i bought a 450W Antec PSU yesterday and still nothing i will check for a bios update but how to i update it, if the motherboard does not post :S, anyways im forking over another 120 bucks on a new motherboard. PC: CPU: Athlon 64 3200+ RAM: 1GB DDR 400 HDD: 20GB ex wont give me back my 250 :S GPU: Geforce 6150 Laptop: CPU: Turion 64 x2 Tl-50 RAM: 2GB DDR2 HDD: 160GB GPU: Mo x1600

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also to Tubesandwires making fun because i mispelled a word i cant even pronounce isnt cool... and the model number is... gets box ADA3500BPBOX so u guys tell me can my mobo use this CPU or not... cause i have no idea how u found out which stepping my mobo can use :P PC: CPU: Athlon 64 3200+ RAM: 1GB DDR 400 HDD: 20GB ex wont give me back my 250 :S GPU: Geforce 6150 Laptop: CPU: Turion 64 x2 Tl-50 RAM: 2GB DDR2 HDD: 160GB GPU: Mo x1600

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You still haven't answered this: "How did your old cpu get "burnt"? If it was because a previous PS failed, that may have damaged anything connected to the mboard, or the mboard itself." If you're not sure if it was because of the old PS failing or becoming defective, see response 4 in this: http://www.computing.net/hardware/w... "....i will check for a bios update but how to i update it, if the motherboard does not post" You can't update the bios unless the mboard is working properly. ADA3500BPBOX is a cpu plus an AMD approved heatsink and cpu fan. Ordering P/N (PIB) ADA3500BPBOX Ordering P/N (Tray) ADA3500DAA4BP Stepping E3 http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/des... ADA3500DAA4BP is the same cpu part number I found in the above specs. If the Asus specified as supported Athlon 64 3500+ rev. E3 cpu is the same thing as the stepping rate of the cpu being E3, then you don't need to update the bios - it already supports that cpu - something else is wrong. You would have to get a hold of Asus to confirm that - phoning them is probably a better idea than waiting a long time for an email response. You could try updating the bios, but you would have to temporarily install a cpu the mboard DOES recognize in order to be able to flash the bios, assumimg the mboard itself is okay. "...to Tubesandwires making fun because i mispelled a word i cant even pronounce isnt cool.." I can't hear your pronunciation. It's important to make sure you copy and spell essential specifications right so that we aren't trying to find something that doesn't exist.

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Waddaminit. Apparently there are TWO possible cpus that come with the same ADA3500BPBOX package spec. The other one is ADA3500DAA4BW which uses stepping rate E6: http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/des... That one WILL need a bios update. You would have to remove your cpu heatsink to confirm that, and if the cpu has a thin thermal pad rather than thermal grease or paste, you have to scrape off the thermal pad and use thermal grease or paste instead. According to this, your mboard supports that cpu's E6 stepping rate: http://www2.amd.com/us-en/recmobo/R... but according to Asus you must update the bios for greater than rev. E3, which I assume is the same as the stepping rate being E3. If you DO have the ADA3500DAA4BW cpu, and you examined your old PS and can't find any of the syptoms I pointed to, and you don't have access to a workingg lesser cpu that will work in this mboard, take it to a computer repair place and have them temporarily install a lesser cpu that will work, and have them flash the bios, and your new cpu should work fine.

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gaaaaah it is theADA3500DAA4BW PC: CPU: Athlon 64 3200+ RAM: 1GB DDR 400 HDD: 20GB ex wont give me back my 250 :S GPU: Geforce 6150 Laptop: CPU: Turion 64 x2 Tl-50 RAM: 2GB DDR2 HDD: 160GB GPU: Mo x1600

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ok sry for double post but i just looked up the store where i bought this CPU and they have the 3800+ ADA3800BPBOX which is 15 bucks more (no they dont have the san diego)is this cpu good for my mobo the first time without any bios upgrade PC: CPU: Athlon 64 3200+ RAM: 1GB DDR 400 HDD: 20GB ex wont give me back my 250 :S GPU: Geforce 6150 Laptop: CPU: Turion 64 x2 Tl-50 RAM: 2GB DDR2 HDD: 160GB GPU: Mo x1600

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Are you determined to spend more money? I doubt very much that you can return the 3500+ CPU you already have, and even if you can there will likely be a significant re-stocking fee because they will have to test the cpu to make sure it is OK. Why don't you just do this?: "....take it to a computer repair place and have them temporarily install a lesser cpu that will work, and have them flash the bios, and your new cpu should work fine." Also keep this in mind when you re-install any heat sink: "if the cpu..." heatsink "...has a thin thermal pad..." stuck to it "...rather than thermal grease or paste, you have to scrape off the thermal pad and use thermal grease or paste instead." If it has a thermal pad, you need to get some thermal grease or thermal paste if you don't have any. It is not recommended you leave the used thermal pad on the heatsink and also use grease or paste - AMD has proven in tests the cpu will not be cooled as well as it is with one or the other if you do that. You can get replacement thermal pads, but not many places that have computer parts have them, and they are only supposed to be used once - if they are damaged at all they must be scraped off. You can look up the Cpu Support of your mboard model on the Asus websites. It also tells you whether all bios versions support a particular cpu, or whether you need to update the bios first - the latter would still require you temporarily install a lesser cpu that will work in order for you to be able to flash the bios.

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"You can look up the Cpu Support ..." http://www.asus.com choose Global (it will go there anyway for support) Support FAQ click on Technical Documents on the left. CPU Support will then appear in the same list on the left click on CPU Support Search CPU using - select Motherboard Socket 939 A8N VM

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