ASUS M5A88-M wont boot with an FX 4100. Old bios may be responsible.

[The Stilt]

If you still have the ASUS M4A785-M (listed in your signature) in hand, you can hotflash the M5A88-M bios with it.
If you do, I´ll send you pm.

[Pontos]

If you still have the ASUS M4A785-M (listed in your signature) in hand, you can hotflash the M5A88-M bios with it.
If you do, I´ll send you pm.

Yeah, i do, but I'd rather not risk doing this. Mainly because I lack the proper tools to extract the bios chip. Thanks for the offer anyway.

[BeepBeep2]

Yeah, i do, but I'd rather not risk doing this. Mainly because I lack the proper tools to extract the bios chip. Thanks for the offer anyway.

you don't have a flat head screwdriver (or two)? O_o

[Pontos]

you don't have a flat head screwdriver (or two)? O_o

Yes i do, but it's really not worth the risk, especially when all i need is another CPU or to just RMA the thing in case it was effectively broken all along.
If i were dealing with a bad flash then sure, I'd try this without blinking.
Btw, when i said i lacked the tools i was referring to special tools made for this, but googling images i can see it's pretty much the same as using two flat head screwdrivers in the tip of a tweezer...

Nonetheless, all i really need to know is if the behavior of the mobo i described in the first post is normal for when you try to use an unsupported CPU by its current bios, or is in fact a sign that it's faulty. Depending on that I'll do one or the other action. I'll keep the hotflashing option as a last resort.