B Billy-H Honorable Aug 22, 2013 22 0 10,510 Dec 20, 2013 #1 I bought a 2nd hand motherboard but don't know what bios is on, my cpu is a fx 8320 and not all bios support it. Can I just boot with the 8320 and see or will that cause issues? The mobo is m5a97 evo r2.0 rev 1.01 Thanks,
I bought a 2nd hand motherboard but don't know what bios is on, my cpu is a fx 8320 and not all bios support it. Can I just boot with the 8320 and see or will that cause issues? The mobo is m5a97 evo r2.0 rev 1.01 Thanks,
Solution siddharthmukul007 Dec 20, 2013 even if the previous owner didnt update the bios you would at least get bios 1201-1302. you should be good. go ahead
even if the previous owner didnt update the bios you would at least get bios 1201-1302. you should be good. go ahead
siddharthmukul007 Honorable Sep 16, 2012 2,356 0 12,460 Dec 20, 2013 #2 how old is the board???? Upvote 0 Downvote
alexoiu Titan Nov 1, 2012 39,818 249 126,990 Dec 20, 2013 #3 Since second hand, the BIOS might have been upgraded by the owner. Sure you can try installing the CPU and see if booting. Upvote 0 Downvote
Since second hand, the BIOS might have been upgraded by the owner. Sure you can try installing the CPU and see if booting.
B Billy-H Honorable Aug 22, 2013 22 0 10,510 Dec 20, 2013 #4 alexoiu : Since second hand, the BIOS might have been upgraded by the owner. Sure you can try installing the CPU and see if booting. thanks for the answer, are you sure that i wont damage the cpu or motherboard if the bios is incompatible? Upvote 0 Downvote
alexoiu : Since second hand, the BIOS might have been upgraded by the owner. Sure you can try installing the CPU and see if booting. thanks for the answer, are you sure that i wont damage the cpu or motherboard if the bios is incompatible?
B Billy-H Honorable Aug 22, 2013 22 0 10,510 Dec 20, 2013 #5 siddharthmukul007 : how old is the board???? I was just looking for you, and i noticed in the manual the first page says E8045 Revised Edition V2 january 2013, so I presume the board is a jan 2013 release. Upvote 0 Downvote
siddharthmukul007 : how old is the board???? I was just looking for you, and i noticed in the manual the first page says E8045 Revised Edition V2 january 2013, so I presume the board is a jan 2013 release.
siddharthmukul007 Honorable Sep 16, 2012 2,356 0 12,460 Dec 20, 2013 Solution #6 even if the previous owner didnt update the bios you would at least get bios 1201-1302. you should be good. go ahead Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
even if the previous owner didnt update the bios you would at least get bios 1201-1302. you should be good. go ahead
B Billy-H Honorable Aug 22, 2013 22 0 10,510 Dec 20, 2013 #7 siddharthmukul007 : even if the previous owner didnt update the bios you would at least get bios 1201-1302. you should be good. go ahead Thank you! Upvote 0 Downvote
siddharthmukul007 : even if the previous owner didnt update the bios you would at least get bios 1201-1302. you should be good. go ahead Thank you!