Unlocking extra cores with Biostar...

WildgooseUK · 24 May 2011 at 23:23

I have a Biostar MCP6P M2+ Ver. 6.x mb with a Phenom II X2 550BE, and am wondering if it's possible to unlock the extra Cores on the CPU with my mb?

I know there's no guarantee if unlocking the cores are possible, but I'm am willing to give it a go.

Blacked Out · 25 May 2011 at 00:44

I did this for a customer the other day, Albeit with a Phenom X4 and a different Biostar board. These are the steps I took:

Flash your boards newest BIOS (Also check for the unlocking facility)
Check all your settings
Ensure your CPU is getting an adequate amount of voltage
On boot there should be a line of text that says "Press [F3/F4] to enable Bio-unlocking"
After inputting F3 and/or F4, the system should attempt to unlock your cores
Test it in Windows
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PROFIT

Tell me how you get on mate

WildgooseUK · 25 May 2011 at 09:12

Thanks Blacked Out, but my mb doesn't have Bio-unlocking feature.
Want to keep my Phenom cpu as it's a great chip, but do you know any decent m-atx mb
that have the features of unlocking CPU cores as there's so many mb's out there. And be able to fit the new graphics cards.

AsLan · 25 May 2011 at 10:45

Its and socket AM2 board, according to Biostar it doesn't support the cpu you're using. Also I think its only AMD chipsets with SB710 and SB750 that can unlock cores, the board has an nvida chipset.