Motherboard showing the wrong CPU


  1. Posts : 21
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #1

    Motherboard showing the wrong CPU


    I have a i5 3570k CPU and Asus P8H77V-LK Motherboard

    but on the BIOS it says i5 3330 3.00Ghz and also on the device manager too

    I get 10mins of google chrome or any other program and the whole system freezes

    Can I anyone please help me on this?\

    Thanks
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  2. Posts : 6,830
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
       #2

    Hi yeyo

    Have you tried updating the bios ?

    Current version : Version 1001

    Download below link


    Download



    Use the manual to see how to check on how to update bios .
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  3. Posts : 21
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    oh yes I did update the BIOS too


    http://tinypic.com/r/atp45f/6

    this is also the picture

    http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8H...rt_Download_30

    shows here to that it is updated
    Last edited by yeyo03; 02 Apr 2013 at 06:55.
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  4. Posts : 21
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Help please?

    Thanks
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  5. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #5

    Has this processor always been in that PC, or did you just upgrade it?
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  6. Posts : 21
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    It has always been the same CPU on it I just bought all of the parts october of last year
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  7. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #7

    Have you tried clearing the CMOS? I have that problem on a previous system, in terms of getting the proper number of cores to be recognized after a CPU-swap.
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