Can I use Ivy Bridge CPU to Update Bios?

[Juusuhako]

Hello all,
Im buying some new parts for an upgrade. One of them a motherboard that needs a bios update to support Ivy Bridge.

I do not know which version the guy who had it before me had on it, but assuming its not the version that lets it use Ivy Bridge CPUs, how can I update bios with the 3570k I bought?

I have my old CPU which is an E8500, but can those new motherboards even run those old CPUs? The motherboard is an Intel DP67BG

 

[RamboOC]

Can't run 775 CPU on 1555 motherboard. Buy a cheap sandy bridge pentium to flash the BIOS as it looks like the only way on this motherboard
It does not say anything about flashing from usb

 

[Feronix]

Can you not ask the seller the flash it for you before you pick it up/ he sends it?

If not, you're going to need a Sandy chip, any cheap Celeron or Pentium should do (I can see them on the support list on my phone?).

 

[Juusuhako]

Is there any way to update bios with a USB?

 

[cooperman]

Take the mobo to your local pc shop and ask them to update the bios (just dont take it to somewhere like pc world lol)
Shudent cost more than a fiver for them to update it for you just take the bios you whant on a usb stick with you.

 

[Juusuhako]

He already sent it, I dont know what version he had on it but I've mailed him asking about it.

If it can be done via USB cant I just do it with Ivy CPU? Assuming it will update automatically during "boot" and that I can boot at all with the CPU.

 

[Juusuhako]

The cheapest option I can find is an Intel G1610 (£20 or so). I guess im gonna have to get one of those then.