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PANIC! Asus MoBo question!

Last post 08-03-2008, 11:18 AM by michaelpal. 4 replies.
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  •  07-14-2008, 5:23 PM 357359

    PANIC! Asus MoBo question!

    I just ordered an Asus M2N32 Wireless Edition from Newegg (you can find it here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131011). While reading the reviews AFTER I purchased it I found that one of the people who had purchased the board had to get a BIOS update in order to get there processor to work. After reading this I realized that it is the same processor that I had purchased, an AMD Athlon X2 6400+! I am in total panic mode because I don't own a processor that uses the AM2 socket! I don't know what to do this is my first build AND I NEED HELP PLEASE!!
    System Specs
    Budget:VGA:Monitor:
    MB:ASUS M2N32 Wireless EditionOS:Browser:
    CPU:AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+Sound:Purpose:
    Memory:PSU:Brand:
    HD:Cooling:Misc:

  •  07-15-2008, 10:44 PM 358128 in reply to 357359

    Re: PANIC! Asus MoBo question!

    I dont think you will have a problem it seems the older firmware diidnt support this chip but i only found one account of that. Most of the reviews using the 6400 are fine.
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  •  07-16-2008, 8:13 AM 358252 in reply to 358128

    Re: PANIC! Asus MoBo question!

    Worst case situation, you flash the bios to a more recent version and it works.  By now the boards are likely shipping with compatible bios though.
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  •  07-16-2008, 10:53 AM 358348 in reply to 358252

    Re: PANIC! Asus MoBo question!

    No...worst case scenario would be buying a really cheap AM2 CPU and flashing the BIOS.

    Just hope the motherboard is not DOA

  •  08-03-2008, 11:18 AM 367678 in reply to 358348

    Re: PANIC! Asus MoBo question!

    I found the problem, I forgot the CPU power. Whoops, any way it works now, I just wish I could get the X-ficard to work.
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