So i got that mobo and CPU plus two sticks of 2gb Kingston Hyper Blue 1600Mhz CL9, and when i go and turn it on it wont even reach post.
No beeps, nothing shows up on the monitor, the thing turns on and even turns off just fine if i press the power button for four seconds, but nothing beyond that.
I've tried to turn it on without memory to see if it would complain (The manual mentions it does in the form of beeps) but it reacted exactly the same. I even went and turned it on without the CPU and memory and once again it reacted exactly the same.
I checked the mobo and apparently it came with the bios version 0402, which is older than the one where Bulldozer compatibility was added.
It's almost assured that It's a matter of putting an older AM3 CPU, update the bios and plug the FX 4100 back. But since i lack one right now and would have to actually go and find one somewhere, I wanted to know if there's a chance the mobo is bad based on what i mentioned above that even if the mobo had no CPU and no memory it reacted the same way, which strikes me as odd.
Getting an old AM3 cpu without having to buy it may prove to be a bit hard, so if there's a small chance of the mobo being bad I don't want to lose time looking around for an older CPU and doing tests before trying RMA it.
So, is that behavior normal for a mobo trying to run a processor not supported by its current bios? I was expecting it would not recognize it right but at least give me a chance of running the bios flashing utility.
Thanks for your time!
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