Phenom II X4 920 issue

[Collinstheclown]

I just replaced my motherboard in my computer and upgraded the CPU while I was at it. I now have a Phenom II X4 920 (2.8GHz quad core). Windows doesn't recognize what it is. It says "AMD Processor model unknown". In the device manager it shows up as 4 CPUs, but they all say the same thing. I tried reinstalling the driver but nothing changes.

Is there a driver I need to dl or something? I don't know what to do. Come to think of it, my old CPU (Athlon X2 6000+) wasn't right either windows saw it as an Opteron 940 IIRC, so I don't know waht it is.

I'm running XP Pro SP3. Motherboard in a Foxconn Destroyer.

TIA!




-CollinstheClown

[nevermind1534]

No idea why; you shouldn't need any drivers. Maybe a BIOS update would help?

[mtekk]

Check if CPUz gives you correct information, Windows is all over the place for detecting a CPU (I've had it think Celerons were P3s and vice versa among other things) so I wouldn't worry too much what Windows thinks.

[Collinstheclown]

There is a driver from AMD, installed and did nothing.
Updated the BIOS and still nothing.
CPU-Z gives me the correct info, Windows does give me the correct GHz, and the device manager shows up as 4 CPUs.
The BIOS also doesn't know what it is, it says the same thing windows says.

I am going to contact Foxconn and hope they can trouble shoot it, I'll update when I do.




-CollinstheClown

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

does it really bother you that much? it still works dont it..
@mtekk dude... Celerons r P3s... P2s... P4... u name it... celerons r the same exact thing with just a lower cache...

[Collinstheclown]

I'd prefer it if at least the BIOS would recognize it... It's not like this stuff is cheap.




-CollinstheClown

[crenn]

Should have spent extra and gotten a Intel Core i7 920.

Providing the CPU is working, this is only a minor problem, but to me it sounds like a BIOS issue, not a windows issue, but I can't be too sure.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Generally this is a BIOS issue. If the machine doesn't show the correct processor model at startup (when it lists devices and shows the BIOS logo) then it's the BIOS; if it does, then it's a software problem.

My old Socket A machine detected CPUs by their clock speed as it was programmed to think "11x200 = XP 3200+", etc. So that's what it thought my unlocked 2600+ was. The same phenomenon (sorry) seems to be shown with your old CPU - it looked for another chip with the same L2 cache and clock speed and somehow found it - presumably the CPU identification chart was copied straight over from one K8 BIOS to another, regardless of socket.