Motherboard with no CPU ??

kirkster · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:01

Guys,
Might sound a bit of a daft question but can a motherboard boot itself into a state where at least the BIOS can load, even with no CPU? Or is a CPU the king pin and must be installed before the motherboard can do anything?

Wondering....????

Steve

zobby · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:03

I think the answers no.

ghgh · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:21

If you have no CPU installed you won't even get a POST screen matey.

kirkster · 2 Sep 2007 at 12:12

Thanks for the replies.

I was wondering, in my ignorance, that with "todays technology" and all that, that a motherboard might have sufficient processing, even on its own, to get itself in a position so that you could flash the BIOS, etc.

I might so some further research into this.

Steve

Defcon5 · 2 Sep 2007 at 12:38

Good idea though