No Display but no errors

[lancersc]

Hello guys
I have an i3 7100 on MSI B150M mortar arctic. Gskill trident Z 16gb. When i turn on the pc everything lights up. There are no lights on the EZ debug LED. All the fans are spinning.
The problem is it wont display anything..

 

[lancersc]

And incase i need to flash a new bios.. Is their any other way that i can flash without changing cpu? Because its the only cpu that i have..

 

[herrwizo]

B150 boards do not support your CPU without prior BIOS update to the latest version. You need to use a compatible CPU (borrow one or buy the cheapest Celeron (G3900)) to first flash the BIOS, and only then can you use your i3 7100.

 

[lancersc]

So i have no any other choice? I just cant access the bios without a compatible cpu?

 

[herrwizo]

No, unfortunately, at least not in your case. A few high-end ASUS and Gigabyte motherboards support flasing BIOS without the CPU, but such boards are rare, and not all manufacturers even care about that feature. I would avoid too much hassle and simply buy Celeron G3900 (it is cheap), use it to flash BIOS, sell it afterwards. Or, if you have a friend with Skylake CPU, you could borrow it just for flashing.

 

[lancersc]

Oh f*ck... I know nyone who has a spare. And i dont even have any money left for a cheap 6th gen. Ffs

 

[herrwizo]

It doesn't have to be a new one - I'm pretty sure you could easily get a used Celeron G3900 for $20-$30 (maybe even lower), since new CPUs are usually around $40.

Either that, or return that i3 and replace it with 6th gen i3. Almost no difference in performance, anyway.