if i buy the p5e and a xeon e3110 , will the p5e recognize it in 1st boot, or do i need to place like an e6xxx cpu in first to update bios first?
this is going to be my first Intel build since a long time.. so i just want things to work out right at the first time.
The P5E requires bios 0604 (now 0605 non-beta) for the E3110 to be properly recognized. This is the latest bios out so your board will likely not ship with this bios version. Some users had no problems posting with an unsupported CPU (they just received a warning) and they flashed the bios. Others had issues. So, unless someone has used your CPU, who knows.
When I built my system, I got one of these while waiting for the release of E8400. Great to have around for $40: Intel Celeron 420 Conroe-L 1.6GHz (will work with any P5E bios): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116040
Or if you have an old Pentium 4, that will due too.
P5E CPU / Bios Compatability List:
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...n-us&model=P5E
Last edited by INTREPID; 04-05-2008 at 04:55 PM.
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