Another MB recommendation question

[rockytt]

Hi All,

 

Looks like it's time to replace my aging intel Z87-Pro motherboard - the easiest solution is to just pick up a new(er) Z97 board, move over the bits and call it a day. Would there be any reason to jump to something more modern like one of the ASRock X570 boards? (Running 14 drives, if that makes a difference)

 

Fun fact: I do almost zero with the server as it just functions as a NAS for the house/office. The only thing I run on it really is miniDLNA so I can watch movies on the one TV that won't read the files directly.

 

Normally I'm a "latest/greatest" person - but until the board started to die a few weeks ago, 6-year old tech was just fine for my uses

[rockytt]

So, I picked up an ASRock X570 PRO4 board yesterday and paired it with a RYZEN 5 3600 - really strange as I can get the server to boot/start just fine - but I can only access the server via the GUI - I get absolutely nothing from a monitor connected directly via hdmi. Makes it a little hard to make any bios adjustments when once can't see the screen (!)

 

Any tricks I'm unaware of  so I can see the boot screen?

[JonathanM]

That's normal without a GPU.

Add a video card and use that if needed.

[UNOPARATOR]

According to List of AMD Ryzen processors wiki post, your CPU does not include a GPU which essentially means you cannot use your MB's graphics ports (neither HDMI nor DP), so like @jonathanm said, you would need a discrete GPU and connect your monitor there. After making necessary adjustments to your BIOS, you might remove the graphics card to have a headless unRAID system.

[rockytt]

Bah - thought I'd checked the list - ah well - I'll pick up a cheap card and go from there - thanks!!