Old Bios New Board and CPU
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Topic: Old Bios New Board and CPU
Posted By: Solman
Subject: Old Bios New Board and CPU
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 4:07pm
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Hi All I hope someone can help me out I just got my X99X Fatal1ty Killer/3.1 Board and an I7-6900K CPU  Unfortunately the Board has the old Bios and the 6900K needs Ver3 Bios It wont post and stops at error 67 (chipset initialization error) So i cant get into the UEFI to upgrade the Bios I dont have a spare older CPU and the shop i bought it from is 1000Km away any suggestions how to upgrade the Bios ? Thanks Solman |
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 4:42pm
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Aside from borrowing a CPU from somewhere/someone the only other option is to purchase a BIOS chip http://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=RMA" rel="nofollow - directly from ASRock preflashed with the latest BIOS. Given your CPU is not supported on the current BIOS I would slot the new chip into BIOS B (backup BIOS) then use the jumper to select BIOS B and flash BIOS A to the new BIOS. That way your backup BIOS is compatible with your CPU should you have any issues down the line and have to use it. You may want to provide ASRock with your MAC address (printed on a sticker on your board it should be 12 digits and start with "D0"). ------------- 
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Posted By: Solman
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2016 at 8:01pm
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Thank you for the fast reply Sadly there does not sound like i have a fast or cheep way to fix this QQ I dont want to wait for a chip to be sent from the other side of the world nor do i want to pay for and re ship my MB to my supplier Hopefully i can find a computer shop that has a compatible CPU (on a Saturday before a long weekend) My supplier said the Bios chip cant be removed... to me they look like 8 pin pull out chips is the supplier wrong ? If it is removable i will push him to send me one i hope you can answer that for me ,W link if possible Thanks Solman |
Posted By: iamdak
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2016 at 2:54am
| Argh this sucks -- I have the exact same problem with the exact same hardware but with a different error code. I'm getting error 53; I tried individual ram sticks of different types (brand new) but I still get the same result. I was afraid that the motherboard just isnt flashed to the latest bios. Major bummer; I just bought it but I'll have to return this mobo :(. |
Posted By: parsec
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2016 at 12:43pm
You are right, the supplier is wrong. ASRock has used replaceable BIOS chips on most of their boards for years. Both of the BIOS chips on your board are replaceable, they are in 8 pin DIP sockets. I don't have a link to specifications that state the BIOS chips are in sockets, but this picture from your board's information page shows the sockets pretty clearly, on the right of the board's battery:  You can find the price for BIOS chips on the ASRock Repair/RMA page ($15 US). If the BIOS chips cannot be replaced, why would ASRock sell them: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=RMA" rel="nofollow - http://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=RMA While mother board manufactures must deal with the problems and customer grief in situations like this, we should remember that Intel has not provided a method to allow the use of a new, "compatible" processor generation, without having an original, previous generation compatible processor in the board to perform the UEFI/BIOS update. That was the situation with X79 boards, and the Sandy Bridge-E to Ivy Bridge-E compatibility UEFI/BIOS update. This is nothing new or unique for the Intel HEDT processor updates that share the same chipset. In the USA, a supplier could sell you the X99 board, and the Haswell-E and Broadwell-E processors. Would they provide us with a new BIOS chip? I doubt it, and have never heard of that happening. But good luck to you!  ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/48rujh" rel="nofollow"> 
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Solman wrote:Posted By: iamdak
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 6:51am
I certainly can't speak for the OP but I got this motherboard because it is considered one of the best (not to mention I'm a huge Asrock fanboy) but also because it was listed to be fully compatible with Broadwell-E processors. I suppose I should be most upset with the vendor I purchased it from but realistically we're in that unfortunate time period between a new processor release and the motherboards out in the wild being 100% ready. Fortunately I was able to place an order on ebay for a preflashed bios chip and should arrive tomorrow. One more day..... 
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Posted By: parsec
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 8:01am
I'm curious which vendor said the board was fully compatible with Broadwell-E processors. That statement may be taking for granted the need for UEFI/BIOS update, since the board is otherwise compatible with Broadwell-E processors. The person that wrote or told you the board was compatible with Broadwell-E processors may have been ignorant of the need for a UEFI/BIOS update. ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/48rujh" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: DJViking
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2016 at 2:05am
| Would a motherboard purchased recently have been updated to support Broadwell-E? I guess ASRock would flash the latest BIOS on their motherboards which are produced after the Broadwell-E support in BIOS., unless they have plenty on stock. |
Posted By: DJViking
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2016 at 2:09am
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I am in the exact same situation. Just purchased an i7-6850K and will pick up my ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer/3.1 tomorrow. I was told by retailer that the motherboard was directly from supplier because they didn't have any in stock. I hoped perhaps then it would have the latest BIOS version. Not sure if I would risk the computer not booting up and instead just return the 6850K for 5930K instead.
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Posted By: DJViking
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2016 at 3:54am
| Rumors has it that the BIOS is still in beta with support for Broadwell-E. |