How to add CPU support to a Bios?

Discussion in 'BIOS Mods' started by disaster, May 31, 2010.

  1. disaster

    disaster MDL Novice

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    #1 disaster, May 31, 2010
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    Hi!

    I have a Supermicro X8SIL mainboard with an AMI Bios. It boots fine with an Core i7-860 but always tells me the CPU is not supported. I then added the Core i7 microcode to the bios using mmtool - but it is still telling me this CPU is not supported.

    Any idea?

    Stefan
     
  2. Yen

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    #2 Yen, May 31, 2010
    Please post your original bios and the mod you did...
     
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  3. disaster

    disaster MDL Novice

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    #3 disaster, May 31, 2010
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    thanks for trying to help me. As uploading / manaing attachments doesn't work for me and i'm not allowed to post links i've added some whitespace

    Here are two downloadlinks:
    sendspace.com/file/9kq912

    sendspace.com/file/l67uzs
     
  4. disaster

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    #4 disaster, Jun 1, 2010 (OP)
    Nobody who can help?