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Goldenrose

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Well today all my parts arrived and I began my first PC build. After connecting cables and installing my components. I decided to press the power button and give it a try. All the case fans, cpu fan, and gpu fan were running, but when I turned my screen on, the bios weren't showing up. I restarted the PC and yet the bios didn't show up. I'm not sure if I installed the CPU wrong or it's because my motherboard bios havent updated for ivy bridge processors. My PC specs are:

CPU: i5-3470
GPU. Radeon 7770 Vapor-x
MOBO: Asrock h61m-dgs

Please reply ASAP. Thanks, I appreciate everyones answer
But I'm positive that I installed my CPU right because I went over it three times.
 
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If you dont get a signal from the gpu or the mb igp it could be a bios update or a dead mb. Hopefully its just the update. Good Luck.
 
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Goldenrose

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And how exactly do I update the bios? I heard people say that you need an ivy bridge to flash the bios or something like that. Also, how do I know if the mobo is the dead?
 
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Well there is a problem there. You need a Sandy Bridge cpu to flash the bios to Ivy Bridge. I dont think there is any other way. Best bet is to see if you can return the mb or see if one of your friends with a sb cpu will help you out.
 
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Goldenrose

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Well I guess I will have to return the MOBO, in this case, which is the cheapest MOBO that supports ivy bridge?
 
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157303&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= Cheap

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157296&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= recommended for $30 more.
 
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Goldenrose

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Well I'm really afraid of removing the processor again because to be honest, it was a very difficult process for me. Any tips to remove the processor?
 
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Goldenrose

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Thanks, I just bought a new MOBO. Let see if it works, I checked if it supported the i5-3470. Apparently, it does.
 
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