Z87-gd65 help! Please

[Chemically]

so here the thing i brought a z87-gd65 this time of late because i love love the board desgin and features (even i know i could have gone with z97 but that besides the point) i put in my g1820 1150 celron in but nothing popped on screen and no debug codes pop up ethier no sounds too. i know about the refreshed not working on the z87 boards without reflashing but i don't if it my cpu that is the new refreshed or it just my board. do anyone have a list of the non refreshed and the haswell refreshed too. I really need so help over here

[Juganog]

this is the msi board right?

 

http://www.msi.com/support/mb/Z87-GD65-GAMING.html#support-cpu

[Chemically]

yes

[Chemically]

tahnks for that list also do you know wether the cleron 1820 is haswell refreshed or not

[bob345]

That is a bit of a newer chip, so it may require the z97 chip set like the haswell refreshes do. Also, have you tried clearing cmos?

Edit, ok so i guess the 1820 is not a refresh chip. Just did a little search and it seems like it is compatible with z87 boards.

[Jetster]

Read the CPU support page. Yes its a refresh requires BIOS V19

 

Sorry for being blunt. But its right there in writing Haswell Refresh

 

You need a working CPU to update the BIOS

[Chemically]

ah so that probably why I'm not getting no boot and no debug codes

[Jetster]

Is there a V number on the BIOs chip? Looking at the actual chip

 

Does it have some numbers with V10 on them

 

I've never actually done this but maybe MSI will mail you a new BIOS I really doubt it though

[Chemically]

bios chip too small to read the two of them

[Jetster]

Yea, sometimes they put a sticker on there with the version. Try switching the BIOS (long shot)

 

Read the manual

[Jetster]

Or return it for a Z97

[Chemically]

i did

[Chemically]

i'm thinking just getting the non refreshed i5 instead

[Jetster]

Just be carful of the pins

 

can you borrow someone's CPU?

[Chemically]

i dont know anyone with a non refreshed cpu

[Jetster]

What about a Pentium G3430 Should work or G3220

 

Requires v11

 

Anyway call MSI. Ask them what Version it has. They will help you get it going

[Chemically]

if they're the non refreshed versions i guess this a new board no pins are bent at all

[Jetster]

They are non refresh. Can you understand the CPU support list that Juganog linked in the second post. It shows which ones are refresh. And which BIOS is required on every CPU. Every motherboard manufacture does this

[Chemically]

i see i'll buy it then it