Is the K8N NEO2 Platinum Dual-Core compatible?

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Greetz

"How would you fit a socket 940 Opteron in a 939 socket?  Chop off a pin?"
"I know Bas, that's why I posted that comment.. Hehee.. Since there are no CPUs to fit yet, I thought the question was kindof irrelevant..."               
It is relevant if you have to decide if you buy a new Mobo!
Everything i wanted to know was if K8N Neo2 is able to support Dual-Core CPUs.
I think it´s my decision if its relevant or not !!!!
Greetz

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  • K8N SLI PLATINUM+Dual Core

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    Quote from: Flo on 27-December-05, 03:55:41
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  • K8N Neo2 Platinum + Athlon 64 X2 5000+ CPU

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    Quote from: Nexus6 on 26-July-06, 23:33:08
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    Hello,
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      Thanks in advanced,
                Jim

    Quote from: crossmax03 on 02-August-05, 20:58:06
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    Hi,
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  • Question about K8N Neo2 Platinum mainboard.

    About a couple of weeks ago I found that none of the USB ports of the K8N Neo2 Platinum mainboard are working correctly. Every time I plug a USB device I get the following error message:
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    Thank you very much!

    Quote
    Think you might try to clear CMOS.
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    Quote
    But first please say what BIOS you got now
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  • K8N Neo2 Platinum - Nvidia MAC Address

    I built a new system with the K8N Neo2 Platinum that came with the 1.9 Bios already installed. It also comes with the nVidia MAC address bug.
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