Hello,
Yesterday, I built my first PC. It posted and I was able to enter the BIOS and install Windows 10 Pro. The issue I'm having is this:
On PCPP, at the bottom, it says "Warning: The MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard supports the Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor with BIOS version 7D25v11. If the motherboard is using an older BIOS version, upgrading the BIOS will be necessary to support the CPU".
In my BIOS, I have version E7D25IMS.100, build date 09/14/2021. On my motherboard's support website, it says that BIOS version 7D25v11 -- the one I need -- was released 12/13/2021. HOWEVER, on the product page of my mobo, it says it is compatible with and supports 12th Gen Intel Core.
Since my system posted and seems to have done a successful install of Windows 10, do I really need to update my BIOS? Will I run into any complications if I don't update? I am a bit hesitant to do so, as I've read many posts of people bricking their computer in the process. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But if it needs to be done, I guess I have no choice.
Friends have also said that if it didn't post that could mean there was an incompatibility with the mobo and CPU.
Also, it got so late that I simply turned my computer off after installing Windows 10 -- no other drivers or anything else has been installed and I haven't connected to the internet yet. I saw the home screen and called it a night.
Here are two screenshots from the product page that mention CPU support. Here is a screenshot of my current BIOS version at the bottom and the version that PCPP says I need.
Thank you so much for any guidance.
Yesterday, I built my first PC. It posted and I was able to enter the BIOS and install Windows 10 Pro. The issue I'm having is this:
On PCPP, at the bottom, it says "Warning: The MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard supports the Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor with BIOS version 7D25v11. If the motherboard is using an older BIOS version, upgrading the BIOS will be necessary to support the CPU".
In my BIOS, I have version E7D25IMS.100, build date 09/14/2021. On my motherboard's support website, it says that BIOS version 7D25v11 -- the one I need -- was released 12/13/2021. HOWEVER, on the product page of my mobo, it says it is compatible with and supports 12th Gen Intel Core.
Since my system posted and seems to have done a successful install of Windows 10, do I really need to update my BIOS? Will I run into any complications if I don't update? I am a bit hesitant to do so, as I've read many posts of people bricking their computer in the process. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But if it needs to be done, I guess I have no choice.
Friends have also said that if it didn't post that could mean there was an incompatibility with the mobo and CPU.
Also, it got so late that I simply turned my computer off after installing Windows 10 -- no other drivers or anything else has been installed and I haven't connected to the internet yet. I saw the home screen and called it a night.
Here are two screenshots from the product page that mention CPU support. Here is a screenshot of my current BIOS version at the bottom and the version that PCPP says I need.
Thank you so much for any guidance.