Asus M2N-E Phenom II support

[wwenigma]

Asus M2N-E
Bios ver. 1701
Asus M2N-E 1701 BIOS

May i ask, it's possible to put in a newest Phenom II microcode from another bios?

Thank.

[1234s282]

please post the bios containing the correct microcode

also , ive never actually tried things with the microcode but im willing to give it a go

[wwenigma]

please post the bios containing the correct microcode

Please try extract from this:

ASrock ALiveNF5-VSTA R2.0 or ALiveNF5-VSTA

I see, ASrock update not only microcode. What is AGESA code? (for Phenom 1?)

Thanx!

PS: 1701 m2n-e bios is able to disable TLB, so maybe not need to update AGESA code.

[1234s282]

Sorry , No Lukc Im afraid

[Amras]

Sorry , No Lukc Im afraid

Perhaps you can extract the microcode and AGESA code either from the new beta bios for the Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe:
http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/sock...e/2208.zip

It should be way more similiar to the bios for the M2N-E.
Thank you in advance! Would be really great!

[TheWiz]

Are you sure that the sockets are the same, wattage, etc.

TheWiz

[Amras]

Are you sure that the sockets are the same, wattage, etc.

TheWiz

Yes, both sockets are AM2 - but only the M2N32-SLI recognizes the new Phenom II X4 940BE with the bios version 2008. The M2N32-SLI uses the nForce 590 SLI chipset and the M2N-E uses the nForce 570 Ultra.
Both mainboards work (start) with the new 940 BE but only the M2N32-SLI regonizes it correctly - the M2N-E shows "unknown model" at boot screen.

I'm not sure if the microcode and / or the agesa-code have to be exchanged to recognize the cpu correctly. The agesa-code can be extracted and replaced with the Award Bios Editor - but I dont know if it works that way.

[TheWiz]

Does it boot to windows. If so, have you checked your cpu-z readouts.

[Mozsi]

Hi,
I use an AMD Phenom II X4 945 cpu in an Asus M2N-E motherboard with bios v1703. It works fine. In bios settings I have some Phenom-specific menu, but the cpu is "AMD processor model unknown". Can you modify my bios for correct cpu identify?
PS: Sorry, my english is poor.

[TheWiz]

Seeming as how yours bots OK, I updated your AGESA module, especially because your microcode was up to date perfectly.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1525839/Bios/asusm2n-e.bin

TheWiz