Hello,
I'm trying to put an i7-4790k into my Maximus VI Formula. It currently has a 4770 non-K. When I put the CPU in and boot, it's just sitting with code 00 and a blank screen. Reading around I found a thread somewhere on here talking about the Intel ME firmware needing to be upgraded. That thread was saying it should be 9.0.30.1482+. I'm fairly sure I have 9.0.2.1345, which explains why the new CPU isn't being recognized, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to upgrade it. The aforementioned thread keep saying to upgrade the BIOS, but I'm already running the latest 1603 BIOS for the mobo, and it apparently didn't upgrade the ME firmware. I'm also trying to install ME driver 11.0.5.1189 from the mobo page, but it's failing every time. Reading though the logs I can't figure out why. Coincidentally, reading through the logs is how I found out that I currently have 9.0.2.1345.
Please, somebody help me. I have a new $380 CPU sitting on my bed, laughing at me.