Weird E8600 problem

Discussion in 'Overclocking, Cooling & Modding' started by Max_87, Nov 19, 2008.

  1. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    I did some more googling and I can finally confirm that rev1.0 Abit IP35 Pro does not support E8600. It's not supposed to work, so I really have no idea why it worked for the first 3 days :lol:
     
  2. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    You mean the hardware itself? Funny, doesn't it already support the 45nm Intel processors?
     
  3. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    All the E0 processors are not supported, which are the new E8400/E8500/E8600. My E8400 is C0.

    Ouch :wall:

    Universal abit > CPU Support List

    I guess "Test" means "not supported" :lol:
     
  4. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    I think it requires BIOS upgrade.
     
  5. Lacus

    Lacus Newbie

    max, how bout the bios link i gave you? did it work?
     
  6. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    No it didn't. It's basically the same BIOS with some hidden BIOS options unlocked, doesn't address the E0 incompatibility problems.
     
  7. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Crap, I wonder why... I wonder what's different in E0. :think:
     
  8. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Just checked Intel's doc. The E0 stepping fixed a few (8) bugs in the C0 and M0 steppings but also introduced 13 new bugs (AW61 through AW73). LOL! :haha:

    Hmm.. For most of these bugs, Intel suggests a BIOS workaround would be able to fix the problem, instead of a new stepping.
     
  9. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    Damn...

    Who would have thought that a P35 based mainboard can't support E8600. Even a P965 supports it just fine :wall:

    I don't think my IP35 Pro ever get a BIOS update now that Abit has got out of mainboard business :(
     
  10. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    It's a BIOS issue IMO.
     
  11. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    It is... I just don't expect IP35 to not support it without a BIOS update :lol: After all it's supposed to be "newer".
     
  12. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    Maybe it's a bug specific to the E0 stepping and the P35 chipset. :think:
     
  13. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Max already tested on another P35, it's definitely BIOS issue. Whether Abit is going to fix it, it's a different story. :(
     
  14. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    So, it works on another P35? :think:
     
  15. Chai

    Chai Administrator Staff Member

    Er...didn't read the whole thread? :p
     
  16. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    LOL! I think I missed it.
     
  17. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    Yup, tested on the P5K EPU, with outdated BIOS :mrgreen:
     
  18. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    LOL!! This is really odd, man... :think:
     
  19. Max_87

    Max_87 huehuehue

    I guess Abit will never fix this... it's been months since this problem appeared and they have not issued any BIOS updates to fix this :(

    I really miss my IP35 Pro, but I really don't have a choice :(

    So yeah, I'm using an ASUS mainboard now. Playing with some overclocking at the moment. Stress testing in progress.
     

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