Updating the BIOS on an older H61 board is usually done for one of three reasons:
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Many early versions of this board shipped with BIOS versions that only support 2nd Gen (Sandy Bridge) CPUs. A BIOS update is required to use a 3rd Gen chip like the i5-3470 or i7-3770. h61h2am v11 bios
If you flash the wrong BIOS, the system will not POST (black screen, fans spin, no beep). Updating the BIOS on an older H61 board
: Do not use XMP profiles. This board lacks memory overclocking. Install standard JEDEC DDR3. h61h2am v11 bios
Introduction
Officially, no H61 board supports booting from NVMe. However, you can: