AMD Issues Second Statement on Ryzen 7000X3D Burnout Issues as ASRock Releases New BIOS Updates for AM5 Motherboards: “We Have Root Caused the Is...

[Dan_D]

Soooo... how do you update the bios WITHOUT a zen 4 chip? I mean why would I want to risk a CPU to update the BIOS?

Some motherboards have a built in ASIC which will provide the necessary functionality to update the BIOS on a motherboard without a CPU or RAM installed. This is done to allow for BIOS reflashing when the BIOS update fails, or in cases where a motherboard needs to be updated to support a newer CPU that won't allow the board to POST prior to the update being installed.

It's actually a common feature and one that's existed for more than a decade now. However, it's typically only on mid-range and higher motherboards. It used to be a feature on high end boards but its trickled down. Some lower end AMD boards can do it too as motherboard makers realize its more important on that platform to have such a feature when its more likely that a board will be used with CPU's it wasn't initially designed to support.

 

[DrezKill]

Now the video has been posted:

 

[Niner51]

I actually contemplated an AMD build, before just sticking with Intel again this time around. I'm glad I did. Seems a combination of AMD and motherboard manufacturers at fault on this issue.