MB for AMD Phenom II x6 1090T?

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imr1212

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So I know that this processor needs A3, but I've seen many MBs reviewed that they need a BIOS update before the processor runs correctly. Are there any good MBs on the market that will not need this BIOS update before they can run this CPU? Thanks.
 
Dont know what A3 means? But probably about any 800 series chipset board should have a pretty updated bios. There's probably alot of 700 chipset boards that will need to be updated. It really matters of how long they have had the board in stock.
 
Most likely he means AM3.

To be safe, just look for boards that say ''Phenom II X6 ready'' or something like that. No just supported because that may mean with a Bios update it supports it. It has to say ''ready''.
 
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Pretty much all new-ish AM3 boards support that processor. Some older ones might need a BIOS upgrade. As 87dtna said, just pick out a motherboard and then check. A good place to find information would be the manufacturer's website or the product box. If you are in a store, just ask a sales associate. It's not hard to upgrade the bios on a motherboard by the way.

Also it would be worth mentioning that some different boards such as AM2/AM2+ boards accept the newest processors. My motherboard, for example, accepts the 1090t.
 
ultipig said:
Pretty much all new-ish AM3 boards support that processor. Some older ones might need a BIOS upgrade. As 87dtna said, just pick out a motherboard and then check. A good place to find information would be the manufacturer's website or the product box. If you are in a store, just ask a sales associate. It's not hard to upgrade the bios on a motherboard by the way.

Also it would be worth mentioning that some different boards such as AM2/AM2+ boards accept the newest processors. My motherboard, for example, accepts the 1090t.
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Little more complicated then that. This dude just seems paranoid updating the bios.

Most boards if the bios is older then the processor your installing will be fine, it will boot up and just call it a unknown or some off the wall name. Update it and your fine.

But sometimes you will get a board that wont boot and your just sorta dead in the water. Have to use a older processor to get it to boot and update.

Back in the day alot of boards had a removable bios chip. Pretty cool feature, even if you killed the bios you could get the board makers to send you a new one and your back up and running. Gigabyte has a dual bios chips now, helps alittle bit.
 
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StrangleHold said:
Back in the day alot of boards had a removable bios chip. Pretty cool feature, even if you killed the BIOS you could get the board makers to send you a new one and your back up and running. Gigabyte has a dual BIOS chips now, helps a little bit.
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Why did motherboard manufacturers get rid of the feature where you could replace the BIOS chip? I am guessing it was probably a hassle for manufacturers to keep them in inventory.

So if you update to the wrong BIOS with a motherboard that has a dual BIOS can the first BIOS be fixed?
 
It has two bios chips. The backup has the original bios. If you kill (bad flash) the updated main one the back up will kick in and boot so you can reflash. Never had it happed to me but as far as I know, even if the main one dies you can still run the board on the backup.

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removable. Some board still have them.
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Okay, I understand now. If the BIOS is flashed incorrectly, the backup BIOS flashes the original Basic Input Output System chip and put it back to manufacturer specifications. This is how a dual BIOS works. Correct?
 
Well sorta, the board boots from the backup and you can reflash the main one. Or runs off the backup if the main fails completly. The backup has the bios the board originally came with and cant be updated or altered.
 
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The two-bios deal essentially has an unlimited amount of backup and restore "cycles," right?
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Dont think you could call it cycles. It has two bios chips. One backup and one main. When you update, it only updates the main. If you have a bad flash or the main dies it will boot off the backup chip.
 
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