Most of the time hardware incompetibilities are fixed by BIOS updates. Resetting BIOS is not harmful or hard in anymeans. To reset BIOS you can ;
1-take out the motherboard battery for 10-15 mins ( computer unplugged )
2-reset it by the cmos clear jumper on the mother board.
To update BIOS you will have to download the BIOS update from the manufacturers website and apply it. It is a very simple but delicate process. This information below might help you understand the BIOS update concept.
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In 90% of cases, a BIOS update is released to address a problem with a particular piece of hardware or software.
Therefore, the new BIOS gives the system some new (different) parameters to work with. Newer BIOS'es contain all fixes from previous versions. If the fix list of a new BIOS does NOT address any of problems that you may have, it is unreasonable to update BIOS only for sake of it, because you may be using a combination of hardware/software that is incompatible and not yet tested with the BIOS version you're upgrading to.
It is recommended to refrain from updating BIOS without a good reason. If you don't see your problem listed in the fix list, do not update BIOS and update your software or do something less dangerous.
And finally, some 10% of BIOS updates contain new CPU ID strings and code enhancements (ACPI, etc.). For those an update is recommended only when it is necessary (i.e. the processor ID does not display properly, the system must have ACPI, etc.).
A typical situation occurs when a user wants to update BIOS because the new version supports a CPU he/she "plans" to buy sometime in the future. With some bad luck, the user ends up with a wrong BIOS (wrong PCB, or chipset, or I/O or all of them) and consequently damaged BIOS chip.
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Looks like the motherboard is pretty old and intel no longer provides help or releases BIOS updates for it. I am thinking its time for an upgrade. But you still may try a BIOS update. If you havent done it before I would recommend someone experienced to do it.
Regards.