Vista pavilion rp408ua#aba CPU bios question
So i'm looking to upgrade my processor to a 2GHz vs the 1.6 amd turion that my notebook came with. Someone said to update my bios before attempting this in orfe to be sure it can handle the processor. One problem is that I can't seem to find my notebook on hp's site anywhere. Is there anyone that can help me with this. Second. I hear that I can't upgrade to windows 7 on this note. Is this true? I'm trying to run my digital audio workstation on this until I can afford to finish building my desktop. Thank you in advance for your help.
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gonzoneko wrote:
So i'm looking to upgrade my processor to a 2GHz vs the 1.6 amd turion that my notebook came with. Someone said to update my bios before attempting this in orfe to be sure it can handle the processor. One problem is that I can't seem to find my notebook on hp's site anywhere. Is there anyone that can help me with this. Second. I hear that I can't upgrade to windows 7 on this note. Is this true? I'm trying to run my digital audio workstation on this until I can afford to finish building my desktop. Thank you in advance for your help.
Hi,
Have a look in here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=3340125&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&task=&lang=en&cc=us
Latest BIOS:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-56219-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&...
Manual including compatible parts for an upgrade:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01035657.pdf
I wouldn't upgrade the laptop to Win 7 as you will have to buy a licence. I suggest to sell it and buy a used newer laptop instead. Calculate the Windows licence cost plus the upgraded parts and it might be the same/near price as the newer laptop already with Windows 7 on it.
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To be honest, this post supposed to be a private message to Svet, but turned out a newbie like me who just joining the forum is not allowed to send PM...so apology if this questions are being asked so many times already:
Dear svet,
Really need your help in clarifying something, to make it short here are my questions:
First here are my PC Specifications:
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1. I have upgraded my GD55 rev B bios to the latest bios available here: msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD55--B3-.html#/?div=BIOS
which foolishy I didn't read the warn that it will not work proeperly for Sandy Bridge
2. The bios update/flash was a success, now I have the ver II click bios, completely different with the first version. With this bios I managed to OC to my previous OC speed (4.2GHz in OC Setting by changing it into 42 multiplier and set the Vcore to 1.35)
3. The reason that I updated my bios in the first time was I often experience 0x50 error while gaming certain games, and I thought upgrading bios is one of the solutions for it (after trying to change my RAM, changing my GPU, and my PSU to no avail)
4. Then I stumble to this post of yours: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=164135.0
with some fix in the 434 version states like this: "05.Fix system reset on 0x55 issue when use Sandy Bridge G440 CPU and install two 4G memory."
I am completely not sure whether this is related to my 0x50 BSOD or not, but really hoping that it is.
So my question is, should I upgrade/downgrade to your first post BIOS? (E7681IMS.434) or should I upgrade/downgrade to the latest beta 439 Bios (E7681IMSv439.rar) as the fix in 434 are included in 439?)
Thank you so much in advance for any help...
Regards,Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 09-April-13, 15:26:46
While waiting for Svet to respond, I will tell you that BSOD 050 is not enough DRAM V. being applied. It's rather a shame you didn't open a thread in the regular part of the forum, or the OC section of the forum asking for assistance 'before' flashing an Ivy support UEFI/BIOS.
That CPU is most likely capable of OC'ing to 42X easily on Auto CPU voltage while maintaining all the power saving features. VDroop set to Low or 100% depending on the available settings.
What is X.M.P. setting the DRAM V. at? If 1.50v's, to solve your BSOD, probably would have just required raising the DRAM V. to about 1.575v's or maybe even less manually. Rather than using X.M.P., the DRAM Frequency setting could have been changed manually to 1600.
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Thank you for the reply...forget to delete the "dear Svet" part as it was copied from once private message intended
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tl'dr thank you so much for the new insight of how to solve the 0x50! really appreciate it....If i can remember correctly, I have tried to use the default DRAM setting (without using XMP enabled) and still got the 0x50 CTD....but trying your suggestion is still a worth a try...will try this when I get home...thank you! -
865ps neo2 pfs another bios question, just to be realy sure.
hi all,
maybe it's me but after reading several posts i guess it's not.
i have the above mentioned mainboard (6728 rev. 2) and when trying to find a suitable bios i stumble on the "bios version 3.0 cannot be used on 6728 board" warning.
since they say that with almost all 3.* biosses i figured i can't use that range of biosses only to find out that my current bios is 3.4 whitch seems non existant somehow?.
to shorten all this a bit, bios 3.A IS the right bios for me right?
what was a litle wierd as wel is, i treid the live update prog from msi and it says i have the latest bios.
last "question", who in gods name is responsible for such logic defying work in the download section, sack the dude/gall
tnx in advance y'all.tnx guy(s)
well, i think (!) my cpu readings are a bit high for starters (not sure tho) and well, it would be nice if it saw my 250 gig hd as well, besides, if there ain't nothing to tweak (read, possibility to bugger up ), why did i bother getting me this board in the first place
had me a msi oem board before and it was working fine but wanted one where i could fidle with a bit so here goes nothing.
i promise not to post again if i mess up the flash ok?
ps: the only way to have a second revision of a board would be to have a first one so that they share the same model number, i get.
