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Phenom: Phew! it works
Monday, February 18th, 2008So, the project was originally quite simple. Upgrade the AMD Athlon processor to a Phenom processor.
The Gigabyte motherboard supported the AM2 socket system, therefore replacement of the processor by simple drop in and out. Oh, but computers are never that easy.
After failing to boot with constant long beeps: I decided to purchase an ASUS motherboard. [...]
Phenom in ASUS Motherboard: Works
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008After the desperate fail of the Gigabyte motherboard with the Phenom processor last week: I indulged my motherboard addiction, took Michael Kleef's valuable advice and purchased an ASUS.
Specifically, the ASUS M2A-VM HDMI board. Installed, upgraded the BIOS and it worked. Booted first time. In fact, a few driver installs later and the machine is working.
Performance [...]
