masterjaw :
Why, have you tried it and failed? If you say that based on just your assumptions then you haven't tried every possibility yet.
Maybe you should check this one.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/troubleshooting/8608-flashing-motherboard-without-cpu-unspported-one.html
Havent tried it, but several people in that thread note that a computer will not POST without a CPU, while someone else reports they were able to boot ok. The only thing with that is, we dont want to risk him buying a new CPU that he can not boot from, only to need to acquire another CPU to flash to BIOS to a BIOS that supports the new CPU, because, we'd have to end up buying two.
number13 :
do you have a 32WS Pro,SLI Deluxe, or SLI Premium
http://support.asus.com/technicaldocuments/technicaldocuments.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&root=252
I missed that, thank you. And he has the SLI Deluxe.
What processor does he have now? I mean that's not gonna be much of an upgrade, even if you can still find one of those.
He can get a new mobo and a cpu that would destroy that X3 for about $100. Let me know what he is running for a cpu now and what memory he has and what his budget is.
Ill get back to you on the exact components because Im at work now. I do remember that its an AMD Athlon 64 x2, but the date on it was 2005. Ill talk to him about getting a new board and CPU, but in the mean time, feel free to post the deals youre talking about