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Creative X-FI Elite Pro + Windows Vista = Audiodg.exe 60%+ CPU Please He
Hi,
I got a problem with the Audiodg.exe process, problem is that sometimes it uses from 5% cpu and jumps to 50% and more and when playing this makes everything choppy and even cause mouse lagg..
As fast as i tab down the game the process drops to 5-0 and if I tab in again it jumps and holds on for several sekunds/minutes and then everything works fine and some minutes later it starts again.
This Hapends when playing all sort of games but mostly hapends in Counter Strike Source, and Windows Media Player, when watching films or listening to music but when doing that it gets worse and making the sound to lagg or slowdown etc.
Any idea got all the latest drivers exept for bios becouse Asus bios are unstable, and i cannot switch audio drivers becouse i got 4gb of ram and only the latest creative drivers work with 4gb...
Hope you understand everything
Spec:
OS: Windows Vista x64 Build Version 6.0.600 (SP ENG)
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair nForce 590sli
CPU: AMD 5200+ FX-62 Dual Core Black Edition
RAM: 4xgb Corsair Dominator 066mhz (running only 932)
Sound: Creative Elite Pro
GFX: nVidia Gainward 8800GTX
PSU: CoolerMaster Real Power 000watt
HDD: 2x Western Digital Raptors X (2x50gb)
IDE: x DVD Liteon x8 burner and x CDRW Lite On Burner x52
USB 2x USB Devices Mouse and Keyboard
Lan Ethernet cable
Lan2 Disabled
Nothing gets overheated etc...
Everything got latest drivers etc...
Hope thats all, Best Regards C0MM4NDERI didnt have this issue before to, it just starded after my reformat when i noticed that my cpus where on 100% in a game and then noticed that it was a process called Audiodg.exe that eats everything.
Im running software from my Creative Vista CD + updates from Creative Site, (and the 10006. driver from this site.) and no no codec packs installed yet. nothing this is a clean install only standard programs running installed only nod32 creative software and defrag software. and i used this before when i didnt have this problem only new is the drivers that i NEED becouse i use now 4gbs of ram and, this is the only hardware change from format, i had 2gb then now i got 4gb and i downloaded the latest driver, maybe its is the problem, but i need this driver.
Im 100% its the drivers because i've seen many other issues like this with other Audio companies that fixed it with a driver update, exept Creative "wow thats some news" i've allready talked at Technet on Vista 64 forums and person told me that it a driver issue.
Another proof is that if i run windows doing nothing Audiodg.exe uses constantly 0-4% of my CPU, if i start a mp3 its jumps to 6-8% if i turn of Cmss3d in Creative Console it drops instantly to 0% and stays there all the time, so its something with the drivers. running open al software only limits the audiodg to some point, but when running (Teamspeak) with Direct Sound, and (Counter StrikeSource) with Open Al /Alchemy) the Audiodg flips and starting to use 50% sometimes, and it hapends sometimes when i dont use teamspeak, so its Driver problem.
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I have 2 systems with pretty close to the same bios Feature. My question is a quick one, and I hope a simple one?
What is HPC-I know it stands for High Performance Computing-I know that it has to do with the throttling, under load.
What is the exact reason for this? Why was it added to the bios? Is this just for FX cpu's
Looking for a quick rundown.
When enabling in Bios-with everything on default-do you just enable? Do you need to turn anything off-C & Q? or do you just turn in on and go?
System Spec-
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FX 8150 FX 6100
PCS+ 7870 GHZ 2 x GTX 550 ti SLI
G.skill Ripjaw X 1600 Low Cas G.Skill Ripjaw x 2133 running at 1600
H80i Waterloop H80I Waterloop
850w nzxt PSU 650 Nzxt PSU
HP - v300a 240GB SSD Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 128 SSD
ZALMAN Z11 Plus Black Steel / Plastic COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC
Asus DVD /RW Asus DVD RW
Should HPC be enable with the 2 computers along with all the STD setting in Bios
Thanks for your help guysHPC locks the multiplier for the CPU at maximum setting so it has no LAG when asked to do a demanding job as its already running at maximum performance levels and doesn't have to wait for the CPU to realize that it needs to up the clocks from idle clocks(powersaving mode) to high performance clocks!
if you want no delay in performance thats what HPC is for as it will hold the CPU at its full clocks all the time...
as for C & Q that should be disabled as it may interfere with HPC mode and continue trying to throttle the CPU to lower clocks and voltages! if C&Q is off just enable HPC and it should function properly! -
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I already asked about why werent my multipliers moving from the default 13x even though that my cpu was an unlocked barton xp3000+, and I only got that I had to wire trick because the transmitted multiplier were those above 12.5x.
