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Motherboard BIOs question

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ph1re

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Okay, I just bought a motherboard (havn't received it yet) but supposedly if it has the oldest version of the BIOS it won't support my AMD Sempron 3100+ (Socket 754) and will only support it if I upgrade the BIOS. Now my question is, would I be able to put the BIOS chip from the new motherboard in my old one since it's the same size socket and flash the BIOS on my old motherboard to work with my new one? This would save me 15$ and the time and effort of asking the motherboard vendor to send me an updates BIOS chip.

Thanks

Here is the link for my new motherboard.
http://www.hothardware.com/art...5FPro%5FHas%5FArrived/
http://www.hardwarezone.com/ar...view.php?cid=6&id=1351
http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/e...t%20754&pPRODINFO=BIOS
 
I wouldn't do it! You can seriously damage the new MB.

Just install the CPU and hope that the motherboard can recognize it.

Otherwise, you might have to purchase/install an older CPU, update the BIOS, and only then install the new processor.

$15 is not that much to buy a peace of mind... An old processor on Newegg is not that much either... and you can return it, too... 😉
 
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