Asus ROG Strix B550-F bios 1002 pulled ????

Max(IT) · Aug 15, 2020

I've just noticed that BIOS 1002, released a week ago, is no longer available from Asus website :kookoo:

Is there a reason for that ? The latest reported is the 0805 from July, but I still have the 1002 (and EZ Update doesnt finda any "newer" BIOS available...).

Any idea ?

FreedomEclipse · Aug 15, 2020

Did you install 1002?

Max(IT) · Aug 15, 2020

FreedomEclipse said:
Did you install 1002?

yep.
That's the one I have right now

FreedomEclipse · Aug 15, 2020

big oof.

Id be contacting Asus support then. Something obviously wasnt right with the bios for them to pull it. Asking on TPU will only get you answers from crystal balls.

::EDIT::

Oh and try to flash your bios back to the old one before contacting support. I know that some brands dont like their bios's being downgraded or rolled back to an older one.

Max(IT) · Aug 15, 2020

FreedomEclipse said:
big oof.

Id be contacting Asus support then. Something obviously wasnt right with the bios for them to pull it. Asking on TPU will only get you answers from crystal balls.

::EDIT::

Oh and try to flash your bios back to the old one before contacting support. I know that some brands dont like their bios's being downgraded or rolled back to an older one.

I tried, but I can't roll back to the previous 0805 ...

1002 is working flawlessly, as far as I can see, but I don't know why it was pulled.

BTW I contacted Asus via mail, awaiting for a clarification.

FreedomEclipse · Aug 15, 2020

yeah, there are ways to trick it to force flashing itself back to a previous bios but there is a high risk of borking your board but if its still working. better email support and let them know if you should be worried.

if its still under warranty its best not to try anything silly with it and let support do their job.

Max(IT) · Aug 16, 2020

FreedomEclipse said:
yeah, there are ways to trick it to force flashing itself back to a previous bios but there is a high risk of borking your board but if its still working. better email support and let them know if you should be worried.

if its still under warranty its best not to try anything silly with it and let support do their job.

it is brand new... I'm waiting for their response.

Quite strange no-one reported the issue on any blog.

Shou Miko · Aug 16, 2020

Have you tried the bios flashback function? I am asking because I cannot read you have tried it.

Link: https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1038568

Max(IT) · Aug 16, 2020

puma99dk| said:
Have you tried the bios flashback function? I am asking because I cannot read you have tried it.

Link: https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1038568

yep, tried... green steady light :rolleyes:

It doesn't work ... I tried the EZ Update in Windows, the EZ Flash in the BIOS and the Flashback function.

Ja.KooLit · Aug 16, 2020

good thing didnt flash my mobo yet. i saw they have new bios for my crosshair viii hero and just released 2 days ago. been searching about that version but nobody have wrote about it.

I have checked other B550 strix and seems like all no new bioses and probably pulled out latest bios. let us what their reply why they pull it out

Deleted member 193596 · Aug 16, 2020

I have installed it too... works fine but it‘s weird.

newtekie1 · Aug 16, 2020

I read rumblings on Reddit about ASUS pulling a bunch of their latest AMD BIOSes because of a memory bug. Some people were reporting that after the BIOS update their systems wouldn't boot and after a BIOS reset the boards wouldn't POST at anything other than default 2133MHz. But it's Reddit, so take that with a grain of salt.

Regardless, if you updated to 1002 and everything is working with your system, I'd just leave it alone until a newer version is released. There is no point in risking bricking your board.

Assimilator · Aug 16, 2020

Interesting.

My Crosshair VI Hero also had a BIOS version (7803) pulled, but they replaced it with 7901.

chfei · Aug 16, 2020

Max(IT) said:
yep, tried... green steady light
It doesn't work ... I tried the EZ Update in Windows, the EZ Flash in the BIOS and the Flashback function.

Hi!
I'm sorry, but I can't agree to that. I also have a B550 f-gaming board and was able to reset the bios to 0805 without any problems.
For this I used the same procedure that the link refers to.
I had no problems with 1002, but I did not want to take any unnecessary risk.

Regards
Christian

newtekie1 · Aug 16, 2020

chfei said:
Hi!
I'm sorry, but I can't agree to that. I also have a B550 f-gaming board and was able to reset the bios to 0805 without any problems.
For this I used the same procedure that the link refers to.
I had no problems with 1002, but I did not want to take any unnecessary risk.

Regards
Christian

Flashing a BIOS(especially force flashing back to an older BIOS) is more of an unnecessary risk than running with a BIOS that is working fine.

chfei · Aug 16, 2020

newtekie1 said:
Flashing a BIOS(especially force flashing back to an older BIOS) is more of an unnecessary risk than running with a BIOS that is working fine.

