How to use BIOS Flashback without CPU | TUF Gaming B550 Plus

This was my first time flashing a mobo and it was surprisingly easy. Everything went smoothly and I was done in a few minutes.

[@mitkokalenderov]

Thank you so much. After 4 hours of troubleshooting the problem I found out it was because the bios version does not supported my ryzen 9 processor. After updating the bios everything worked fine and i got the post signal

[@slickframes]

glad I could help, enjoy your new CPU!

[@Arthur-jq7jr]

bro i have a problem i bought this mobo a 2 days a go i have a a ryzen 3600 but it stuck in vga q led debug is it because of the bios ?

[@happytimes10191]

Thank you Sir, this has really helped (TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS WI-FI) from 1401 to 2806 as of December 12, 2022. 10/10 for the help!

[@slickframes]

Glad I could help!

[@ericsilva7430]

Can i do this with the PC already build? CPU GPU etc all already install My cpu may work with default bios, wana try update only if fail to boot up.

[@slickframes]

yes, just have the PSU on but your PC off and follow the steps in the video.

[@sneakycactus8815]

Thank you for the help man! No matter how many times i build a pc its always so anxiety inducing. Really helps to have a guide even if you've done it several times before

[@slickframes]

Very glad I could help!

[@DJGameboy91]

As of today this still works. Upgraded from a Ryzen 5 3600 To A Ryzen 7 5800X. Booted right up after following your steps ! Genius 💯👾 Thank you !

[@slickframes]

glad I could help! Congrats on the new CPU

[@Jonjie]

you saved my day dude, just finished doing a flashback

[@slickframes]

Glad I could help!

[@SystemCrasher113]

Hi, Thank you so much for this..... I just have 1 question though....... "Do I have to completely deconstruct my build in order to do this or can I repeat this process with everything else on the motherboard ie: Cpu gpu ram m.2???" Fully built setup

[@slickframes]

you can do this with the PC built, just have the PSU on but your PC off. Then follow the steps in the video. Hope this helps

[@Peashooter116]

What if the light is solid instead of flashing?

[@vakulsharma8456]

Same question

[@schoolaccountbopp4077]

​@@vakulsharma8456same

[@snipesy]

Thanks my friend, just what I needed!

[@slickframes]

glad I could help!

[@jukkaka4820]

Me too

[@rymond621]

I just build a new pc with b550m plus tuf gaming, ryzen 5600, and a pair of corsair lpx ram. It cant go into bios as it stuck at tuf gaming logo with "please press del or f2 to enter uefi bios setting". When i push del or f2 button nothing happens. On motherboard bios and dram led is on, so i suspect the problem is the Corsair ram as it not in the compatibility list then i replace it with HyperX ram, but it is still the same. What's the problem could it be? Is it possible updating the bios will solved this problem?

[@crispsaregood]

Thats the exact board im planning to get and need a update for 5800x3d which i hope is doable. Can you recommend it cause others say its quite pricey?

[@slickframes]

I have had 0 issues with running and OC my 5950x on this board. I am very happy with it. Its more then capable of pushing all the power you could need

[@Thefrozengruff]

I’ve done all of this but the led doesn’t flash, I have the exact same mobo too :(

[@fire.medic.manchild7685]

Same. My light just stays solid and never goes off.

[@martoivanov1882]

@@fire.medic.manchild7685 Same with me..

[@rudolph1956]

Yeah same any fixes?

[@martoivanov1882]

@@rudolph1956 I changed the flash drive and it worked! Format in fat32 with "default allocation size" and only the bios file.

[@Top5Reviews1]

I try 2 different pendrive. but stay solid. please tell me...what can I do

[@Kryptix0III]

thanks for this! needed this for my 5800x3d

[@slickframes]

glad I could help! enjoy that amazing CPU!

[@DarkAge69]

thanks for this video, now waiting for this board and 5800X3D to arrive which i just ordered at very good price on Black Friday deals

[@slickframes]

congrats on that beast of a CPU!

