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Flashing with incompatible CPU

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wamreyaz Original post #1
Nov 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM
I want to buy a Biostar TA785GE along with an Athlon II X3 435 or 440..
The CPU has an AM3 socket while the mobo has an AM2+ socket ..
AM3 will fit on it but after a BIOS update ..
Can I flash the BIOS using this CPU because the website says that "you have to fit in a standard AM2 CPu to flash or update the BIOS" using a windows utility ..
Cant I do that using a flash drive?
Plzzz help..
Thank you