Motherboard revision question.

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Hello,
I have a Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H Rev 2.2 motherboard. I just got an AMD FX 6350, and put it in. It didn't work so I put my old CPU in and tried to update the BIOS. I found a list of supported CPU's and the 6350 is on it, but you need BIOS version FGj (which is Rev 3.1). I couldn't find a way to update to that version, but I could update to the newest Rev 2.2 version (F7 I believe it was). Is there any way for a Rev 2.2 motherboard to get BIOS versions of a higher revision or will I need to get a new motherboard? Thanks for your time and I apologize if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find anything about it.
 
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The fx6300 was released on Oct. 2012, and the F7 bios was released on Nov 24, 2010, so the FX6300 will not work with the 2.2 version MB.
You can't use the other version BIOS for the 2.2 version MB, If the MB does not have the BIOS then they don't work together, because the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) are to initialize and test the system hardware components during the boot. So you need to get the new MB for the fx6300, sorry. The loweset budget MB is the Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3, or other like ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0, Asus M5A97 LE R2.0, and best one will be GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P for $75 if you are in USA...
The fx6300 was released on Oct. 2012, and the F7 bios was released on Nov 24, 2010, so the FX6300 will not work with the 2.2 version MB.
You can't use the other version BIOS for the 2.2 version MB, If the MB does not have the BIOS then they don't work together, because the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) are to initialize and test the system hardware components during the boot. So you need to get the new MB for the fx6300, sorry. The loweset budget MB is the Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3, or other like ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0, Asus M5A97 LE R2.0, and best one will be GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P for $75 if you are in USA. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 
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