AW9D-MAX Quad core - nope

trickards · 2 May 2007 at 22:33

http://www.abit.com.tw/cpu-support-list/intel/intel-core2-quad.htm

Q6600 not compatible with AW9D-MAX?

Overclockers says it is (Quad core ready). This has been the cause of my reboots all along...

No quad core CPU's are listed as compatible, even with the latest BIOS revision.

stickroad · 2 May 2007 at 22:37

Sorry but everywhere i look, even on the ABIT website it saids that Quad Core is supported.

http://www.abit.com.tw/page/uk/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=AW9D-MAX&fMTYPE=LGA775

Sure you have updated the BIOS?

trickards · 2 May 2007 at 23:10

Abit have it there, but in the actual processor compatibility for that board, no quads are listed.

Latest BIOS says updated for quad core up to a certain revision. I have the latest BIOS, and i have rebooting issues with the Q6600, that do not happen when a Dual Core is seated.

The compatibility is listed the the latest BIOS too (13).

Jay_t · 2 May 2007 at 23:35

Bios 14 supports quadcore but is unstable. Bios 15 has several betas available, with 15b03 & 04 both being great. Bios 15 is going final this week, so just wait for that.

seanABIT · 3 May 2007 at 10:05

If need bios 15 send a email to [email protected]

trickards · 3 May 2007 at 14:09

Just rang abit UK tech support, they tell me Q6600 is not supported.

trickards · 4 May 2007 at 13:25

Tested with Abit's BIOS 15 with the PCI-e support molex plugged in. Still rebooting. THough the BIOS was much prettier.

Toekiller · 5 May 2007 at 10:23

Grrr. One of the reasons I bought the board.

snazzy_dazzy · 5 May 2007 at 18:37

surely thats illegal

I brought a DVDRW which was stated as being SATA. Hell even the "independent" reviews (the ones they write themselves) say its sata.

Clearly it was IDE

P.s I tried writing a review explaining in a extremely nice way that its ide and it wasnt posted.

trickards · 6 May 2007 at 01:59

I took it to OC'ers today. Tech support came back to me and said it wasn't compatible and exchanged it.