Installing an Ivy Bridge CPU on a MoBo with unknown bios rev level

[bmwmcrider]

Hello,
I want to put together a Hackintosh to replace my wife's aging MacBook Pro. I have an ASUS P8P67-M Pro at rev level 3.0 that I bought almost 11 months ago for a build but never used. I am not sure what the bios rev level is and is it compatible with 22nm technology.

My question is if I buy an Intel Ivy Bridge CPU and plug it in the MB will the system boot if the bios doesn't support 22nm technology?

I suppose I could take the Sandy Bridge CPU out of my existing Hackintosh and plug it in the ASUS MB to update the bios if required but prefer not to. Also, I want to use a Ivy Bridge CPU with the ASUS MB.

Cheers - Mike

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, There is a barcode sticker on the motherboard (near one end of the RAM slots). The last 4 digits on the sticker stand for the BIOS version.
Then check here http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=P8P67-M%20PRO&hashedid=iT2FJPCMOGBHClu4
what CPUs are supported.
As an option, since the BIOS chip is on socket, you can order a BIOS chip (ASUS eStore in US or ebay) flashed with the latest BIOS version and replace the board's one.
It's not difficult: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLEQoWRq41k

 

[bmwmcrider]

Hi alexoiu - thanks for the info. You've been a great help.

Cheers - Mike