CPU fun

[Garth Hill]

So I upgraded my BIOS yesterday willy-nilly (why oh why??) and I got a 
nice error about my CPU being over the max 95W.  Turns out the max TDP 
for this mobo is 95W and my processor is 125W.  So my question is this: 
how did they work nicely together for 1 year before I flashed my BIOS?

Specs:
mobo: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/mb/content.php?S_ID=346
proc: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773

- Garth