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jihadjoe wrote:Maybe you just need to update the BIOS. Your i7-4790 is in the CPU support list for your motherboard, but it requires BIOS version P2.0 at a minimum.
ChaseKerr wrote:So when I rebooted, I didn't see the POST screen, but I checked msinfo32 and my SMBIOS version is 2.7? and my BIOS Version is: American Megatrends Inc. P1.50, 7/5/2013
ChaseKerr wrote:I'm having trouble updating my BIOS, between having windows 8 and winrar, the files I download don't seem to work. Either that or I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm totally messing up the instructions. I download the windows download, and I don't see BIOSfilename.exe. Instead I see H87MP4260.exe, which is similar to the model of my motherboard also...
mikewinddale wrote:ChaseKerr wrote:I'm having trouble updating my BIOS, between having windows 8 and winrar, the files I download don't seem to work. Either that or I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm totally messing up the instructions. I download the windows download, and I don't see BIOSfilename.exe. Instead I see H87MP4260.exe, which is similar to the model of my motherboard also...
Oh, H87MP4260.exe is the file you want to execute.
When the instructions say, "Click BIOSfilename.exe," they mean "whatever the BIOS is called.exe." Every new BIOS version has a new filename, so they wanted to keep the instructions general.
If you look at the screenshot in their instructions, they say to "Click BIOSfilename.exe" but the picture is of "H87Pro4130.exe." So "BIOSfilename.exe" is just a generic placeholder.
So just unzip H87MP4260.exe and execute it.
ChaseKerr wrote:Any idea why it wouldn't auto-update? Everything goes smooth, I get to updating, and instead of autoupdating, I end up at the BIOS menu page, and nothing happens...
mikewinddale wrote:Did you make sure to run the EXE as an administrator?
toki wrote:remover and purifier
MOSFET wrote:toki wrote:remover and purifier
Isopropyl Alcohol and paper towels. (Microfiber it dry if you're paranoid, but don't ruin your microfiber with old thermal paste removal, from either CPU or old heatsink.)
Chrispy_ wrote:Man, you guys are serious about your pasting!
I use a single-pass of a paper towel to remove the crusty old goo from the top of the CPU so that there are no dried chunks left on top, then I put about a 5mm dollop of any old paste from the parts drawer in the middle of the not-particularly-clean CPU and slap the heatsink back on again. What's the point in cleaning up the sides? They're not important and the new paste you re-apply is going to get squeezed out over the next few weeks and make it messy again anyway. As long as the paste isn't anywhere near the contacts on the bottom of the CPU, you're golden.