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Install 3
rd
Generation Core
processor
Is the board’s AA#
a 3
rd
Gen-Ready
version or later?
Compare board AA# to
the 3
rd
Gen-Ready and
3
rd
Gen-Capable
columns in Table 1
Find:
• Board AA#
• BIOS version
• Intel® ME firmware version
(See instructions)
This board does
not support 22nm
processors
With current generation
processor installed,
update the board to the 3
rd
Gen-Ready BIOS version
or later, using
Recovery
Update method
Is the board’s BIOS
version at the 3
rd
Gen-Ready BIOS
version or later?
Is the board’s
Intel® ME
firmware version
8.x or later?
Is the board’s AA#
earlier than the 3
rd
Gen-Capable
version?
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Is the board’s BIOS
version at the 3
rd
Gen-
Transition BIOS
version?
Yes
No
With a current generation
processor installed, update the
board to the 3
rd
Gen-Transition
BIOS version, using one of
these methods:
• Express Update
• iFlash Update
With current generation
processor installed, update the
board to the 3
rd
Gen-Ready
BIOS version or later, using
one of these methods:
• Express Update
• iFlash Update
No
Yes
START
Are you going to
install a 3
rd
Gen
Core processor?
Update the board to the latest
BIOS version, using one of
these methods:
• Express Update
• iFlash Update
Yes
No