AMD Motherboards: Processor Support
by Wesley Fink on June 28, 2005 1:00 PM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Socket 939 Motherboards with Dual-Core BIOS
In addition to the Official X2 Support list from AMD, manufacturers are releasing x2 BIOS updates for their motherboards. Below is a list compiled from the manufacturers that claim x2 compatibility with their BIOS update.In general a board must be Socket 939, and the x2 updates, at least for the present, are mainly limited to the nVidia nForce4 family and a few VIA K8T890/K8T800Pro motherboards. The new ULI 1689 chipset also features x2 support, with AGP 8X on the M1689 and PCIe with the M1695. There are also several older VIA AGP boards in the X2 support list. ATI Crossfire AMD and SiS 756 also support dual-core, so new motherboards using these chipsets will support the new X2 Athlon 64.
"Check Web Site" means we could not find BIOS support for x2 processors at the website, and that you need to check the website or contact the manufacturer for an updated support lisitng.
Dual-Core BIOS Revision is the earliest listed BIOS to support Dual-core. Later BIOS for the same board can reasonably be expected to also support x2 processors.
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AMD Dual-Core BIOS Releases |
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Manufacturer |
Model Number |
Dual-Core BIOS Revision |
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Abit
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Fatal1ty AN8 SLI AN8 SLI AN8 Ultra AN8 AN8-V |
1.5 (6/16/05) |
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AV8 - 3rd Eye AV8 |
2.1 (6/16/05) |
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Albatron |
K8SLI K8NF4U K8NF4X |
1,07a (Beta) (5/30/05) |
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AOpen |
Check Website |
Check Website |
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ASRock |
K8 Combo Z (ULi) K8 Upgrade-VM800 |
2.1 (5/19/05) 1.4 (6/03/05) |
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Asus |
A8N-SLI Premium A8N-SLI Deluxe A8N-SLI A8N-E |
1005 1010 1008 1004 |
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A8V Deluxe A8V |
1013 0205 |
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Biostar |
N4SLI-A9 NF4UL-A9 NF4ST-A9 |
nslia614 nf4ua614 nf4sa614 |
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Chaintech |
VNF4/VNF4 Ultra |
V5.0 (6/03/05) |
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S1689 (ULi) |
0523 Beta (5/23/05) |
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DFI |
LANParty nForce4 SLI LANParty UTnF4 SLI-D LANParty UTnF4 SLI-DR LANParty UTnF4 Ultra-D LANParty UTnF4 Ultra-DR |
NFLD510 Beta (5/10/05) NOTE: 6/23/05 Recommended |
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LANParty UT LP NF3 Ultra-D |
Shipping BIOS |
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ECS |
KN1 Extreme nForce4 A939 |
1.1A (6/02/05) 1.0D (6/02/05) |
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KV2 Extreme KV2 Lite |
1.2C (6/27/05) 1.1B (6/27/05) |
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Epox |
9NPA+ SLI |
Beta 05.05.26 |
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Foxconn |
NF4UK8AC NF4K8AA |
See Website (www.foxconnchannel.com) |
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Gigabyte |
K8N Ultra SLI Check Website for other nF4 |
F3 (6/28/2005) Check Website |
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K8U-939 (ULi-AGP) |
F1 |
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Jetway |
939GT4-SLI 939GT4-Ultra |
Check Website |
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MSI |
K8N SLI Platinum K8N Diamond K8N Neo4 Platinum K8N Neo4-Fi K8N Neo4-F |
3.4 (6/02/05) 1.4 (6/02/05) 1.5 (6/03/05) 1.5 (6/03/05) 1.5 (6/03/05) |
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MSI K8T Neo2-F/FIR |
9.1 (6/08/05) |
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RS480-M2 (ATI) RX480-M2 (ATI) |
3.4 (5/13/05) |
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Soltek |
SL-NF4PRO-939 |
1.1 (6/02/05) |
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SL-K8TPro-939 SL-B9D-FGR SL-K8T-939FL |
W1.5 (5/25/05) G1.3 (5/16/05) F1.1 (5/23/05) |
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arswihart - Friday, July 8, 2005 - link
epox has release official dual-core BIOS's for the 9npa+ and 9npa SLIleexgx - Thursday, July 7, 2005 - link
-mood mode on-silly post system
-mood mode off(ish)- :)
why are you lot setting your self on fire when its only been out for an week or so every board by the end of the month will get its bios updates put up (well the ones that do realy support it)
leexgx - Thursday, July 7, 2005 - link
OldDummy - Monday, July 4, 2005 - link
The FN95 V3 motherboard works with the X2. This is the motherboard in the SN95G5 V3,It works well.SUOrangeman - Saturday, July 2, 2005 - link
The Shuttle released a new BIOS for the SN25P on 21 June. The linked README doesn't refer to this new release (yet), but I'm hoping that it has something to do with X2 support.http://global.shuttle.com/Download/Download_File.a...
OldDummy - Thursday, June 30, 2005 - link
Shuttle SN95G5 V3 has problems with the X2 but a bios is in the works.Wesley Fink - Thursday, June 30, 2005 - link
The chart on page 4 has been updated based on information sent in by readers - Thank you. If we could verify the BIOS existed and claimed x2 support by the mfg, then it was added to the list.If we have overlooked any x2 BIOS please let us know. The motherboard supported, BIOS rev date, and where the BIOS can be downloaded would help us in verifying the information.
porn loader - Thursday, June 30, 2005 - link
The new DFI UT LP NF3 Ultra-D supports rev E/x2 cpus right out of the box..100proof - Thursday, June 30, 2005 - link
I don't believe this question has been asked yet. In refference to the comments concerning the addiotion of 433, 466, and 500 DDR speeds for Revision E processors, which motherboards currently have bios releases that support these speeds?ceefka - Thursday, June 30, 2005 - link
Likewise. a very useful article.