my asus z87-k mobo no post i3 4170

[alohapc]

just a warning your z87 chipset mobo may or may not
work with the new 4000 series cpus.
I wanted a cheap upgrade from 3.0 g3220 cpu to
i3 4170 3.7 ghz. but no go. black screen.
the asus website says 1401 (did not try)
but when u click the GO button it gives u a
download to the 1402 bios version.
so, I dl the 1402, flashed, went ok, replaced
the cpu (twice) and black screens.
and yes, my bios setup says the new 1402 bios is present.
I am running my old g3220 now to write this msg.
if anyone is running the 4170 3.7 on a asus z87-k,
please msg me how ya got things running !
-mh

 

[LTC8K6]

Did you use the newer BIOS updater tool?

ersion 2.00.02
Description BIOS updater for New 4th Gen Intel Core Processors
Before using the new Intel 4th Gen Core processors, we suggest that you first download the BIOS updater for new Intel 4th Gen Core Processors and then update the BIOS using this tool.
File Size 7.16 MBytesupdate 2014/02/28
Download from Global

 

[alohapc]

thanks for the tip.
I did not know today ya have to use Windows to update the bios.
I dl all those files, and the first updater is W32 Windows so
did not run in DOS, so I used the third updater V1.30 dos.
Anyways, I ran the W32 Updater in Windows and it did a lot of stuff.
Later will reinstall the cpu. Am beat now.
thanks again. -mh

 

[alohapc]

Installed the 4170 today Sunday. Booted first try.
Seems now, u must use Windows to update bios.
I always used dos. Have not updated a bios in 8 years.
Thanks for the tip.