A88XM GAMING v1.5 BIOS CPU Multiplier Locked?

Since I updated to the latest v1.5 BIOS the CPU multiplier seems to be locked. Is this intended or an issue with BIOS, or am I just doing something wrong? The multiplier worked fine on v1.4. I am using an AMD Athlon 760k CPU. Thanks.

I cleared CMOS and it's working now, it's something I really should have done in the first place Thanks

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