[REQUEST] Acer Aspire 5738(G,Z): CPU Upgrade & Microcode Update

[chunktf]

Just found this great board. I'm from germany so please excuse my english.
I'm running an Acer Aspire 5738 and upgrated from T4200 to T7500. Bios wants me to press F1 at bootup due to missing cpu microcode. At the moment i'm running a modded Bios from Notwbookreview.com.
It will be very nice if somebodey could upgrade my bios, so I can run the T7500 and have the additional options unhidden.

original Bios of 5738:5738
modded bios of 5738:modded 5738
donate bios of 5720, uses T7500: 5920

Thanks.
Fabian

[AHMED HOSSAM]

Thanks for the request, I shall have a look and get back to you shortly.

[ze21038]

hi,

already follow kizwan steps in notebookreview, i even installed the new modificated bios, but i still got the error CPU Microcode Update Request its this usual? do i need to put my other cpu back?

thanks i need your help

orginial cpu Intel® Pentium® Processor T4300
new cpu Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7700

[AneON]

Hi all!
Raise the topic, the situation is similar.

Link on original bios: http://www.mediafire.com/?iq45cvj622263d8

Link on bios with T7700: ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/as...S/3508.zip
ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/as...S/3702.zip

[mbexotikplanet]

I also have this problem in acer 5738, once mounted the processor intel core duo t7500 the bios can not find the microcode and I have to press f1 .. is a problem that someone can solve it? what's new? help me : Huh: (sorry for the English but are Swiss)

[neophyter]

same problem here +1 to do this mod
acer aspire 5738z

thx pieter

[Florin9doi]

same problem here +1 to do this mod
acer aspire 5738z

thx pieter

post the bios, a screenshot from aida64>mb>cpuid and the error you receive

[neophyter]

same problem here +1 to do this mod
acer aspire 5738z

thx pieter

post the bios, a screenshot from aida64>mb>cpuid and the error you receive

error ="02F0: CPU ID:FB NO MICROCODE UPDATE LOADED FOR ALTERNATE PROCESSOR"

cpu intel page= http://ark.intel.com/nl/products/29761/I...00-MHz-FSB

bios can be found here : http://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Ac...x-Bios-Mod

original bios can be found here : http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/BIOS/BIOS/BIOS_Acer_1.34_A_A.zip?acerid=634327419282986804&Step1=NOTEBOOK&Step2=ASPIRE&Step3=ASPIRE%205738Z&OS=ALL&LC=nl&BC=ACER&SC=EMEA_3

screens

   
   
   

Thx Pieter

[Florin9doi]

try this bios:
bios: https://mega.co.nz/#!YAwBESqT!ZeWRckxdIi...5mVbSPkPhc
hash: http://pastebin.com/VPGjaN49

[neophyter]

try this bios:
bios: https://mega.co.nz/#!YAwBESqT!ZeWRckxdIi...5mVbSPkPhc
hash: http://pastebin.com/VPGjaN49

thx for the bios is working fine whit no problems, speed and volt are good

thx for the good work

gr Pieter