which AMD cpu do you have?

[hhomebrewer]

1. Reset CMOS.


2. Trying updating BIOS to the newest one applicable to your board revision.

Newer BIOS should be on Gigabyte website, but remember to scroll down and read the warnings.

I have no idea which board revision I have. I see it nowhere on the box. Maybe it is screen-printed on the board itself but I just now had that thought, so I have not looked. It ought to be there, wouldn't you think?

[Tai-2]

Well I found this board online http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherb ... uctID=2539
I think it is yours. Correct me if I am wrong.
You should be able to run it


***Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU
This motherboard designs with Split Power Plane, 3+1 phase VRM to support AMD the latest 45nm AM3 Phenom

[hhomebrewer]

[quote]Well I found this board online http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherb ... uctID=2539
I think it is yours. Correct me if I am wrong.
You should be able to run it


***Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU
This motherboard designs with Split Power Plane, 3+1 phase VRM to support AMD the latest 45nm AM3 Phenom

[hhomebrewer]

Speccy (a "What's in your system?" tell-all program) says my chipset revision is A2 and the southbridge revision is A3...

[hhomebrewer]

Found it!

[hhomebrewer]

My computer guru came over, we flashed the BIOS and it never went beyond "Verifying DMI Pool Data." In essence, we lost the motherboard. It will not boot. I understand a BIOS flash is permanent, so we ordered a new Asus motherboard. I have an M3N72-D on the way. It will use my RAM, my two video cards and the X4 940 chip. It was time for the old Gigabyte to byte the bullet, anyway. The 9500 was a good chip in its day, but it's slow now and there are others that do more for less money. Moral of the story: There are few computer problems that cannot be solved by a board and chip upgrade-- and the suitable application of money...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=2320

[hhomebrewer]

Got the new motherboard today. Haven't done anything with it yet. There is always tomorrow. I took out the old 95W Gigabyte board, trashed it and will get at the new Asus board soon enough...