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Athlon II x2 245 which is actually a socket AM3 CPU,
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not the Athlon x2 which is socket AM2. The board does support some of the AM2+ CPU's, but no idea if AM3 support was ever added. And yes AM3 can run on an AM2 or AM2+ if the manufacturer added them in a bios update. Only way to really find out is to flash with the latest (if not installed already), or contact Sapphire directly and see what they have to say.