Flashing 770-c45 BIOS with still unsupported CPU?

Hello. I bought MSI 770-C45 mobo, and ordered Sempron 140 CPU.
The motherboard is with PCB v1.1 and comes with BIOS version 1.1. But Sempron 140 CPU is supported from BIOS 1.3. I want to ask whether the motherboard will recognize the CPU so I can flash the mobo with the latest BIOS?
Was someone in this situation?

Quote from: Raging Demon on 18-December-10, 19:26:35
The motherboard come with BIOS version 1.5, and it was OK. However, I bought Athlon II x2 250 CPU which is supported from v1.1. I read that MoBo with PCB 1.1 come with BIOS version 1.1, but this one come with v1.5.
The BIOS version a motherboard comes with varies. The 770-C45 has been out a while, so it's not surprising the one you were sent comes with a more recent BIOS version.

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Quote from: satyros on 04-September-09, 05:31:26
c mon guys.
THE MONEY IN THE ENVELOPE?
And..? What wrong you see in this? Also as explained you will have to pay much less by that way.
Also as they said they can make it by other ways if you prefer , but you have to pay more.
They are not asking from you to put the money in a bottle and to drop it to a sea to travel to MSI by wave power.. :D
Quote from: satyros on 04-September-09, 15:15:39
The point is tha after that answer I don't trust them .
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Quote from: Svet on 16-September-09, 22:46:02
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I inserted the CPU properly, do pins get bent when you put the clamp down?
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Happy to hear that you have things running again :D
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About the BIOSes: when you go through the list of available BIOSes, you will see that the earlier versions were issued because there were problems to be solved. after 3.0 or so there will be only some evolution in relation to new hardware (and for those versions - I remember in particular 3.4 some problems were reported).
Version 3.2 has proven its stability for a long time now and, unless you need the updates because - for instance - you have a 160 GB HDD, there is no need to go higher than 3.2 ...
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First, I'd like to thank the retarded genius who chose a terrible captcha which wasted me 8 minutes trying to decipher it before I could register :D
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Quote from: Bas on 04-October-10, 20:01:57
There is a sticker on the BIOS chip telling you what BIOS is installed on the board.
And the retard is me, thanks to spammers who like to abuse forums
Yes, but I *don't have* the mobo yet. As I said, I'm planning to buy it (from online shop) but there's no info on the BIOS version nor can it be seen on the one pic they provide. That's why I'm asking. Obviously, one needs to have a supported CPU installed so it can boot up, do a BIOS flash if needed, and then install the desired CPU (in this case the 445). I don't have any other CPU lying around which will work with this model and MSI's site is as clear as mud on this one. They provide information about from which BIOS version and upwards a specific CPU model is supported, but don't say a thing with which BIOS version the specific mobo is shipped with so a person could know in advance if he needs to flash it or not. Most online shops don't provide info on the BIOS either, so go bang your head
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Quote from: sparkeh on 23-January-10, 22:31:51
Thanks for all the advice.
Tried with 1 stick and the system was alot more stable, no BSOD's or any kind of freezing. I ran prime95 overnight with 1 stick and all was fine, if I insert another stick the system is still stable but I get an error in prime95 after a few minutes.
[Jan 23 12:02] Worker starting
[Jan 23 12:02] Setting affinity to run worker on logical CPU #2
[Jan 23 12:02] Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer.
[Jan 23 12:02] Please read stress.txt. Choose Test/Stop to end this test.
[Jan 23 12:02] Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:03] Test 2, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922943 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:06] Test 3, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19374367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:07] Test 4, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19174369 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:10] Test 5, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18874369 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:10] FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
[Jan 23 12:10] Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
[Jan 23 12:10] Torture Test ran 8 minutes - 1 errors, 0 warnings.
[Jan 23 12:10] Worker stopped.
I am in the process of buying a new PSU, the system is so unstable with all memory slots populated.
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Quote from: sparkeh on 23-January-10, 22:31:51
Thanks for all the advice.
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[Jan 23 12:02] Worker starting
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[Jan 23 12:02] Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer.
[Jan 23 12:02] Please read stress.txt. Choose Test/Stop to end this test.
[Jan 23 12:02] Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:03] Test 2, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922943 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:06] Test 3, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19374367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:07] Test 4, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19174369 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:10] Test 5, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18874369 using FFT length 1024K.
[Jan 23 12:10] FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
[Jan 23 12:10] Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
[Jan 23 12:10] Torture Test ran 8 minutes - 1 errors, 0 warnings.
[Jan 23 12:10] Worker stopped.
I am in the process of buying a new PSU, the system is so unstable with all memory slots populated.
Quote
Tried with 1 stick and the system was alot more stable, no BSOD's or any kind of freezing. I ran prime95 overnight with 1 stick and all was fine, if I insert another stick the system is still stable but I get an error in prime95 after a few minutes.
Re-test the each stick alone. [You may have defective stick]
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* Leave Memory timings to Auto
* Ensure 2T is used
* Drop memory freq. to 1066
* Apply memory voltage recommended by memory vendor

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