Which BIOS Does This Motherboard Come With?

[Looeelooee1]

Hello, I have simple question for anyone with some knowledge. I have an Athlon X4 860K and I am thinking of getting an ASRock FM2A88M Extreme4+ Motherboard, but on the CPU support list it says it only supports this CPU from BIOS P2.40 or higher. I tried contacting ASRock but you need to have purchased a product from them to speak to an actual person. My question is, what BIOS version does this motherboard come with?
Thanks in advance any help appreciated!

 

[utroz]

It will depends on when the board was made. The older ones will have older BIOS's and newer built ones will have newer BIOS's.

 

[bigwoofer]

I'm pretty sure it will run the processor, just not 'show it as its proper name' on the bios bootup screen. All the motherboard cares about is what speed FSB and multiplier setting. Worst case if it doesn't by default and you have to upgrade the bios, ANY AM2 or AM3/AM3+ processor you have sitting around or available temporarily should allow you to complete the bios upgrade.

 

[utroz]

I'm pretty sure it will run the processor, just not 'show it as its proper name' on the bios bootup screen. All the motherboard cares about is what speed FSB and multiplier setting. Worst case if it doesn't by default and you have to upgrade the bios, ANY AM2 or AM3/AM3+ processor you have sitting around or available temporarily should allow you to complete the bios upgrade.

Hey that is a FM2+ board btw so no AM2, AM3, or AM3+ cpu will work in it..

 

[Looeelooee1]

It will depends on when the board was made. The older ones will have older BIOS's and newer built ones will have newer BIOS's.

is there any way to know if you are getting an older or newer one?

 

[Looeelooee1]

I'm pretty sure it will run the processor, just not 'show it as its proper name' on the bios bootup screen. All the motherboard cares about is what speed FSB and multiplier setting. Worst case if it doesn't by default and you have to upgrade the bios, ANY AM2 or AM3/AM3+ processor you have sitting around or available temporarily should allow you to complete the bios upgrade.

o okay thats good news! but its FM2+ not AM2/AM3/AM3+

 

[utroz]

It will depends on when the board was made. The older ones will have older BIOS's and newer built ones will have newer BIOS's.

is there any way to know if you are getting an older or newer one?

It might have the manufacture date on the box..

 

[Looeelooee1]

I managed to contact ASRock via Newegg, and they told me that P2.40 has been out since 2014, so chances are that it will come with that version. Furthermore they said that if it didn't, they would send me an updated BIOS chip, which was great news!

 

[Paul NZ]

If its similar to an ASUS mobo, it's etched on the mobo (a series of letters/numbers) to the right of where the PSU goes in the case.

The last 4 numbers is the BIOS thats on it

 

[bigwoofer]

I'm pretty sure it will run the processor, just not 'show it as its proper name' on the bios bootup screen. All the motherboard cares about is what speed FSB and multiplier setting. Worst case if it doesn't by default and you have to upgrade the bios, ANY AM2 or AM3/AM3+ processor you have sitting around or available temporarily should allow you to complete the bios upgrade.

Hey that is a FM2+ board btw so no AM2, AM3, or AM3+ cpu will work in it..

MY BAD gang!!! Utroz thank you so much for pointing that out!