A770E3 MB with AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
I got this motherboard with the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T processor and can't get it to boot up from the HD or CD ROM nor the floppy drive. I can boot up into the bios just fine. I think the problem I'm having is a BIOS version issue that could be fixed if I could update the BIOS to the latest version but I can't even get it to do that from an attached USB drive. I've contact tech support but haven't heard anything back from them and phone calls go unanswered. It could be because its the thanksgiving weekend. The way I understand it though after reading a bunch of stuff on-line and from the MB manual itself is, I may have to get a different processor that the board fully recognizes, update the bios, then put the 1090T back in. The version of the bios that is in it isn't even available for download from their website so it might be pre Phenom II X6 supportive. I don't know where I can get a lower grade processor so i can upgrade the bios. I went to local PC shop and all they had were old Athlon processors that I don't think would fit the MB. I read somewhere that i could trick the MB by switching around the voltage settings so that it would boot up at least to upgrade the bios but I'm not sure what to set them to to achieve that soo... I'm waiting on tech support from Biostar to see what they say. I may have to ship this MB back to Newegg and get something different.. Why can't they ship these things with an updated BIOS? :(