A64 Stock HSF just wont clamp on!

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Any Ideas on how I can get this to clamp down? FOr some reason I cant get both sides to clip on. I cant get the side with the lever to get on the bracket.

 

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hrm got it...nevermind

 

[AMDgood IntelBAD]

LMAO

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: rnp614
hrm got it...nevermind

Good!

I do have to say it is by far one of the easiest HSF installtions though, (maybe trickey to some ;P )

I'm glad AMD improved over Socket A! That would be just downright scary for some people..

Cracked cores and such, Especially on some older Tbirds as well..

 

[Taejin]

Actually I pressing down like crazy trying to get the clamp to get down on my A64 installation. I've had a Socket A before, and I was totally oblivious to how easy they had made it.

 

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Now I justneed to figure out how to install a BIOS on this motheboard. It didnt come with one somehow!

 

[AMDgood IntelBAD]

BUAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ROTFLMAO, are you sure your board came with no BIOS?? its probably just not posting, make sure ram is installed, check all your power cords, also check the jumpers that do clear cmos make sure they're on the proper setting read your motherboard guide too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AsiLuc]

Mobo's always have a bios installed, no exception. Check everything. Btw, Socket A was pretty okay, just watch what you're doing..
Socket 754/939, easy..

 

[AMDgood IntelBAD]

as long as you have a flathead screwdriver socket a is very simple. except that stupid little bracket can get stuck sometimes, how are you a golden member? dont some mobos have a little squarish socket thing with a little black thing that looks like the storage things on ram stuck in them? http://mouse.latercera.cl/2003/taller/04/24/bios-chip.gif

edit- could i install a whole new bios chip so i could change voltage on my current motherboard without having to buy a new abit with softmenu ill only use for a year while i await X2 prices to drop

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: rnp614
Now I justneed to figure out how to install a BIOS on this motheboard. It didnt come with one somehow!

Explain yourself, are you having boot problems?

 

[AMDgood IntelBAD]

3500 Winnie @ 2.53 Geigers w/XP90 (04-week51)
OCZ 3200 plat rev2 @ pc4000 3-4-3-10
MSI K8N Neo2 Plat - bios 1.51mod
BFG 6800 Ultra OC @ 450/1.25
OCZ Modstream 520W @ 520W

Get away from your computer its radioactive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Now that I got the CPU in and the Ram in the purple slots like my mobo manual says to do, when I turn it on, the screen says that no BIOS is installed.

 

[imported_Starman]

LMAO @ this thread

 

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Ok so the computer boots to Gigabit ethernet controller v1.01 and it tries to do something. It looks and shows the MAC address then says DHCP and is searching for something or other. Then it says No boot filename exists and then says that no PDE-ROM exists