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GA-K8N Pro BIOS update uncertainty and Unknown Processor error in XP Pro
Bought the MB new and installed it last week. I checked out Gigabyte's
compatible processors list and every one of them with the exception of mine said any BIOS was OK. For mine it specified F14 BIOS. My processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (socket 754, FSB1600, E6, Venice, 90nm, L2-512KB) So, I downloaded the BIOS (F14, 9/26/2005) and flashed the main and backup BIOS as soon as I posted (before installing the board and OS). When I boot, it said F14 on screen. But, AMDCPUinfo tool identifies the BIOS as F11. So does Everest Home Edition. They also identify the BIOS date as 9/23/2005, probably an unimportant detail (3 days difference from what it says on Gigabyte's BIOS update page for this mobo). In Device Manager under Processor, it says "Unknown Device". It says the drivers for the device are not installed (Code 28). When I reinstall the driver (automatically, the recommended option) XP Pro SP2 finds a driver for the AMD K8 processor, tries to install it and then says it can't install it saying "Driver is not intended for this platform." I called AMD technical support a few minutes ago, and the guy figured it was some technical issue, probably unimportant since the processor is correctly identified in Device Manager, General and by AMDCPUinfo tool, along with the correct speed. He didn't comment on the fact that the BIOS version is identified as F11 by AMDCPUinfo and Everest. Any comments, etc. appreciated. Dan |
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GA-K8N Pro BIOS update uncertainty and Unknown Processor error in XP Pro
I found a solution to this "problem" being installation of a file that
results in a correct determination of the processor. The file is: http://www.9down.com/AMD-K8-Processo...53-WHQL-17881/ |
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