Question about motherboard and processor...

[tisurame]

Hi,

I bought this motherboard to use with a Athlon 2100+...

http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=38

However, I notice that you can get Athlon 2100+ support only if you update your BIOS.

BUT, how I could update the bios so the motheboard can work with Athlon 2100+ if I don't have a previous supported processor (Athlon 1600 for example) that I can use to turn on the computer and update the bios, and after this, insert and use Athlon 2100+ ?

Do you think that the computer can boot up with Athlon XP 2100+ attached, even with a old and unsupported bios, but just not operating at 2100 ?

Thanks.

[krick]

yes.  I think it will still boot but it probably won't recognise the processor and will boot at a lower speed. give it a try.


BTW, did you just buy the motherboard?  If so, it probably already has the latest BIOS and shouldn't require an upgrade.