threeornothing Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 HELP!I just bought a new motherboard and CPU, but I got gipped on the fucking motherboard, the CPU, despite being compatible with th eboard, requires a quick BIOS flash before it will work with my CPU, and obviously it will need a compatible CPU before it can actually boot up to do this in the first place!The mobo's amazing tech support team said "PLEASE BUY AN OLDER CPU TO FLASH THE BIOS" .... aye, right! Buy a more expensive CPU so I can use a cheaper one...if anyone has any of the following sitting around spare that they could whisk my way in a jiffy bag for an evening I'd be most grateful!!!754 Sempron-32bit 3100+ 1800 800MHz 256KB D All 754 Athlon 64 3700+ 2400 800MHz 1MB CG All 754 Athlon 64 3400+ 2400 800MHz 512KB CG All 754 Athlon 64 3400+ 2200 800MHz 1MB CG All 754 Athlon 64 3200+ 2200 800MHz 1MB CG All 754 Athlon 64 3200+ 2000 800MHz 512KB CG All 754 Athlon 64 3000+ 2000 800MHz 512KB CG All 754 Athlon 64 2800+ 1800 800MHz 512KB CG All 754 Athlon 64 2800+ 1800 800MHz 512KB C0 All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 will it not even post? i had to flash the bios in my shuttle because it never supported my sempron cpu. i still had the sempron chip in it. can you not get the bios on a floppy and flash it from dos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Nope its stopping dead with a "WARNING UNSUPPORTED CPU - SYSTEM HALTED" error....I can't even enter the BIOS setup....nothing...complete piece of shit...:@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 damn, what kind of board is it?can you not just get the board replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MerryChristmas Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 replace the board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 The board is actually a replacement! I'm guessing they all ship with a low BIOS version....stupid no-makes...Alas, it was the cheapest motherboard with all the features I needed (in fact, its tight on the features)...I can't spend any more money on a board. I fucking hate spending money on something that doesn't work aswell.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 i have the cpu, but i also live 300miles away. nae luck baw bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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beeker Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 can you not simply buy the processor you need, use it, then send it back saying it doesn't work with your motherboard and get vouchers or refund? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Can you get into the BIOS if you take the CPU out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Nope the machine can't do anything without a CPU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MerryChristmas Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 I have an AMD Durex if thats any use, had it for ages i never use it, it wasnt good for my motherboard because it kept falling out because the holes were too big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted November 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 I've got a duron too, but they are socket A I think.I'm really desperate for this, I got in touch with the dealers (silicon) and they have quoted me at 25 to flash the BIOS.....if I charged 25 everytime I've flashed a BIOS my kids would be going to college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeker Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 I've got a duron too' date=' but they are socket A I think.I'm really desperate for this, I got in touch with the dealers (silicon) and they have quoted me at 25 to flash the BIOS.....if I charged 25 everytime I've flashed a BIOS my kids would be going to college.[/quote']take it down to NEP ask them nicely...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted November 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Its NEP (previously known as silicon) who are gonna charge me 25 for a Bios flash!My 5 year old kid could flash a BIOS....I just need a CPU that works....come on who has one!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellchecker Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 you could always ask grampian electronics, they are usually a more friendly bunch than the sharks at NEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted November 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 I'm sure I remember Grampian Electronics tell me they don't touch AMD stuff....this was a good few years back tho?I'm going to have to go against my principle and pay 25 for someone to flash the BIOS....next I'll be paying for my software Last chance? Anyone got one of the supported CPU's? Paying 25 for a 2 second job doesn't fill me with joy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 i'm changing my job to a bios flasher. 2 seconds for 25!!erm, hrm, that sounds well dodgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 If you post your CPU down here I'll send it back with a tenner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gasss Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 you could always ask grampian electronics' date=' they are usually a more friendly bunch than the sharks at NEP[/quote']I had some trouble at Grampian Electronics when replacing a blown power supply/ motherboard. They insisted that my new graphics card had blown along with everything else and was not functioning in several of their test machines. I declined to buy a new one and insisted on having it back. To my surprise it worked perfectly without even having to reinstall the drivers. I tried to phone the engineer concerned to "inform" him but he was never around to answer my calls. Strange The whole thing was quite odd as GE were recommended to me by several people.P.S. (back on topic) They stock AMD stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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