Asus m4a78 motherboard bios

[extreme3dflyer]

Hello,
What copy of the bios do I need to run an AMD 1090T 6 core proc in my ASUS M4A78 PRO motherboard? And can I update the bios with the 1090t in place?

 

[puttsy]

Doubtful, If the board needs an update to support a newer chip, why would you think it can use the chip prior to update? That would mean no update is actually necessary *facepalm*

Look at the support page for your board:
Tells you if it supports your CPU at all.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M4A78_PRO/#CPUS

Gives you the BIOS. Just download and put on flash drive.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M4A78_PRO/#download

And support for your board to look it up yourself:
http://support.asus.com/Cpusupport/List.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=M4A78%20Pro&p=1&s=24

All in less than 3 minutes. Google it, That's why Asus puts ALL the information necessary on it's site.

 

[puttsy]

And you would need version 1607 or later. Get the newest version (1701 at this post) and you should be good. Pending you do it right. Extract the .zip to a flash drive, insert drive, boot to BIOS and use E-Z flash.

 

[extreme3dflyer]

And you would need version 1607 or later. Get the newest version (1701 at this post) and you should be good. Pending you do it right. Extract the .zip to a flash drive, insert drive, boot to BIOS and use E-Z flash.

Thanks for the POLITE and USEFUL reply!

I've been using PCs (and the net) since 1980. I still have my KayPro (or KayComp) portable (all 30 + pounds of it) the same model used to write the movie "2001 A Space Odessey.

I think I know my beans but I don't think I know EVERYTHING like some of the people who hang out on forums just to flame anyone who dares to ask a question that is not up to their "standards".

Anyway thanx again and as My Yorkshire born wife says, "keep your pecker up and your powder dry".

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Motherboards & Memory by Mousemonkey