Sorry for the long title but I wanted to be descriptive. I just built a new computer. The disc that came with the mobo (Z97-A/3.1) had the bios version 2501 installed.
My question is, is this automatically be okay for my Intel i7-4790 4.0Ghz cpu? Or do I need to update the BIOS?
I found this site http://www.asus.com/microsite/2015/mb/5th_gen_Intel_CPU_ready/. Explaining how to update the bios but my mobo only seems to work with the updater and I'm not sure how to use it, how do I select my bios (how do i find it on the file explorer)? This all might not be necessary though if this newest BIOS is already CPU ready.
The updater can be found in the asus drivers here http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97AUSB_31/HelpDesk_Download/, I am running windows 7 64-bit.
I'm really worried about bricking my mobo whiling improperly updating the BIOS so any advice, instructions, or guidance would be amazingly appreciated. Thank you!
My question is, is this automatically be okay for my Intel i7-4790 4.0Ghz cpu? Or do I need to update the BIOS?
I found this site http://www.asus.com/microsite/2015/mb/5th_gen_Intel_CPU_ready/. Explaining how to update the bios but my mobo only seems to work with the updater and I'm not sure how to use it, how do I select my bios (how do i find it on the file explorer)? This all might not be necessary though if this newest BIOS is already CPU ready.
The updater can be found in the asus drivers here http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97AUSB_31/HelpDesk_Download/, I am running windows 7 64-bit.
I'm really worried about bricking my mobo whiling improperly updating the BIOS so any advice, instructions, or guidance would be amazingly appreciated. Thank you!
no no need to update yes there is always a chance that you might brick the motherboard.
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