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  1. January 14th, 2009, 07:14 PM #1
    fred scuttle
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    Resolved [RESOLVED] cpu upgrade

    i'm upgrading from socket a duron 1.4 to amd sempron
    3000,but it wont work. i got the semp 3000 second hand
    not sure if it's a dud.
    when i googled it the 3000 came up as 333 fsb so i set
    the jumpers accordingly but no joy.could it need a bios upgrade to work as i've never upgraded the bios on
    this board/ asrock k7s41gx. made boot disk through format in win xp
    and copied latest bios upgrade to that floppy disk .
    should i try the bios upgrade or do you think the cpu is
    a dud,or am i missing something, i haven't done this before
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  2. January 14th, 2009, 08:33 PM #2
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    You need a BIOS update that will allow the BIOS to see and use the Sempron.

    Asrock does not list that mobo anymore. Good luck!
    http://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp
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  3. January 14th, 2009, 09:11 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by fred scuttle View Post
    ... amd sempron 3000 ... asrock k7s41gx...
    At the very minimum,
    BIOS version 1.90 is required to support AMD Sempron 3000+.
    The most current BIOS is listed as 2.80.
    Click HERE

    BTW,
    Their webservers were slow at the time of this post.
    May have to wait a while for a response.
    Last edited by Shinma; January 14th, 2009 at 09:14 PM. Reason: Link added.
    Cheers.
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  4. January 15th, 2009, 07:20 AM #4
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    cpu upgrade

    the bios version that came with the mobo is 2.00,so does
    this mean the cpu is dead or would upgrading to 2.80
    make any difference, thankyou....
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  5. January 15th, 2009, 07:27 AM #5
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    Sure wouldn't hurt to update the BIOS
    If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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  6. January 15th, 2009, 09:42 AM #6
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    cpu upgrade

    done the bios upgrade,it's dead, thanks for all help
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  7. January 16th, 2009, 07:36 AM #7
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    What happens when you press the power on button?
    If you're happy and you know it......it's your meds.
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  8. January 16th, 2009, 07:45 AM #8
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    the cpu fan spins and the monitor flashes saying no signal/check connections.
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  9. January 17th, 2009, 09:23 PM #9
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    cpu upgrade

    is it dead then?
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  10. January 18th, 2009, 12:20 AM #10
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    Looks like it.
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