Before powering on the PSU, we need to prepare the last piece of the puzzle, the USB flash drive. Then take the power cable and insert it to the other end of the PSU, next to the ON/Off switch. I only needed the ATX 24-pin cable and the CPU cable which have their dedicated slots on the PSU, while on the motherboard, the ATX cable goes on the right side, next to the RAM slots and the CPU cable goes at the top left side. Next, I took out the PSU out of the box – it’s a Corsair RM750, so it’s fully modular, meaning that I could choose which cables I need, maintaining the inside of the case far neater. You can find it next to the PCIe slot and the CMOS battery – in my case, it was MS-7C84 Ver 1.3 which is quite recent, but to get the most out of this mobo, I decided to go with the latest beta version (7C84v153) – at the moment of writing.
Msi mag x570 tomahawk update#
Then, take the motherboard out of the package (it’s ideal to leave it on its box) and then check out the BIOS version to make sure you actually need to update it.
Msi mag x570 tomahawk Pc#
Before handling any PC components, make sure to use one of those anti-static straps, especially if you live in a dry climate (I know that the possibility to damage a component is very low, but why be a part of the statistic?). You will need three things in order to update the BIOS on the MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi: the motherboard itself, the PSU and a very basic, low-storage USB flash drive. What do you need to flash the BIOS on the MSI MAG X570? What do you need to flash the BIOS on the MSI MAG X570?.Since I didn’t have an older gen Ryzen CPU (I am coming from an Intel i5 2500K!), this process has been done without a CPU in the socket which is the more difficult way – if you do have an older AMD Ryzen CPU, just go here and follow the steps posted by MSI on their official website, otherwise, carry on with this guide. The good news is that even if you botch the firmware, the MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi can be recovered from a bricked state using the BIOS flashback function (or perform a CMOS reset by taking out the battery), so don’t stress too much about updating the BIOS. Flashing the BIOS isn’t really a difficult process, but it can induce a lot of anxiety, especially if it’s the first time building a PC from grounds up. If you’re one of the unlucky souls that has decided that now (at the beginning of 2021) is a good time to built a new PC and actually managed to get a hold of the Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, along with a MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard, then you do need to flash / update the BIOS since it doesn’t support the new Ryzen 5000 series out of the box.
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