I will be getting a DQ35JO that I am going to reuse. I know that board is going to have BIOS 0925 on it and it was running Window Server for Telecommunications in its prior use. I will be running Windows 7 - 32bit. The current BIOS is 1143 and 0925 is a raft of upgrades back.
My questions are:
Is there a certain BIOS revision required for WIN7 use?
Should I upgrade the BIOS in one step or multiple steps through the BIOS releases - and which ones, if multiple are required?
I saw in the BIOS notes that the ME has been upgraded as well. Therefore, should I do the BIOS upgrade using the recovery method, which also updates the ME, or is a standard BIOS update sufficient?