need info with mobo

~sidewinder~ · Oct 30, 2005, 04:47 AM

hey guys! i have this Asus A8V-E Deluxe mobo that i bought last january which i'm still using right now. it's pretty ok except this board doesn't support dual core cpu's.

but, there is a new bios v.1009 which i've just updated from. I don't know what the added features and support with this new bios version. the asus website doesn't say anything about it so i'm hoping that maybe somebody of you guys know about this..

swimtech · Oct 31, 2005, 12:01 AM

According to the ASUS forum on your board, the stepping of the chipset is a factor in allowing the use of dual core processors. If the version is older than A3 according to one post there, it won't and can't. The list of supported processors for your particular board there does not list any X2 processors either.

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Dual-core support is limited by the chipset. Early K8T890 steppings (older than A3) did not support dual-core. I'm not sure what stepping Asus used in their boards, but if they're not providing a BIOS, the chipset may be the reason.

Oct 30, 2005, 04:47 AM	#1
~sidewinder~ DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 63 Rep Power: 0	need info with mobo hey guys! i have this Asus A8V-E Deluxe mobo that i bought last january which i'm still using right now. it's pretty ok except this board doesn't support dual core cpu's. but, there is a new bios v.1009 which i've just updated from. I don't know what the added features and support with this new bios version. the asus website doesn't say anything about it so i'm hoping that maybe somebody of you guys know about this..

Oct 31, 2005, 12:01 AM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	According to the ASUS forum on your board, the stepping of the chipset is a factor in allowing the use of dual core processors. If the version is older than A3 according to one post there, it won't and can't. The list of supported processors for your particular board there does not list any X2 processors either. Here's a clip from the post: Dual-core support is limited by the chipset. Early K8T890 steppings (older than A3) did not support dual-core. I'm not sure what stepping Asus used in their boards, but if they're not providing a BIOS, the chipset may be the reason. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.