Does one need to have a compatible CPU to access BIOS?

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Published on 2010-04-20T12:17:34Z Indexed on 2010/04/20 12:44 UTC
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Suppose that a motherboard doesn't ship with a BIOS that supports your CPU. Can you still get into BIOS and flash it without the correct CPU? For example, does it automatically downgrade from 6-core to 4-core so you can at least get into BIOS and flash it?

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