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Unknown Processor - Phenom II 955 + AM2 motherboard

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First post, by SUCRA

Posted on 2020-04-29, 15:38

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Hey guys, I'm building a PC for windows xp gaming with a ZOTAC gf6100 AM2 motherboard. I was using a Sempron 1250le processor but it was a big bottleneck in some games. So I have an AM3 Phenom ii 955, that I have tried on there. It boots, but at really low frequency (800mhz) and it posts as "unknow processor". I have been looking for a bios update for a while, but I don't think there is one.
Does anyone know if configuring the processor specs on the bios make it run alright?

Reply 1 of 3, by candle_86

Posted on 2020-04-29, 15:48

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You can try to patch in the microcode

Reply 2 of 3, by SUCRA

Posted on 2020-04-29, 16:02

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candle_86 wrote on 2020-04-29, 15:48:

You can try to patch in the microcode

Cool, can you show me the direction I should go to learn about how to do this?

edit: I found this, https://www.delidded.com/how-to-update-cpu-mi … de-in-ami-bios/
hopefully it will work, although I can't download the bios because it's no where to be found, I think I can back it up, an try.

Thanks a lot.

Reply 3 of 3, by candle_86

Posted on 2020-04-30, 00:02

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Patching and bios's is rather hit or miss, I tried it on an old gateway board to patch in phenom ii support as the board supported phenom 1 chips. That board now hangs on my wall as a brick.

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