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Can i use stock BIOS of Evga 680i SE SLI for Vista?

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I was just wondering if i can use the out-of-the-box BIOS of my 680i SE SLI motherboard to upgrade to Windows Vista? If so, then how would i upgrade to it? I reformat my HDD(or does the Vista CD do it?) and then i put the Vista CD in when its in BIOS or booted into Windows?
 

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Probably, I don't see why not.

But please dude, flash it to the latest version... and for god's sake overclock something! You won't be dissapointed!
 

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Check the EVGA website for details and its a good Idea to upgrade the BIOS to latest version anyways.
 
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Just because you are using a new OS does not mean you need a BIOS flash. BIOS flashes are for hardware not soft.
 
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I was just wondering if i can use the out-of-the-box BIOS of my 680i SE SLI motherboard to upgrade to Windows Vista? If so, then how would i upgrade to it? I reformat my HDD(or does the Vista CD do it?) and then i put the Vista CD in when its in BIOS or booted into Windows?

Yah, backup anything you need, then pop the vista disk, restart, and it will format for you if you want. When you select the disk just click format.

And no worries on the motherboard, it doesnt have to be vista certified to get it to work. The worse you may have to do is hop on the manu. website and get the drivers, but 9 times out of 10 vista has it.

I have put Vista on just about every chipset outthere and vista has been great to me. I even put it on my PC chips mobo from 2001 and it had the drivers! Loaded fine.

No worries, have fun, and let us know how its goes!
 
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Check the EVGA website for details and its a good Idea to upgrade the BIOS to latest version anyways.

I do bios upgrades often as they come out, but if your machine runs fine I wouldnt do it. I have messed up mobos with bios flashes, and anyone who tells you flashing your bios is 100% safe is lying to you. Stuff can go wrong, just do your research and take your time, be patient and you should be fine
 

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Probably, I don't see why not.

But please dude, flash it to the latest version... and for god's sake overclock something! You won't be dissapointed!

Everyone always tells me to OC. But i am too scared that something might go wrong:(. So i am just going to get a Q6600. My Motherboard is good at OCing C2D's(the SE version was made to do it) and i have a Freezer 7 Pro, i just don't have the nerves.:(
 

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Thanks everyone! And how do i download a new BIOS with out a Floppy? Can i just download straight from the internet and on to my HDD?
 
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So you don't need BIOS updates to support OS's?
 
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no, a new bios is only to support new hardware not new software.
 

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Thanks, you guys really helped me out.
 

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Do i need a chipset driver update?
 

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Everyone always tells me to OC. But i am too scared that something might go wrong:(. So i am just going to get a Q6600. My Motherboard is good at OCing C2D's(the SE version was made to do it) and i have a Freezer 7 Pro, i just don't have the nerves.:(

if your scared, just see how far you can take it on stock volts, you wont mess it up :D
takes a lot to fry something.

and if you get that q6600, most easily oc to 3ghz +
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http://www.nvidia.com/docs/CP/45121/nforce_680i_sli_overclocking.pdf
might help ease your nerves
 

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ah, then crank that e4400 to its max ;)
 

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BTW when to upgrade to Vista from XP should i put in the disk while XP is booted up or when in BIOS?(Im am going from XP Home OEM(32-bit) to Vista Home premium(64-bit))

And does the CD format the HDD?(I don't need anything on my HDD) And which should i get?(OEM,Retail,System Builders or Upgrade)
 

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look at my specs.
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i never did anything to my board when i got my Q6600
 

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look at my specs.
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i never did anything to my board when i got my Q6600

Thanks a whole lot. Did you update your BIOS or anything to get Vista to run?
 
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nope i didnt do one thing
i think i read somewhere that you have to do a bio update if you want to oc a quad-core
 
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Everyone always tells me to OC. But i am too scared that something might go wrong:(. So i am just going to get a Q6600. My Motherboard is good at OCing C2D's(the SE version was made to do it) and i have a Freezer 7 Pro, i just don't have the nerves.:(

Take it in slow steps. It was kind of scary for me at first, but (lol) when I booted at 202FSB 2626MHz for the first time, OCing was much easier.
 

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nope i didnt do one thing
i think i read somewhere that you have to do a bio update if you want to oc a quad-core

Ya, i have heard that to, but i don't want to OC.
 

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nope i didnt do one thing
i think i read somewhere that you have to do a bio update if you want to oc a quad-core

Yes you do! It really depends on what type of processor your using. a Q6600 runs very stable on the P30 BIOS, compared to the P06 that ships with the 680i LT, and visa versa for other boards. the EVGA forums are the best place for answers.

Ya, i have heard that to, but i don't want to OC.

you'll be sorry you didn't, even with a stock cooler that ships with the 6600 you can overclock to 3.0GHz on stock. but at 2.8 GHz you'll find out that everything runs allot better.
 
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