CPU upgrade [HELP}

[KGP-6401]

so i have an 

Acer Aspire E380

it has a Athlon II 64 X2 4400+ AM2

4X1 GB of ram 

a GT610 

 

and i'm trying to install a

Phenom II X4 B95

when installed it simply starts the fans and video card fans and psu

but no video output 

 

I'm Assuming its bios version so i need help finding it [ its exreamly hard to find]

the motherboard is a acer ht2000 mcp61pm-am rev 1 A

I have tried alot of bios version including some modded but it always shows this after using AWDFLASH

 

bios lock string does not match

 

i have check to see if the bios boot protection is off [and it is] and i have checked everything relating booting and bios security to be disabled and nothing.

 

Plz help

[Slottr]

Are you plugging your video into the motherboard or gpu?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

6 minutes ago, KGP-6401 said:

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I can't find any solid documentation stating that board can support a Phenom II CPU. So I'm going to have so you're out of luck. 

[airdeano]

the b97 is AM2+/AM3

source: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1HD-001M-00006

 

the b97 will not work in AM2 mobos.. sorry.

[KGP-6401]

1 hour ago, Slottr said:

Are you plugging your video into the motherboard or gpu?

i tried both motherboard and gpu

 

1 hour ago, airdeano said:

the b97 is AM2+/AM3

source: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1HD-001M-00006

 

the b97 will not work in AM2 mobos.. sorry.

correction its a b95. Sorry

 

[airdeano]

still makes it an AM3 socket CPU. still will not work in AM2 mobos.

 

source: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAFCN6SC7146&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Server-_-9SIAFCN6SC7146&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI57ul76TC2QIVlrXACh01qwpeEAYYASABEgLagvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[KGP-6401]

42 minutes ago, airdeano said:

still makes it an AM3 socket CPU. still will not work in AM2 mobos.

 

source: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAFCN6SC7146&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Server-_-9SIAFCN6SC7146&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI57ul76TC2QIVlrXACh01qwpeEAYYASABEgLagvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

ok thanks m8, also do you know of any cheap but good quality mobos for am3 then?

Edited February 26, 2018 by KGP-6401

[Spudbilly]

38 minutes ago, KGP-6401 said:

ok thanks m8, also do you know of any cheap but good quality mobos for am3 then?

You can get a am3+ 970 chipset mobo still...that would be my recommendation 

[KGP-6401]

17 hours ago, Spudbilly said:

You can get a am3+ 970 chipset mobo still...that would be my recommendation 

thanks 

 

[SupaKomputa]

Phenom 2 is an AM3, will support AM2+ motherboard but not AM2 only.