Gigabyte bios confussed

[joanne fee]

Hi again.

I have been checking CPU compatibility on the gigabyte website for my
GAK8NF-9 mobo to see if it will take a AMD X2 4200+ Manchester socket 939.
There is no yes or no it says instead lots of F numbers which the key says
"since Bios version" to run this CPU it looks like I need version F7 or
higher. I think I have amibios v6 or something like that but after my mobo
details on boot is shows F2.

I am confused about all this and need some advise. How do I know what bios I
have, can I flash this and is it risky?

Thanks again

Andy

 

[meerkat]

Hi again.

I have been checking CPU compatibility on the gigabyte website for my
GAK8NF-9 mobo to see if it will take a AMD X2 4200+ Manchester socket 939.
There is no yes or no it says instead lots of F numbers which the key says
"since Bios version" to run this CPU it looks like I need version F7 or
higher. I think I have amibios v6 or something like that but after my mobo
details on boot is shows F2.

I am confused about all this and need some advise. How do I know what bios
I have, can I flash this and is it risky?

Check the bottom right of your screen when you boot.
The BIOS revision is normally written there.
(For a very short time <g>.).

 

[Jan Alter]

Check the bottom right of your screen when you boot.
The BIOS revision is normally written there.
(For a very short time <g>.).

When the bios is displayed on the screen hit the Pause/Break key

 

[meerkat]

When the bios is displayed on the screen hit the Pause/Break key

Hi Jan, thought I`d help the OP learn a bit of speed reading <g>.

 

[Andy]

Hi again.

I have been checking CPU compatibility on the gigabyte website for my
GAK8NF-9 mobo to see if it will take a AMD X2 4200+ Manchester socket 939.
There is no yes or no it says instead lots of F numbers which the key says
"since Bios version" to run this CPU it looks like I need version F7 or
higher. I think I have amibios v6 or something like that but after my mobo
details on boot is shows F2.

I am confused about all this and need some advise. How do I know what bios I
have, can I flash this and is it risky?

Sometimes they neglect to update the version number. Compare the date
of the BIOS to the versions posted at the Gigabyte website.

 

[Jan Alter]

Hi Jan, thought I`d help the OP learn a bit of speed reading <g>.

LOL ... It will take more than speed reading to accomplish what the
OP wants.

Jan