bios

[nesguy88]

hello i'm tryimg to find out if its possible to connect a amd3 processor to my am2 socket my motherboard is a narra2 mcp61p both processors are made by amd my pc is a a6110n and current bios version is 5.05 4/18/2007 is there a newer bios i need to download and if so where? i cant find it on this website .thanks

[mdklassen · Accepted solution]

 Unfortunately for you, HP's "NARRA2" designation applies to several quite-different motherboards.

Some of the motherboards require AM2 CPUs, and some require AM3 CPUs.

> I can't find

Specifications:  http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01048277 

Software: http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-a6000-Desktop-PC-series/3436774/model/34...

M2N68-LA Motherboard BIOS Update Version: File size: Release date: 5.13 1.4 MB Nov 9, 2007 Email 64-bit details See full details Download HP's Terms of Use

5.13

1.4 MB

Nov 9, 2007

[nesguy88]

ok thanks do i find the model # on the motherboard ? it says on here am2 but i didnt know if both would work or only am2 

[nesguy88]

and when i downloaded the bios it says for vista not windows 7 

[mdklassen]

> when i downloaded the bios it says for vista not windows 7 

That's good.  The BIOS-updating program will run under Windows Vista, and it should run under Windows 7.

Much better than the alternative, namely that the BIOS-updating program _must_ run under Windows 7, and that it will not run under Windows Vista.

BIOS is BIOS, whether you update it directly by functionality built-in to the motherboard, or from a DOS command-prompt, or from Windows.

I've seen BIOS updates that are recommended to be installed _before_ upgrading to Windows 7,

but I've never seen BIOS updates that say "do not install this update if you EVER want to upgrade to Windows 7/8/10".

[mdklassen]

>  do i find the model # on the motherboard ?

Yes.

It's that white lettering to the right of those 2 white-coloured stickers.

> it says on here am2 but i didnt know if both would work or only am2 

The CPU sockets for the AM2 and the AM3 processors are different -- close, but no cigar.