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mpavao81   02-29-2008 at 02:16:43 AM

Ok this might be a strange question. But lets say i buy a motherboard and processor and the motherboard will only support the cpu after you update the bios.

Now can i update the bios with that said cpu in it that the motherboard wont support till you update the bios?

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stridervm   02-29-2008 at 02:52:10 AM
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Depends, certain motherboards might just say that the processor is unknown, sometimes it won't even boot.

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boner   02-29-2008 at 02:55:05 AM
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what stranger??

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Shadow703793   02-29-2008 at 03:43:59 AM
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It depends on the motherboard and the CPU in question. For example the P35-DS3L works with an E8400 even without the BIOS update.

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chookman   02-29-2008 at 04:11:55 AM
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boner wrote :

what stranger??



I hope this isnt an attack on a newbie member?

and Shadow is correct along with stridervm it will always depend on the board and cpu

i suggest giving the cpu a go, if it doesnt post have a supported cpu on hand ;)

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mpavao81   02-29-2008 at 10:40:39 PM
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I contacted ASUS and asked them if the Q9550 would be supported on the ASUS maximus, they told me it hadnt been tested yet and that it will probably require a bios update. So i guess ill wait on choosing a motherboard till im sure.

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