[@thefails-show]

Man today i faced a problem my fears that my mobo is dead I tried to install a new bios on my rog x570e gaming in order to install a ryzen 5000 cpu which i didn't receive it yet as gou know i can install a new bios update on asus mobo using asus flash bios on the i/o shield i just need to plug 24 pins cable and also the cpu 8 pin cable the problem is that the mobo didn't light up and that what increased my fears that's it's dead i said why not test the psu maybe it's the problem i attached a paper clip on the 16/17 pins of my corsair rm 750x and thanks god it worked and fans did spin. But i remember once i disabled the aura sync of mobo lights so when my pc is on standby mode those lights are off i don't know if the bios can keep those settings saved even if my mobo doesn't have a cpu only 2 memory sticks installed or the mobo is dead and that is my big fears I didn't remove the battery

[@bernardthongvanh5613]

thanks, weirdly, I couldn't fing this in the manual, and big thanks for telling that it takes around 4 minutes, I would have started to get worried after 20 seconds lol

[@slickframes]

glad I could help!

[@MiIcEnAaS]

Can I access the bios without a GPU? I’m using a R 7 5800x3d

[@rymond621]

You should include information about the flash drive must be in mbr system as it would not work if in gpt.

[@alabamared2568]

Means what exactly????

[@vertigo1721]

I hope my Wi-Fi works now…. Pls….

[@slickframes]

If you have the same motherboard as me, it does not have wifi.

[@vertigo1721]

@@slickframes I have the z790 hero and it does not have Wi-Fi I did the antenna and still does not work, I even installed the driver and that did not work ether.

[@vertigo1721]

@@slickframes I have the z790 hero and it does not have Wi-Fi I did the antenna and still does not work, I even installed the driver and that did not work ether.

[@D4ng3Ros.]

Can i do this flashback with b450 tuf gaming plus ii.? it has a bio flash. I just order the mobo today. Thanks

[@slickframes]

yup! should be the exact same process. Hope that helps!

[@D4ng3Ros.]

@@slickframes Save me from buying a used lower end cpu to updated the bios becauseI have a Ryzen 7 2700x cpu. Thanks bro hopefully everything boots up correctly when I get the MOBO tomorrow. Plus I just broke a pin on my mobo that I have rn that I just bought too. 🤦

[@D4ng3Ros.]

@@slickframes FML. I did everything you had done on your video and the monitor turns on than off. Than I proceeded to reset the CMOS and took battery out after 5min place it back in. Than took the rams out cleaned it and place it back in. Still no display.?

[@slickframes]

@@D4ng3Ros. when booting it should have lights on the board indicating where its getting stuck during the boot process. They should be right above the 24 pin connection. that will tell you what your problem is

[@14gwin]

Thank you!! My new pc build wasn’t posting to my monitor so I was stressing but after watching your video I got it up and running 🙌🏾

[@slickframes]

Amazing, glad I could help! Enjoy the new PC

[@JupitersDancer]

Thanks ! I wanted to flash my asus b650 with the latest bios before plugging in my 7800x3d because of all the Vsoc problems associated

[@slickframes]

Glad I could help! very nice CPU!! Gonna be an absolute beast in games

[@fullstack5461]

Excellent thanks

[@slickframes]

Glad I could help!

[@KemDIY]

Thanks so much. Is it best practice to just do this anyway or can you try booting with it built? But what happens if the CPU isn’t supported and the MB needs bios update will you get an error? I guess I’m trying to figure out why you can’t boot into bios and update it from the tool there.

[@jamesjacob9632]

it's when you don't have a supported cpu.

[@SiggyMe]

Its says without CPU yet you had it in and powered it up so I'm confuse. With or without CPU to flash? Thanks

[@slickframes]

There is no CPU socketed into my motherboard in this video. It was done as described, without a CPU :)

[@GDriss]

Thanks a lot! I watched all your videos of PC building, my PC is almost the same! Big thanks

[@slickframes]

Thank you! And congrats on your beast of a PC, mine has been absolutely amazing!

[@areefali9442]

How many pcb layers in Asus tuf b550 gaming plus motherboard??

[@danielbuczko4232]

Hey! Just wanted to be sure guys: I have the same mobo with CPU that requires newer BIOS (5800X3D). I assembled the whole unit (including CPU), can I do the flashback now? And does it just require turning the power supply on, without powering the whole PC?

[@slickframes]

I believe you can follow the same steps as I did in the video. Have the PSU on but your pc off.

[@monsieurlynx5080]

My b660 plus doesnt have that bios USB... I'm so screwed.....

[@slickframes]

yaaa, that is very unfortunate

[@MrBrianYoutube]

Thanks!

[@slickframes]

glad I could help!