Hi, I'd agree with you if I actually forced it. But I used Asus' built-in flashback tool and Asus' manual.
In the end of course everyone has to decide for himself, but to use a BIOS that was removed without comment seems too risky to me.

Greetings Christian

Max(IT) · Aug 16, 2020

chfei said:
Hi!
I'm sorry, but I can't agree to that. I also have a B550 f-gaming board and was able to reset the bios to 0805 without any problems.
For this I used the same procedure that the link refers to.
I had no problems with 1002, but I did not want to take any unnecessary risk.

Regards
Christian

IDK how you did it...

I tried and the Asus utility told me it was a wrong BIOS (not matching the actual BIOS configuration)

Deleted member 193596 · Aug 16, 2020

Max(IT) said:
IDK how you did it...

I tried and the Asus utility told me it was a wrong BIOS (not matching the actual BIOS configuration)

tried it now on my board.

same thing. i can not flash back..

bad move from ASUS..

chfei · Aug 16, 2020

Max(IT) said:
IDK how you did it...

I tried and the Asus utility told me it was a wrong BIOS (not matching the actual BIOS configuration)

Sure!

As described in the instructions, I have done the following:
1. downloaded BIOS 0805
2. executed the enclosed renamer tool
3. both, tool and BIOS, copied to a USB stick (root)
4. USB stick inserted into the special USB port (marked as "BIOS")
5. Press the flashback button for 3 seconds (marked as "BIOS FLBK")
6. it started flashing green
7. after a few minutes the flashing LED goes out
8. ready!

But that's exactly how it is described under the link mentioned above.

Best regards!

Deleted member 193596 · Aug 16, 2020

chfei said:
Sure!

As described in the instructions, I have done the following:
1. downloaded BIOS 0805
2. executed the enclosed renamer tool
3. both, tool and BIOS, copied to a USB stick (root)
4. USB stick inserted into the special USB port (marked as "BIOS")
5. Press the flashback button for 3 seconds (marked as "BIOS FLBK")
6. it started flashing green
7. after a few minutes the flashing LED goes out
8. ready!

But that's exactly how it is described under the link mentioned above.

Best regards!

View attachment 165728

did exactly this and it does not even post anymore until i do the same again with 1002.

chfei · Aug 16, 2020

I have no explanation for this.
You probably used fat32 for the stick since it worked with 1002?

Deleted member 193596 · Aug 16, 2020

chfei said:
I have no explanation for this.
You probably used fat32 for the stick since it worked with 1002?

yeah.. and i can flash it to 0805.. but it does not post (even after another CMOS Reset).. it only posts with 1002.

chfei · Aug 16, 2020

WarTherapy1195 said:
yeah.. and i can flash it to 0805.. but it does not post (even after another CMOS Reset).. it only posts with 1002.

Okay, this is interesting.
So as I said, after the downgrading, the boot stopped at the first start (like after a "normal" flash) and I had to enter the BIOS settings and change all settings again.
Maybe it is also a hardware configuration story.
Sorry for the little help!

Greeting Christian

Deleted member 193596 · Aug 16, 2020

chfei said:
Okay, this is interesting.
So as I said, after the downgrading, the boot stopped at the first start (like after a "normal" flash) and I had to enter the BIOS settings and change all settings again.
Maybe it is also a hardware configuration story.
Sorry for the little help!

Greeting Christian

no problem but i really want to know what the hell asus has had in their mind to release this bios.

and i probably found the issue why they pulled it back.

it had "Fan control improvements"

but all fans controlled via PWM are stuck to 100% and only can be controlled via DC

newtekie1 · Aug 16, 2020

chfei said:
Hi, I'd agree with you if I actually forced it. But I used Asus' built-in flashback tool and Asus' manual.
In the end of course everyone has to decide for himself, but to use a BIOS that was removed without comment seems too risky to me.

Greetings Christian

That is forcing the BIOS flash. If they didn't allow you to go back via the normal EZFlash method, its for a reason. So force flashing via Flashback is forcing the BIOS be flashed on the board. Flashback doesn't have as many safeguards as the EZFlash software method. I don't know if it has changed, but last I check it didn't even check to make sure you are flashing the correct BIOS for the board. It just went by file name, which is all types of dangerous.

Also, it isn't really risky to use a BIOS that was removed without comment. It shows that ASUS doesn't think the bug is big enough to worry about warning people. Like I said, from what I heard, it's something that only affects people right as they flash the BIOS. So if you already flashed it, and it works, you're fine. If there was really something risky about it to people that already had it installed, ASUS would have made a comment and press release about it.

chfei said:
I have no explanation for this.
You probably used fat32 for the stick since it worked with 1002?

It's almost like force flashing to an older BIOS version isn't a good idea or something...

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