Unable to find latest BIOS for motherboard

I just upgraded my CPU from a C2D E6750 to a Q8400. When I booted my PC the multiplier was at x6 instead of x8 and it was underclocked to 2GHz instead of 2.6. I looked at AIDA64 and my BIOS version is P30 from 2007.

I've contacted XFX support but they refuse to help me unless I dig out my entire PC and find the serial # on the bottom of my motherboard. Google returns absolutely nothing and I'm at my wits end. How is it this hard just to find the latest measly BIOS?

My specs are:

XFX 680i SLI
Q8400
4Gb DDR2
Nvidia GTX460.

Any help is really appreciated.

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Why don't you simply create (register) an account at XFX and download BIOS P33 yourself -> http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Help/Support.aspx

If the Serial Number is required then Choice 1 - Look at the Box, Choice 2 - read it off the MOBO.

Yeah, XFX Policy sucks *#$%!

'Some' MOBO's will display the Serial Number in the BIOS.

I 'think' XFX uses AMI BIOS, here's a tool that 'might' determine the S/N -> http://www.ami.com/support/mbid.cfm also see -> http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/34

Never had to do this, so I'm not sure it will work. Otherwise bite the bullet and start digging...

Since I have no access to XFX to 'see' what CPU's are and are not supported - I don't know either way. XFX produces great ATI/AMD GPU's but quit producing MOBO's.

IMO - their site is WAY too restrictive - I don't understand it. It makes it IMPOSSIBLE for folks like me to HELP PEOPLE with their products. Dumb business practices = Out of Business quickly.

Chalk this one up to not doing my research properly and being too excited for BF3..doh!

I've been sceptical of mATX boards in the past but looking at the features it doesn't look to be lacking in connectors.

Supports the Q8400, DDR2, has enough connectors for my HDDS. Only 1 GPU and a sound card so it'll all fit nicely.

Hello.. you might want to look at Gigabyte P35 or P45 boards... great on sight BIOS upgrades and support... and Also you can put a QUAD core into very easily... great on board sound... etc...etc...etc...

Most of the 'current' aka production P45/P35 MOBO's are going to use 'DDR3' RAM.