Hope someone can help,
I've just finished a new build PC. Like to think I know what I'm doing but haven't built a pc for a few years. My question concerns the compatibility of a stock BIOS h87 mobo and a haswell refresh CPU.
specs are:
Pentium G3240 3.1GHz
Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 (Only 1 stick due to budget but will get a second 4gb stick pretty soon)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM hd
Silverstone PS08BMicroATX Mid Tower Case
Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ PSU
LG Optical drive
No video card
Wireless Pcie card
Firewire Pcie card
PC powers up fine,all fans spin + power LED but doesn't appear to boot (no display output at all). I've double checked connections, tried RAM in different slots, unplugged all drives and cards, etc and no joy. I don't currently have a chassis/internal speaker so have been unable to troubleshoot that thoroughly with beeps yet, however my main question concerns the H87 chipset and the Haswell refresh CPU that I have installed.
Asus 'suggests' (their words) a BIOS update for use with refresh cpus, but whether that update is actually a requirement in order to boot is unclear to me. I have read varying opinions from what little I can find on the subject online.
I don't have an older 1150 chip so if this is the case I guess I'll need to look at either returning the motherboard and getting an H97, or buying the cheapest pre-refresh 1150 CPU for the sole purpose of booting up and updating the BIOS! (which may still not even turn out to be the problem).
Any ideas?
I've just finished a new build PC. Like to think I know what I'm doing but haven't built a pc for a few years. My question concerns the compatibility of a stock BIOS h87 mobo and a haswell refresh CPU.
specs are:
Pentium G3240 3.1GHz
Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 (Only 1 stick due to budget but will get a second 4gb stick pretty soon)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM hd
Silverstone PS08BMicroATX Mid Tower Case
Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80+ PSU
LG Optical drive
No video card
Wireless Pcie card
Firewire Pcie card
PC powers up fine,all fans spin + power LED but doesn't appear to boot (no display output at all). I've double checked connections, tried RAM in different slots, unplugged all drives and cards, etc and no joy. I don't currently have a chassis/internal speaker so have been unable to troubleshoot that thoroughly with beeps yet, however my main question concerns the H87 chipset and the Haswell refresh CPU that I have installed.
Asus 'suggests' (their words) a BIOS update for use with refresh cpus, but whether that update is actually a requirement in order to boot is unclear to me. I have read varying opinions from what little I can find on the subject online.
I don't have an older 1150 chip so if this is the case I guess I'll need to look at either returning the motherboard and getting an H97, or buying the cheapest pre-refresh 1150 CPU for the sole purpose of booting up and updating the BIOS! (which may still not even turn out to be the problem).
Any ideas?
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