ASUS motherboard

[pepzsoduh]

i'm thinking about getting this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363 but some of the reviews say that it didnt come with the right BIOS for the AMD 2 955 and some say it did.
If i ordered it soon would it come with the right BIOS?

anyone?

 

[Holysky]

it is fine, newegg reviewers are usually noobs that don't know what they are doing.

If not all you need to do is flash your bios.

 

[pepzsoduh]

how do i flash BIOS? isnt it possible to order the updated BIOS chip?

 

[worshipme]

The board should POST even if it's BIOS isn't updated. Then all you need to do is to put the BIOS on a USB stick (doesn't even need to be made bootable), enter the BIOS and then flash using ASUS's EZFLash tool.

 

[pepzsoduh]

so if it dosent come with the right BIOS just go to ASUs's website and download the right BIOS and the EZflash tool? also to enter the BIOS dont i need a processor thats compatible with the motherboard?

Anyone?

 

[PokerDegenerate]

If the board posts you will be fine to use the EZflash tool with your CPU. My board needed a BIOS flash when I got my 955 but it still booted, POSTed, and ran but the CPU wasn't at its rated speed. If it doesn't than you may need to have a different CPU. (as long as it isn't something else causing the board not to post... AKA DOA components)

 

[pepzsoduh]

are there other ways of flashing it without the board have to post?

 

[PokerDegenerate]

I dont think its possible to flash the bios if there is no post

 

[pepzsoduh]

so if it dosent post should i just buy the cheapest cpu i can find thats compatible with the board and use that?