[@dikzaldo]

can ask? my motherboard asus tuf b450m plus ii and ryzen 5 5600g. What serial bios should be for Ryzen 5 5600g? because after I installed windows, my display often freezes every 10 minutes and shows "display timeout" from the onboard VGA. and the onboard vga seems unreadable in dxdiag and in device manager.

[@maggiweber]

You saved my day bro

[@slickframes]

glad I could help!

[@TheKybba]

I have a TUF B660m plus and I dont have any bios USB :(

[@leafclover8891]

Press and hold for three seconds or press three times?

[@slickframes]

Press and hold

[@АндрюшечкаДушечка]

And be sure to connect power to the CPU amd motherboard? or is it possible only to motherboard?

[@slickframes]

you can try doing it with just power to motherboard, but giving both power worked flawlessly for me. I don't know if just giving power to motherboard will work

[@АндрюшечкаДушечка]

@@slickframes ok, thanks for the answer. then I will try to do so because there is no way to check it now

[@АндрюшечкаДушечка]

@@slickframes in my case, everything started almost from the first time and worked somehow slowly. After updating the bios, everything started flying!))

[@solefreak2]

So how do I update my bios when the cpu is already installed and running?

[@slickframes]

I believe it would be the same process, just make sure the PC is off but the power supply is on so the motherboard has power. I have never updated the bios on an already assembled pc, so you might want to search around a bit for more accurate info.

[@solefreak2]

@@slickframes Yeah its what I just did this evening, bios update via flashback.

[@M1R1off]

10minits and still bliking? What its bad? Tuf 2 pro 450

[@nickbag6po]

Restart process. Just worked for me after 3 times

[@GeT_OoF]

Hey bro, my motherboard doesnt have a specific usb port for BIOS update, unlike your one, mine one doesnt have one. They are all normal USB ports, does that mean I can put it in any?

[@slickframes]

does your motherboard support bios flashback? might have to look up your boards manufacture website to see

[@GeT_OoF]

@@slickframes ok thanks

[@GeT_OoF]

what if it doesnt support?

[@slickframes]

@@GeT_OoF you will need a 3000 series cpu to boot it up with. then update the bios directly from the motherboard manufacturers website

[@GeT_OoF]

@@slickframes ok cool, I have a 5000 series cpu. Thank you!

[@buds4427]

So would I be able to put a Ryzen 5 3600 in this out the box or have to do a bios update

[@slickframes]

you would be fine to put it in out of the box.

[@alparslan1986]

B660 have no flash back

[@slickframes]

that is a bummer. Flashback is something I always make sure my motherboard has

[@alparslan1986]

@@slickframes 😣😥😥😥

[@Zero-ib4yl]

What if no botton flash bios how can i do please help

[@slickframes]

if your motherboard doesnt support flash BIOS, then you will need to first boot the pc up with a supported CPU. install the BIOS update on the motherboards website. Then uninstall the old CPU and slot in the new one.

[@ezzequiel15]

sos muy genio, segui asi, sube mas videos!

[@joaquinlorenzo0]

Thank u bro! It helped me a lot!

[@slickframes]

thank you! glad I could help

[@macucacapo]

Hello, I follow the steps but the BIOS flash light only stays on in green, is there anything else I should do?

[@JPSpire]

Check if you have formatted to the right thing and also check to see if youve downloaded the bios files, if you can you should also try to use another usb if possible.

[@RapidReelz_]

Do i Need to do that bios updating in a other computer??

[@slickframes]

you need a working PC to install the update on the flash drive.

[@OskeiTosatto]

In 1 month im about to build my own pc with the same motherboard on the video. Watching this just incase i need to update the bios. ❤

[@slickframes]

good luck on your new build!!

[@OskeiTosatto]

@@slickframes thank you

[@RiverMonsterChaser]

Why did you update the bios if its already 5000 ready?

[@slickframes]

the motherboard did not have a 5000 series Bios update. It also ended up helping a lot of others, whom might have been nervous or unknowledgeable about doing it.

[@daito7729]

can i update this motherboards bios without a usb flash drive as i do not have one currently?

[@slickframes]

I've never done it without a flash drive, but I do know it is possible. As long as you have a supported cpu to slot into it. Meaning if you only have a 5000 series cpu, then you'll be out of luck as it wont boot.

[@shari_8410]

it seems that the new TUF Boards .. dosnt Matter if it’s for Intel or AMD Basis now , do not longer come with the Bios Flashback Feature on the TUF / TUF Plus Boards … now you have to invest for a ROG Strix one to get this Feature … quite weak from Asus 😑

[@slickframes]

that is a bummer. This feature should be on every board in my opinion

[@elvis046gv]

Bro, it motherboard support Rayzen 5600G from factory? Or I must update ?

