do I need to flash P55A-UD4P BIOS to F6 with an older CPU to use my i3 530?

[SolidGoldstein]

Hi, I didn't find any posts about the new i3 on P55A-UD4P boards, so am I going to have trouble getting my system going if I don't have a spare i5 or i7?

[Pottypete]

Hi,
Ask the shop where you buy it from to flash it to F6 you,
Or your local pc shop may do it for you,
cheers

[SolidGoldstein]

So, the the answer is "yes you need to install an older CPU in order for the board to get into BIOS with the i3" then I take it. I'm not taking my board to a shop. I'll just buy an i5 750.

[Pottypete]

Hi,
Ok, That's one solution,
Cheers

[oggmonster]

If the board definatly supports it you should be able to pop your i3 CPU in, then you will get some form of CPU error. From there you can use the q-flash utility and update to latest BIOS

[SolidGoldstein]

It worked right out of the box which had F6 (manufacture date 50th week of 2009). I've screaming profanities for 2+ hours trying to reach a USB port that qflash would read from in my TIGHT!!!*&%#&^%@#&^%#@ space to flash to 7c. Finally I got it.

[Pottypete]

Hi
F12 I believe should give you the boot option
Glad your now up and running,
cheers

[SolidGoldstein]

YEAH! thanks. My apartment is too small for my full-tower case shoved in between my speaker stands but we're looking to find a better place soon.