tomorrow, with one chip and see. Then I might try slot B1 and A1.....
Err

 

[Ruru]

The closest you'll (rarely) get is a sticker label on or near the bios chip on the physical board.

Yup, that's on some boards. Though I don't remember does my Gigabyte B550 board have a sticker, it seems not.

 

[Deleted member 202104]

Yes.
One chip has stayed where it was first inserted, into B2 and the 2nd chip which makes the system NOT boot is in A2.
It boots with one chip in B2.

I might try swapping the chips over tomorrow, with one chip and see. Then I might try slot B1 and A1.....
Err

Slot B1 and A1 probably won't boot at all. Welcome to fun with memory and Ryzen.

You might consider starting a new thread to deal with the memory issues - most people don't ever read the entire thread and just reply to the original post.

 

[ir_cow]

Update....
The BIOS flash went OK..all updated. It doesn't complain about no CPU now which is nice, it boots and runs OK with one 16GB stick of It won't boot with two RAM sticks. I reset the BIOS using the power off/shorting the jumper pins method, two sticks no joy, a yellow LED on the board and no beeps.

The RAM chips are: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4 3200Mhz CMH32GX4M2Z3200C16
I also tried booting with the DOCP enabled, same thing, and with it off. Still no booting.

Hmmm. If it does not boot at JEDEC settings (no DOCP/XMP enabled). It is generally either the memory (1 DIMM bad) or a bad slot. Have you tried the other two slots yet? A2/B2 is the default. A1/B1 will work as well. Its been years since I had a bad slot, but I had a bent CPU pin (or missing pin on AMD) that caused memory issues.

 

[Ruru]

A2/B2 is the default. A1/B1 will work as well. Its been years since I had a bad slot, but I had a bent CPU pin (or missing pin on AMD) that caused memory issues.

By the way, why it's like that? I didn't even know until my earlier B450 board mentioned about this on boot.

 

[tabascosauz]

By the way, why it's like that? I didn't even know until my earlier B450 board mentioned about this on boot.

Vast majority of 4DIMM boards are daisy chain. Each channel trace connects to one DIMM first then goes off to the second one. Thus there only being 2 ideal slots (for 2DIMM setups).

Hmmm. If it does not boot at JEDEC settings (no DOCP/XMP enabled). It is generally either the memory (1 DIMM bad) or a bad slot. Have you tried the other two slots yet? A2/B2 is the default. A1/B1 will work as well. Its been years since I had a bad slot, but I had a bent CPU pin (or missing pin on AMD) that caused memory issues.

+1

Only two times I've ever had flaky DDR4 (some but not all sticks boot) are with the usual cursed Corsair 3200CL16, and once when small piece of debris got into one of the slots. The usual recommendation not to buy Corsair 3200CL16 or 3600CL18 doesn't sound scientific, but there's a reason why we say it

 

[Ruru]

Vast majority of 4DIMM boards are daisy chain. Each channel trace connects to one DIMM first then goes off to the second one. Thus there only being 2 ideal slots (for 2DIMM setups).

Ok... I just always put sticks in A1 and B1 on older hardware

 

[eidairaman1]

Slot B1 and A1 probably won't boot at all. Welcome to fun with memory and Ryzen.

You might consider starting a new thread to deal with the memory issues - most people don't ever read the entire thread and just reply to the original post.

Built a Ry 7 5800 OEM, B550 Steel Legend, Ballistix Red Gaming 3600 32GB, R7 250 GHOST, W11, booted right up out of boxes.

 

[Toothless]

My x470 Taichi Ultimate said "Ryzen 3000 ready" and had to take it to a local shop because the bios was too old to post with my 3700x.

Salt required for every purchase.

 

[Ruru]

My x470 Taichi Ultimate said "Ryzen 3000 ready" and had to take it to a local shop because the bios was too old to post with my 3700x.

Salt required for every purchase.

Doesn't it have a bios flashback feature? At least there's some button in the I/O

 

[Toothless]

Doesn't it have a bios flashback feature? At least there's some button in the I/O

Rear button is clear cmos. For $300 the board should've either had flashback or been ready for 3xxx.