do i need to update ga-78lmt-s2p bios before using amd fx 8320e

[mill1rbt2]

I have the amd fx 8320e and a seperate gigabyte ga-78lmt-s2p mobo and i'm not sure if I need to update the bios before I can use the amd fx 8320e cpu...I heard that with the newest amd cpus like the 8320e you might need to update the bios before you can get video on the monitor or you might get a black screen...the motherboard's revision is 5.1 but I do not know if the bios is fm2 or what because when I boot the motherboard up I cannot get a bios screen on the monitor..I attached a speaker that is not a normal motherboard speaker to the positive and negative speaker pin's with the right wire's and i get a quick bass blast out of the speaker similar to a quick beep when booting but that's the only beep or bass beep I get out of the speaker..I also notice with a spare pci network card installed it's orange and green leds are on hopefully i'm not too off topic of cpu but it seems more than one problem might be possible with this build and I need help.

 

[alexoiu]

What are the 4 digits after SN in the board's serial (SN1xxx)?

 

[mill1rbt2]

1427

 

[alexoiu]

Then the 8320e should work.

 

[mill1rbt2]

ok that mean's I will have to look into why i'm getting a black screen on monitor and why I have some power in usb and ps/2 gone

 

[alexoiu]

Try starting the board with only CPU and CPU fan installed. What beeps getting?

 

[mill1rbt2]

I have a speaker but it's not the usual motherboard speaker and it doe's not let out any other sound except one bass sound or hit like a speaker beep so it's not much help...I will have to try the cpu and cpu fan installed and maybe a jumper on the clr cmos pin's

 

[alexoiu]

Insert single RAM module, connect the monitor to the onboard using either the VGA to VGA or the DVI-D to DVI port on the monitor, start the board and see if getting video signal.

 

[mill1rbt2]

boot with cpu and cpu fan installed without ram or anything else or boot with cpu and cpu fan installed with a single ram module in one of the ram slots and I do not have a vga to dvi-d or dvi cable for the type of dvi port that is on the ga-78lmt-s2p motherboard I wonder if it's possible the display was defaulted to the type of dvi port in the bios

 

[alexoiu]

What ports are available on the monitor? Or are you using a tv?

 

[mill1rbt2]

I have vga and hdmi available on the monitor

 

[Bonez Montana]

I don't know if this has been answered or not, but I have this same exact mc and cpu combo. I flashed the latest BIOS before installing and I have no issues at all. Based on Gigabytes compatibility chart, it looked to me that the only way the 8320e would work is with the new BIOS only.