Abit IB9 BIOS update problem...

[Vlad__]

Hello!

I've been currently looking forward to upgrade my BIOS version from 12 to 15 in order for the MB to support a CPU upgrade. The problem is that with every higher-than-12 version I get a bluescreen ("DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL") right after the "Starting Windows" message. Everything works fine, update is reported as "successful", but I can't get into the OS. I tried every single one of them and looks like is stuck to 12. The same BIOS flashing procedure was used and version 12 is the only one that actually worked. 🙁

This is a problem, because my actual processor (Core 2 Duo 1.8) is way too slow and when I've replaced it with a (Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4) I got a message telling me it's not workable, pressed F1 as told, the system booted and at some point it would freeze. And, it happens all the time; sometimes it takes hours, sometimes minutes, but for sure it freezes and I have to restart. Again, this is happening with the Q6600 only. As I've noticed, the message ("CPU not workable") dissapears after upgrading to 14 and higher BIOS versions, but the bluescreen prevents me from entering Windows so I can't really tell if the processor is faulty or it's an incompatibility between the MB and the CPU due to the lower BIOS version (on the official site it says version 14 or higher is required to support it).

Any ideas what could have gone wrong? Thanks in advance! 😀

My specs:
MB: Abit IB9
GPU: nVidia Geforece 9800 Green Edition by Gainward (1GB VRAM and 256-bit)
CPU: Core 2 Duo 1.8 gHz - upgrading to a Core 2 QUad Q6600 2.4 gHZ
RAM: 6 GB
PSU: LC-Power LC5400 400W

 

[Lutfij]

1| You do realize your system is aged and by that I mean the effective power output of your PSU is far less than 400W even though the required minimum power requirement is 400W.

2| Your unit looks dodgy too. Might want to borrow a PSU of relaible qulaity and of at least 550W from a friend and see if the system boots up with your new BIOS in place.

3| You may also be encountering issue with your rams since I've found them to happen with Intel motherboards. They work fine on a particular BIOS and ram layout while a BIOS can ruin the said working setup only to warrant another pair of rams. Speaking of rams, how have you populated the ram slots? 2x2GB + 2x1GB? At this point I'd suggest you ditch the 2x1GB sticks of ram and try to work with the 2x2GB sticks and if you can boot to desktop while on new BIOS. If it's successful then I'd suggest that you pick up 4x 2GB sticks of DDR2 800MHz rams and then try them out.

4| The issue seems to be your ram but the rest of your build needs some refinement at least in the PSU department.

5| You didn't include your BOOT drive either. Make sure it's plugged into the first SATA port native to your chipset.