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NO POST! - Crosshair V Formula + FX-8150

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‎10-19-2011 10:48 PM - last edited on ‎03-05-2024 07:50 PM by Community Admin

Hey guys before i go on here's what I just got:


  • Crosshair V Formula
  • PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • 4x4 G-Skill Ripjaws DDR3-2133 [F3-17000CL9Q-16GBXLD]
  • AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 8 Core CPU
  • 2X Corsair Force GT 60GB SSD
  • 2X WD Caviar Black 500GB HD
  • Antec HCG-750w PSU


I've tried clearing CMOS with and without the battery, using 1 stick of ram in each slot and of course checked cables.

All mobo leds are GREEN

I've read somewhere that you need an AM3 CPU first and then you need to update the BIOS before you put in the new CPU and someone has also said there was a way to flash it without installing an older CPU first but they didn't give any details.

I thought it might also be the RAM but it appears to work with the CHV, source: http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=8977

Any and all help is appreciated, this is driving me nuts haha..

Cheers
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‎10-20-2011 01:30 AM

Thats pretty much it. If you have an older BIOS, you need an old CPU to boot to be able to flash the new BIOS to recognize the BD's.
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‎10-20-2011 03:05 AM

So just to confirm, the ONLY way to get the Crosshair V (with an older BIOS) to recognize AM3+ chips is to boot with an AM3 chip and update the BIOS?

This would be really annoying because my current chip is an AM2+ and I don't know anyone that has an AM3 so i'd literally have to order yet another, older chip and waste a bunch of time and money..
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Raja
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‎10-20-2011 12:00 PM

tekNinja wrote:
So just to confirm, the ONLY way to get the Crosshair V (with an older BIOS) to recognize AM3+ chips is to boot with an AM3 chip and update the BIOS?

This would be really annoying because my current chip is an AM2+ and I don't know anyone that has an AM3 so i'd literally have to order yet another, older chip and waste a bunch of time and money..




Hi,

If the board will not POST I think you should either RMA it or contact ASUS Support in Canada and have them ship you a BIOS chip with the latest public UEFI build on it.

-Raja
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‎10-22-2011 05:03 PM

I just want to confirm that this WAS in fact the problem.

I did not have access to an AM3 CPU with any friends or local stores..

However! I purchased a cheap desktop PC from Walmart that had an Athlon II in it, swapped the chip, updated the bios, swapped back and returned the PC to Walmart for a full refund.

And yes now it seems to run perfectly fine with the 8150.

Cheers
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‎10-22-2011 05:32 PM

tekNinja wrote:
However! I purchased a cheap desktop PC from Walmart that had an Athlon II in it, swapped the chip, updated the bios, swapped back and returned the PC to Walmart for a full refund.


Heh...well that's one way to do it. Seems a little unethical to me though.
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NemesisChild
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‎10-22-2011 06:01 PM

ASharp wrote:
Heh...well that's one way to do it. Seems a little unethical to me though.


Nah, liberal return policies at most major US retailers saves the day.
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EVIL_CONSERVATI
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‎10-25-2011 10:08 PM

NemesisChild wrote:
Nah, liberal return policies at most major US retailers saves the day.


Ohh rahHH ! good Job This guy should be promoted to super GURU@ASUS !

The wonders of Wal Mart !
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‎10-24-2011 10:20 PM

ASharp wrote:
Heh...well that's one way to do it. Seems a little unethical to me though.


It's unethical to send me a motherboard that isn't compatible with a processor it's suppose to be compatible with.
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360fusion
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‎10-25-2011 10:28 PM

tekNinja wrote:
It's unethical to send me a motherboard that isn't compatible with a processor it's suppose to be compatible with.


You should take it up with your retailer for selling you an old motherboard. It's not ASUS' fault that you got a board with an old bios.

I personally ordered mine from Newegg the day the FX-8150 came out (oct 12) and mine came with 0705 bios which was compatible with it no problem. And, I might add, that bios was also somewhat old.
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