Installing opteron 170

[Nazbit]

Hi

Done a search but cant find anything on this. I switched from my a64 3500 earlier to my new opty 170 but the cpu isnt reconised. It comes up as an AMD hammer family unreconised cpu, both in the bios and in cpu-Z.

I take it I need to download a dual core driver or something.

Can anyone talk me though what I need to do, and provide any links I might need.

Much appreciated.

 

[vanandjuanunited]

Is that the latest cpuz. So long as its running at speed and both cores are present no need to worry. My 165 went unrecognised until a bios update sorted it. I didnt have to install any drivers for dual core at all.

 

[Nazbit]

Ok, thanks, here is where I am now, this is the latest version of CPU-Z. It does now have the opteron logo but still doesnt reconise it. The clocks all appear to be ok though.

But shouldnt the second core show up in that drop down box at the bottom?? How do I fix this?

 

[kingnothing]

Run a bios update on your motherboard m8

 

[vanandjuanunited]

You running xp or 2000?
Run an application and go into Taskmanager/processes and try to set the affinity on 1 of them. If two processors are listed then all is ok.

 

[Nazbit]

Ok, Just updated my bios and installed the dual core driver from the amd website.

Now this is what I have:

The wrong logo is displayed (take it thats just a cpu-z issue) The cpu is correctly named and both cores are visable.....Is it mission accomplished then?

 

[vanandjuanunited]

Unless you have any issues in games in which case you will need the fixes. I havenet had any issues yet. Dual core driver from amd site iirc is just for cool n quiet.

 

[Nazbit]

Cheers mate