I bought a GA-B85M-D2V and an Intel i5-4460. I chose the motherboard because I saw from the compatibiility list that all haswell and haswell-refresh are supported from F3 bios.
However the system doesn't work. It turns on for about 2 seconds, during which all fans spin. Then it turns off. After 2 seconds it starts again and so on.
I checked all connectors including the 8-pin EPS and the 24pin ATX.
with some googling I found out this table
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/14-02-27/Gigabyte_Haswell_Refresh_MBs_04.jpgin which this motherboard DOES have a F2 version. So F3 isn't the first version available (as stated on the website)!.
Is it possible that I got the motherboard with the F2 version and now I have to update the bios before I can proceed?
Is there any way to update the bios without having to get a compatible cpu? (I've read somewhere that asus boards have an automatic flashing utility that works without a cpu).
Are there any other possible problems?
The rams are Crucial UDIMM DDR3 1600mhz 11cl