Now, the next question is, do the thing of adding 8x to the selected multiplier in the bios applies for this motherboard too? I mean, If right now without having wire tricked the cpu choose the 7x multiplier, will I get 15x? or it will just not POST at all.
Thanks for your replies.i think you should read up on what your trying to do, but what the multi is in the bios is going to multiply your fsb by whatever the fsb is
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Hi,
I have a Lenovo G780. After recently discovering my processor has Turbo Boost, I went to search how to enable it.
Turns out the current version of my BIOS doesn't support this, but the new update from April does. This update is for Windows 8 though. My laptop runs Windows 7 Ultimate (self-installed, all the drivers are in place.). Would this still work? I know BIOS is risky to flash, so I'd rather know for sure that this can be done on Windows 7 too.
The update can be found here: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS035004
Thanks in advance.
(P.S.: I have read about the known issues this BIOS has, and if I'm not mistaken this can be fixed by selecting "Legacy Support" on Boot Mode and "Legacy First" on Boot Priority?)hi
I gues that the CPU is throttling down at some point
Can you try running a temperature Monitor on the CPU
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
Check the Temp of the CPU Cores,
Regards
Solid Cruver
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HP2000 Notebook PC, model #E0M17UA#ABA CPU replacement
Simple question, I am wondering if HP2000 Notebook PC, model #E0M17UA#ABA with an AMD processor is soldered to the board or if it is replaceable and if so which part number or catalog can I use to locate a replacement. the 1.3ghz processor is not enough for my wife and I'd like to replace it with 2.3 or something similar.
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View Solution.No since it is AMD to AMD you should be able to boot the new motherboard off the old hard drive. If it is Windows 8 it will not even make you reauthenticate Windows. The Key Code is stored in the BIOS.
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MSI DKA790GX Platinum and AM3 CPU - BIOS Update
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I am going to upgrade my current computer from an older AMD socket 939 setup to an AMD Phenom II based system
I am thinking of the MSI DKA790GX Platinum motherboard and AMD Phenom II X3 720 (Black edition) CPU (AM2+ Motherboard and AM3 CPU), but I need to clear up the BIOS update for AM3 issue before buying the components.
The motherboard advertisement states that the BIOS has to be upgraded to support AM3 CPU
My issue is this: I do not have an AM2/AM2+ CPU, and I am looking to jump right into buying an AM3 CPU - so will the unit power-up/POST with the combination of the newer AM3 CPU and older BIOS to allow me to update the BIOS using either FDD or Bootable USB Pen in a DOS environment?
Does anyone have any knowledge or experience of this? Any help on this would be appreciated
ThanksQuote from: Scottike on 12-April-09, 00:18:13
The 1.74 Bios is one I got from MSI tech support. We're trying to work through a problem with my new board. nothing major, but we're not quite there yet.
I know that Nvidia was The chipset to have for several years, but I think AMD has upset that applecart a bit with the 780 & now 790 chipsets, and with Intel
getting into the chipset game as well, Nvidia could see some rough times ahead. They may even end up dropping out of the chipset game, since Intel's new CPUs have the memory controller built on die. Hence, Intel has no real need for NVidia any more, Nvidia may end up just focusing on the video card market, unless?
My board defaults to 800mhz as well and I'm running a 720. You have to keep in mind that they have to make the boards default to the lowest common denominator as not everyone runs 1066 capable memory on their board (even though Manufacturers may spec the memory so). I also have to manually bump up the voltage, as well as timings and ratio for 1066. But, my Mushkin ram plugged in and booted with no problems, but I did have to bump up the voltage and tighten up the timings even at 800.
Interesting (Abut BIOS version 1.74). I guess it is not yet available for downloads.
So now Intel CPU's have the memory controller on the die (just like AMD). So does this prove as an advantageous concept? I expect Intel to implement better memory management than AMD. AMD drops speed when all 4 memory banks are occupied... what is the use of utilizing max RAM capability if memory controller cannot sustain the max RAM speed?
I may agree with you on the concept that motherboard should support the lowest (RAM) denominator...
However if someone uses lower than 1066 MHz sticks, system should detect accordingly, and when 1066 sticks are used, auto-detect as 1066... I still do not see the issue here. On former nVidia based boards like my MSI K9A Platinum SLI (with an AMD X2 CPU), 800 MHz modules are detected as 800 on auto, no need to manually tweak anything in BIOS. I still have to see an nVidia EPP profile enabled board which is claimed to auto detect 1066 MHz capable memory sticks by default.
On my system it is also the same... I have to up the RAM voltage to 2.2V (otherwise system is not stable), as well as setting up the timings and of course the RAM/FSB speed ratio to 1:2.66.
I am running currently 4 chips of OCZ platinum 2 GHZ (for a total of 8 GB RAM, for 64 bit Vista and Linux). Also with mine (as we know Phenom II does not support 4 sticks of 1066 MHz) it drops to 800 MHz. As well as, I needed to bump the voltage to 2.2 V... otherwise in the middle of operation, system reboots. We know what this is about, dont we ?
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