need urgent help with bulding PC

anyone?

 

I've just found out that the motherboard version is REV 1.02G so the BIOS version is 0502 and I need it to be 0801 for the E5200 to work. how the hell can I flash the board with a new bios without a CPU that works in it. this sucks T_T.

I hope Asus respond at least by tommorow. maybe someone hear can help me.

 

You'll be extremely lucky, Asus don't often respond to emails at all, let alone within a day. I do know though, that if the CPU doesn't work with the old BIOS, the only option is to try another one that will. I doubt Asus will be able to offer an alternative even if they do respond.

 

well then I want to return it.
how should I do that?

 

Just box it up and say you want it changed as it's not suitable for your PC.

 

and send it to Micro Direct or Asus? and should I obtain an RMA number first? or should I just take it to the shop?

 

Micro Direct. They will scream and they will whinge, but force upon them that it's their legal responsibility to accept returns within the first year of purchase. If you send it to Asus, you won't get a better replacement board and it will take weeks.

Remember, I stress this is not because the board is faulty, but because you want a different one. Preferably not Asus, and even more preferably, not an nForce,

 

lol. ok, I will try to change it when I go this saturday. If I hopefully succeed, i'm thinking of changing it for this one:
could you look at it and tell me what you think please.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(38073)Gigabyte-motherboard-EG43MS2H-LGA775-G43.aspx

i'm sure that's fully compatible with all the components I stated right at the beginning.

 

No need for integrated graphics when you have a 9600, as long as you'll actually get rid of the crappy power supply.
This will do fine, and is much cheaper:
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(39382)Gigabyte-motherboard-GAEP43S3L.aspx

 

yeah you're right. I'm going with that one then, can't wait for saturday.
Thanks a lot for all your help, really appreciate it. If I have problems after saturday I'll post here, if you'll bother to keep helping a noob, lol.

 

OK sure. Good luck. I'll warn you though, I'm quite busy over the weekend (LAN Party) so I may not be very prompt with responses.

 

no problem. I'll be playing non-stop online Call Of Duty 4 this weekend \^^/.
take care.