As a backup chip in case the current BIOS Chip is corrupt. The BIOS chip needs to be soldered onto the board. You will need a new bios chip for the following purposes As a BIOS upgrade chip for advanced features such as support for newer CPU, larger hard drive, more devices and fix for known bugs.
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MSI Z97A GAMING 6 Motherboard. MSI Z97A GAMING 7 Motherboard. MSI Z97A GAMING 9 ACK Motherboard.
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( 4 ) Warranty/Reture Policy.
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The item is MSI Motherboard Z97-Gaming 3. The item is in in very good condition. • Support four DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866 /2000 /2133 /2200 /2400 /2600 /2666 /2800 /3000 /3100 /3200 /3100 /3200 /3300 ( OC) MHz DRAM, 32GB Max.
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(check the Part Number of the original one). LGA1150 Socket.
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