Abit TH7II cpu unworkable

[Reisooh]

Abit TH7II mother board in a new system. Pentium 4 1.8a Northwood.
On bootup I get a "cpu unworkable" error message. From posts I've read this is because I have the wrong BIOS for the Northwood chip.
I've seen posts where this is a BIOS issue, however I can't find any working links or instructions on how to install the BIOS.
I also need to know if I can install the BIOS without an operating system or should I go ahead and try to install my Windows XP pro even with the error.

Thanks,
Reisooh

 

[Studdyman]

You don't need the operating system to upgrade your bios, you just need of course the correct BIOS, the AWARD flash exe file, and of course those files on a bootable DOS disk. Just make a dos disk add those files and then flash the BIOS. Don't know about the Northwood, but I assume you have the correct BIOS for it.