Hi everyone,
I am new to building computers and have what is hopefully a very simple question. I have selected an ASRock (B75M R2.0) motherboard and an Intel Celeron G1630 Ivy Bridge 2.8GHz. When I check the ASRock site for CPU compatibility, It lists the G1630 as being compatible with my board only if it has BIOS version P1.50. When I look up the specs on ASRock's site for the motherboard this is the info I find in the BIOS section:
- 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment
What version number am I looking for? Of the two items with version numbers I would assume the SMBIOS was more relevant. I thought that SMBIOS was different from standard BIOS though. I do not have a spare CPU that I can use to throw in the board and flash a newer version of BIOS if the board does not come with at least P1.50 on it. Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
Links:
(Newegg Motherboard) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157356
(CPU) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116951
(ASRock CPU list) http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B75M%20R2.0/?cat=CPU
(ASRock Specs) http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B75M%20R2.0/?cat=Specifications
I am new to building computers and have what is hopefully a very simple question. I have selected an ASRock (B75M R2.0) motherboard and an Intel Celeron G1630 Ivy Bridge 2.8GHz. When I check the ASRock site for CPU compatibility, It lists the G1630 as being compatible with my board only if it has BIOS version P1.50. When I look up the specs on ASRock's site for the motherboard this is the info I find in the BIOS section:
- 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU Core, IGPU, DRAM, 1.8V PLL, VTT, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment
What version number am I looking for? Of the two items with version numbers I would assume the SMBIOS was more relevant. I thought that SMBIOS was different from standard BIOS though. I do not have a spare CPU that I can use to throw in the board and flash a newer version of BIOS if the board does not come with at least P1.50 on it. Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
Links:
(Newegg Motherboard) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157356
(CPU) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116951
(ASRock CPU list) http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B75M%20R2.0/?cat=CPU
(ASRock Specs) http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B75M%20R2.0/?cat=Specifications
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