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. It was a stubborn piece of hardware, the backbone of a budget build he was reviving for a local school, but it was currently trapped in a digital coma.

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: A BIOS update is often required to upgrade from 2nd Gen (Sandy Bridge) to 3rd Gen (Ivy Bridge) processors, such as moving from an i3-3220 to an i7-3770. Without the update, the board may fail to recognize the newer CPU. User Feedback