Hi all,
Well I did buy the Phenom II X3 720 cpu. It shows as an unknown processor in my BIOS but other than that the cpu is running fine. Cpu-z shows it right but Windows say unknown also. I hope its ok to run this way as Gateway has no BIOS for my MB. Guess I'm gonna have to figure out what Mother Board I should buy now.
Has anyone heard of the unknown cpu thing messing up a system. Will it harm anything to run this way? am I missing out on any features of the cpu?
Thanks,
Medicanman.....
I have a HP right now that came with a X2-4200. I swapped it out for a X2-6000 and everything runs OK just the same issue you have (CPU not recognized). Been almost a year now and have not had any problems.
Should not be an issue with a Gateway either, I have modded many a Gateway.
There is a possibility that you can find another motherboard with similar specs, you can try flashing the BIOS into your mobo. Back up yer BIOS fiirst, or get a backup BIOS chip from http://biosman.com/.
My opinion is that its not worth all the effort. Just get a better Motherboard.
Also, be sure to replace that POS PSU that came with the Gateway.