HP Pavilion 690-0067c Processor Upgrade

[Darrel31]

I'm considering upgrading from the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 to the Ryzen 7 2700 and have a couple of questions:

1. Is there a BIOS update required to run the 2700 processor. My current BIOS is version F.20 dated 2019. The latest version on the HP support page is F.36 dated 2023. So would my current version support the 2700 processor?

2. If a BIOS update is required, what should the order of the upgrade be? Update BIOS first to latest version, make sure the OLD 1700 still boots up and works, then replace the processor. Or the other way, Update Processor first then the BIOS.

Thanks for any insights with this question

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Your PC's 'Sunflower' motherboard should be able to support the Ryzen 7 2700 processor without the need of a BIOS update.

HP Desktop PCs - motherboard specifications, Sunflower | HP® Support

However, if you want to update the BIOS you should do it with the existing processor installed.

Actually, the correct BIOS update for your PC's SSID 8433 motherboard is F.60:

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 690-0067c Software and Driver Details

You can look up the release notes for all of the BIOS updates listed under the Revision History section on the above link to see what fixes or enhancements they add, but it will take a little work on your part.

You can copy the exe download files under that section to Notepad, change the exe extension to html and enter it in the top line of the Edge browser.

For example take F.08: which is https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp87001-87500/sp87366.exe

Change it to https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp87001-87500/sp87366.html in notepad and you will get the release notes.

The release notes for F.08 indicate that the BIOS update provides improved security.

[Darrel31]

Paul,

Thank you for your timely response.

Yes I see the correct version for my motherboard is the F.60 version.

When you change the extention of the file from .exe to .html and then copying to the browser you are just getting the release notes, it has nothing to do with the actual installation, correct?

Based on your information that an update would not be required, my plan will be to complete the processor upgrade, update to Windows 11, then consider whether to update the BIOS or not. I will post the results when I complete the process, it may take a few weeks as I need to get the part off Ebay first.

Thanks Again

Darrel

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome, Darrel.

That is correct.

As long as you don't run the exe file, and you copy and paste the link to Wordpad and change the exe extension to html, and copy the changed link to your edge browser top line, you are just going to get the webpage with the release notes.

Yes, your current BIOS revision is far enough along to not be concerned with updating the BIOS prior to installing the Ryzen 7 2700.

I'm pretty sure that there were some models in the  690-0000a model series that came new from the factory with the Ryzen 7 2700 CPU and I doubt that any BIOS update was needed to add support for any of the processors listed on the motherboard specs link I posted.

Looks like that processor is going for around $50 and most of them that are for sale are located in China.

Make sure you don't get the Ryzen 7 2700X by mistake, because that processor is not supported.

[Darrel31]

Thanks Paul, I will post when I make the upgrade

[Darrel31]

Hello Paul,

I finally got my AMD Ryzen 7 2700 CPU and got it installed. When I turned the System on I got the following BIOS message:

"New CPU installed, fTM NV corrupted or fTM NV structure changed. Press Y to reset fTM, If you have BitLocker or encryption enabled, the system will not boot without a recovery key. Press N to keep previous fTM record and continue system boot, fTM will Not enable in new CPU, you can swap back to old CPU to recover TPM related Keys and data."

Not sure exactly what to do here, do you have any advice?

Thank You

Darrel

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, Darrel:

Unfortunately, I would have no idea how to fix a problem like that and recommend you start a new post.

Google the problem too.  I found this link that discusses ways to fix the issue.

FIX: New CPU installed. fTPM NV corrupted or fTPM NV structure changed in Windows 10/11. - WinTips.o...

[Darrel31]

Hi Paul, Here is an update on current status. I found through searching that Windows 10 Home version does not support the BitLocker encryption, therefore there are no recovery keys required. I was able to answer the prompt with 'Y' and I now have my system booted running the new CPU.

Thanks You

Darrel

[Paul_Tikkanen]

That is great news, Darrel.

Glad to have been of assistance with your PC's processor upgrade project.

Cheers,

Paul