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M68MT-S2 Needs a newer BIOS

Re: M68MT-S2 Needs a newer BIOS
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2012, 07:23:33 pm »
You need more than a right socket type, you need the right BIOS.  You may end up getting the board and not being able to boot your computer to apply the BIOS update.  Hopefully you have the old CPU still so you can use it to update the BIOS if needed.

Remember, the Bulldozer chips where delayed a few months after the AM3+ motherboard release, so no AM3+ motherboard has support for bulldozer if you have an original BIOS.  or any motherboard.

btw, which motherboard did you order?
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Re: M68MT-S2 Needs a newer BIOS
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2012, 10:16:48 pm »
I ordered that 970A-D3, it is AM3+ compatible, so i should be able to run the processor, and like the other guy said, it should come with the BIOS as D3 which should be compatible with bulldozers. If all else fails ill find a local computer shop and they are bound to have an older AM3 cpu laying around. Ill just boot there and Flash it to the latest.
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