x79 sabertooth BIOS/CPU wont boot

redfog

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Mar 26, 2015
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I'm on my first build and been plagued by issues. x79 sabertooth motherboard and a 4820k CPU
At the moment when i try to boot the computer it only comes on for a second and then it dies, it then tried to turn on again but the lights on the motherboard only flickered on for a second.

i tried this a few minutes later, this time a red CPU light came on before it died.

i was wondering if this problem is the CPU not been recognised and a bios flash is needed or if it is a dead CPU. I didn't want to buy a new CPU yet so i was trying to flash the motherboard but i couldn't find where to download the bios update from.

Can someone please give me a pointer of what i am doing wrong and if its a BIOS flash needed a link to the download.