Hello all
Could anyone shed some light on this responce from Asus Customer Service?
Original email to Asus:
I recently purchased this motherboard (Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z-GEN3) after being told it would support the new Ivy Bridge CPU (Core i7-3770K). When the box arrived, it stated 22nm ready on the label. I have also purchased the cpu. The problem i have is i need to update the bios on the motherboard to support the new cpu, but i don't have a working system to do this. Will this motherboard have the updated bios as the label states it is 22nm ready? Can i return the motherboard to asus to get the bios updated?
Reply from Asus:
Thank you for contacting Asus customer service.
It was printed on the stick for the part SN, after the SN. It will be 4 digits long.
:confused:
Now i take it stick means sticker? Is this the sticker on the box or sticker on the motherboard?
This is what is printed on the box sticker:
edited the numbers mate else you could get ripped off
LGA1155, Intel Z68, PCIe 3.0(GEN3) support, USB3.0, DDR3 220(O.C.), Sata6G, Intel LAN, SLI/CFX,
Lucid, ROG Connect, Gamefirst, SupremeFX X-Fi 2 Built-in, UEFI BIOS, Mem TweakIt, Windows 7 Support.
So the bios version of this motherboard is either 3337, 2400, 2510, 2512. The motherboard was purchased in late March so you would expect it to have bios version 0402.
All i need to know is what version is the bios? If it is 3203 then i can build the system. If it is 0402 then i need to somehow update the bios but how can this be done? Has anyone been able to return a motherboard to Asus (UK) to have the bios updated?
Thanking you all for your help.
phil