K9A Platinum Bios Flashing Issue

Hey Guys I have this problem....I recently purchased an AMD X2 6400 CPU, in hopes of upgrading my current processor. As I understand it I need to flash my Bios in order to recognize the new CPU. Current Bios version is 1.3, When I use MSI live update to retrieve my correct bios version (1.8) download the file and run the program (via windows, my floppy drive doesn't work actually could never figure out the correct pins it plugged into on MB) my computer just freezes up upon initiation of the bios flash and I am forced to restart my computer without any problems.
I have done this a few times and the same problem occurs each time. I don't believe this MB has any Bios Protection in the CMOS that I need to Disable I have already checked. Any Thoughts what could be the problem???
Will I be able to run AMD X2 6400 CPU without version 1.8 bios update...Maybe?
Thanks,
NBT

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AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to create an illegal memory OpRegion, starting at address 0xffffffff, with a length of 0x1000. This region lies in the Operating system's protected memory address range (0x100000000 - 0x130000000). This could lead to system instability. Please contact your system vendor for technical assistance.
There's the problem I am having. I have tried all BIOS updates and I still get these errors in my event viewer when using XP.
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Quote from: Fredrik Åsenius on 23-January-08, 09:03:53
Yes, but I can't see your RAM from here. It might not run at the speed/timings the memory controller/processor would like.
Not sure I understand.
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I think thats what i've been doing though, i can see two different boot selections with the USB, one with [UEFI]"USBname" and one without. I''ve been using the one without.
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