Windows not recognizing Phenom II 920

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echohunter

Discussion Starter · Mar 19, 2009

I got all my parts yesterday. Built the whole thing without any problem. For now I installed Windows Xp on it but there is a problem. windows is not recognizing the phenom II 920. when I go to device manager and look under processor it just says AMD processor model unknown but cpuz recognizes it. Is there a fix to this problem?

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Ghostscript

· #2 · Mar 19, 2009

"Unknown CPU Type" is just a BIOS thing and shouldn't make any difference how the cpu runs.

Check and make sure the BIOS version you use supports the CPU, if not - see if there is an upgrade that does.
It's possible that your motherboard didn't originaly support that speed of CPU either.

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Cavi

· #3 · Mar 19, 2009

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Originally Posted by echohunter

Sounds like you might need a BIOS update. Some motherboards needed them to support Phenom II chips

I would check the support forum of your motherboard manufacturer to see if there is an update the Phenom II line.

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echohunter

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 19, 2009

ok I will try to update the bios as soon as I am finished with what I am doing now, I will post back if it works. Thanks

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echohunter

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 20, 2009

yep.. bios update did the job. Thanks for all the help

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