[@slickframes]

if there is a sticker on the front of the box that says "Ryzen 5000 series ready" then the bios was updated already. If it doesnt, then you need to update it to work

[@ThreadstoTwelve]

If you get no power or posting you gotta flash bios it

[@techraid7451]

Nice video👍

[@slickframes]

thank you

[@thememer5885]

Does it support ryzen 5 5500 cpu out of the box?I'm new to pc building

[@slickframes]

it does support all 5000 series ryzen CPU's, but might need a BIOS update to make it work. The box will have a Ryzen 5000 series ready sticker on the front if the BIOS was already updated at the factory.

[@thememer5885]

@@slickframes Thanks

[@keanuzac2531]

Appreciate it g

[@theraptorhunter603]

First i bought a b450 (tuf b450 plus gaming) and a ryzen 5 5600, and i didnt knew that i need a 3th gen ryzen to update bios. So i brought it back to the store and purchased a b550(tuf b550 plus), because a friend said i can update it with that flashback button. I will try this tomorrow and see if that's really working. Sorry for bad grammar...

[@slickframes]

It worked flawlessly for me. only takes a few minutes and you'll be set and ready to game. Congrats on the new CPU and board!

[@theraptorhunter603]

thank you very much... it worked! Took just 2 minutes for me. i give you a like for that.👍

[@skardred]

this was funny to watch lol for some reason i can feel your nervousness hahaha gj tho

[@slickframes]

thank you!

[@HLT173]

Thankyou

[@Dakerino-fz3rk]

is it ok to have the cpu and ram installed ?

[@merrax]

Yes it is!

[@metagencybrid310]

Just want to say thank you for the video!

[@slickframes]

Glad I could help!

[@Jimminia8D]

Make sure your usb 16gb and under

[@vernehetzel5411]

i have ryzen 5600x on this motherboard. Do i need to update bios? or i can do it from windows? thanks.

[@slickframes]

If the motherboard box has a "Ryzen 5000 series ready" sticker on the front, then it will boot with your 5600x. If it does not, then you will have to flask it like I did.

[@vernehetzel5411]

@@slickframes Thanks

[@ernst.mp3]

a god amongst men you are. thank you for your service. o7

[@slickframes]

Glad I could help!

[@Koll-Manee]

I have this same mb and have been trying to get a screen after installing my new 5900x from a 1600x Thought i wouldnt have any problems cause its says 5000 series ready on it but i figured the first cpu might've done something to the factory bios or something

[@slickframes]

congrats on the new beast of a CPU! Tis a bummer you had booting issues, hopefully a Bios update solved the issue. Enjoy those 12 cores of awesomeness lol I was shocked at the performance shift from my old 7700k to the 5950x

[@Koll-Manee]

@@slickframes thanks to your vid i was able to update the bios and it posted just fine. Appreciate the vid

[@slickframes]

@@Koll-Manee That is awesome! glad I could help

[@Koll-Manee]

@@slickframes sorry to bug you but after trying out a few games it seems my cpu is running at 90+ degrees when gaming so i was gonna ask if maybe downloading the wrong bios might've had something to do with it or if you think its something else

[@slickframes]

@@Koll-Manee that is dangerously high, what are using to cool it? I have a 360mm Rad and with my 5950x overclocked I haven't seen it go over 78.

[@luciferp3263]

I purchase a asus tuf b550 and 5600x i dont have any other cpu how do i run to download a bios and then update when i dont even have any other cpu

[@luciferp3263]

I mean can i run the computer with 5600x for once to download the bios and update it or do i need another cpu

[@slickframes]

@@luciferp3263 if the motherboard box has a 5000 series ready sticker on the front, the bios has already been updated and the PC will boot with your cpu. If it does not, your pc wont boot with your cpu, and you will need to do the usb flash.

[@luciferp3263]

@@slickframes so i need another cpu for a while

[@slickframes]

@@luciferp3263 if you can’t access a pc somewhere to download the bios update into the usb stick, then yes

[@luciferp3263]

@@slickframes ok man thanks

[@dacripcurtis]

how big does the flashdrive need to be?

[@slickframes]

1gb and larger is fine. cant give an exact size as each bios update will be different sizes