E elieselhachem Honorable Mar 10, 2013 22 0 10,510 Mar 23, 2013 #1 If a motherboard require a bios version F5 to support the i7 3770k, if the motherboard came with an older bios version (F1,F2..) can I at least boot my system with this cpu so i can flash the bios to F5 ? or the system will not boot at all ?
If a motherboard require a bios version F5 to support the i7 3770k, if the motherboard came with an older bios version (F1,F2..) can I at least boot my system with this cpu so i can flash the bios to F5 ? or the system will not boot at all ?
yoji Distinguished Jul 1, 2011 1,592 8 20,715 Mar 23, 2013 #2 Generally no.. it will not recognise the CPU without the compatible BIOS so will not boot. You need upgrade before changing CPU. HTH Cheers Upvote 0 Downvote
Generally no.. it will not recognise the CPU without the compatible BIOS so will not boot. You need upgrade before changing CPU. HTH Cheers