Author: xGeNeSisx
Subject: BIOS update needed for Z170 K4/D3 with G4400
Posted: 10 Oct 2016 at 10:20am
Ordered a Z170 K4/D3 and it came with BIOS revision 1.10. I installed a Pentium G4400 cpu. Unfortunately, it seems the CPU is not supported until the microcode revision was added in update 1.30. The motherboard boots fine, but I do not believe there is a way to flash the motherboard without a GUI like the ASUS flashback feature integrated in their motherboards.
Subject: BIOS update needed for Z170 K4/D3 with G4400
Posted: 10 Oct 2016 at 10:20am
Ordered a Z170 K4/D3 and it came with BIOS revision 1.10. I installed a Pentium G4400 cpu. Unfortunately, it seems the CPU is not supported until the microcode revision was added in update 1.30. The motherboard boots fine, but I do not believe there is a way to flash the motherboard without a GUI like the ASUS flashback feature integrated in their motherboards.
I contacted ASROCK and left a message on Friday after no one would take the call during business hours. Hopefully I can get in contact with them tomorrow and have a chip shipped out. In similar cases they have overnighted an updated BIOS chip for no expense.
Just to confirm, there is no possible way for the BIOS to be updated in this circumstance, correct? Until then it appears I am SOL. Thanks!