Could I borrow a Sky Lake CPU please :)

[warren_1979]

Hi.

I bought a 2nd hand Z170 board from MM and installed a G4560 CPU but I have a bad feeling the BIOS is going to be too old to accept Kaby Lake CPU's. I haven't turned it on yet but if the previous owner did not update the BIOS at all then the manufacture date is prior to Kaby Lake release.

If some kind member has a Sky Lake 1151 CPU lying around I would be more than happy to pay recorded postage both ways in order to update the BIOS on this thing.

 

[AiiR]

Buy a cheap Skylake Celeron then sell it?

 

[pastymuncher]

What board? Some (usually higher end boards) have the ability to flash the bios without a cpu installed such as Asus USB Flashback. If it's a Asus board then they all have replaceable bios chips so you could pick one up on Ebay flashed to the latest bios and swap it over yourself.

 

[warren_1979]

It's the MSI Z170 Tomahawk.

Buy a cheap Skylake Celeron then sell it?

I think I'll probably have to do that

 

[benjii]

It's the MSI Z170 Tomahawk.



I think I'll probably have to do that

Contact MSI, some manufacturers were willing to flash newer bios if you posted the mobo to them.

 

[five8five]

Hi.

I bought a 2nd hand Z170 board from MM and installed a G4560 CPU but I have a bad feeling the BIOS is going to be too old to accept Kaby Lake CPU's. I haven't turned it on yet but if the previous owner did not update the BIOS at all then the manufacture date is prior to Kaby Lake release.

If some kind member has a Sky Lake 1151 CPU lying around I would be more than happy to pay recorded postage both ways in order to update the BIOS on this thing.

Bit confused! Why not just turn it on and see if it boots?

 

[warren_1979]

It worked. BIOS was good!

Thank god for that. Worrying for nothing!