Intel C262/C266 Core Processor Support

Does Intel actually lockout Core i3/i5/i7 processors on the C266 chipset? I’m looking at an ASRock Rack ITX motherboard that is perfect for my application and was hoping to use the i3-13100F that I’ve had sitting on a shelf for a year now ($67!)

https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=EC266D2I-2T/AQC#Specifications

If anyone has any experience with this, please chime in!

It’s not really a question of support rather do you have microcode for the series so the motherboard actually posts. The NICs are plagued with heat and stability issues.

@Garrison913 did you end up finding out more about the support, or testing this motherboard? I would like to build the same combination, but am unsure about support.