"K8N Neo4" dual core? NOT Neo4-F or platinum or SLI

I have a K8N Neo4. <- period.  msi seems conveniently to have forgotten about this model, it doesn't show up on their site at all.  literally a week after I bought it, it looked like they repackaged it and put a "dual core ready" sticker on it.
just wondering if the F model was just a bios update, or if they're just pretending that a single core limited version of the neo4 never existed.
thanks
P.S. I tried to search for the answer before I posted, but all I found was people talking about their F or Platinum series and the dual cores they have in them.

Quote from: arpheztwig on 23-December-07, 02:39:41
well, the box didn't say it was an -F, and the box didn't say it was dual core ready, is it still possible it's the black?
does anyone know for sure that it ISN'T dual core ready?  otherwise I'm going to assume that it is and buy a new processor, I'll let you know what happens.
"F" usually is not written. You must have this one---> K8N Neo4-F (PCB 1.0) in Black PCB, but if its somethink else from possibilities like K8N Neo4 Platinum (PCB 1.0) or K8N Neo4-FI (PCB 1.0) it doesn't matter, all boards support dual core CPU and shares same BIOS in same time.

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