[SOLVED] Help installing windows 10

[thek0ky]

Hello guys,

I have following specs

GA-P35-DS3l mobo
Q9550 2.83Ghz ( upgraded from q6600 )
8GB ddr2 800mhz ram

When I try to install Windows 10 I get error Compare exchange 128 that this CPU doesnt support some feature. But as far as I googled people could run it on this cpu and before i changed the cpu it was working well with q6600 and this motherboard. I tried using regedit to bypass compatibility check but there is no folder OSUpgrade. I tried both windows 10 and windows 8.1 same error.

Is there any way to fix it?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Update BIOS to latest version.
Retry installing windows 10.

If BIOS update doesn't help, then install 32bit version of windows 10. Your ram will be limited to 4GB.

Or stay with windows 7.

Or get a new pc. Your current one is 12-13 years old.

 

[thek0ky]

Can you help me how to update BIOS, never done that before?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Read motherboard manual, how to use Qflash (page 62).
https://download1.gigabyte.com/Files/Manual/motherboard_manual_ga-p35-(d)s3l_e.pdf

Download BIOS archive from gigabyte support site.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-P35-DS3L-rev-20/support#support-dl-bios

 

[thek0ky]

I downloaded bios and I placed it on flash drive but i cant find it when I turn on QFlash it doesnt show me as an option

 

[SkyNetRising]

BIOS archive has to be extracted first.
And flash drive has to be fat32 formatted.

You didn't read manual carefully enough.

 

[thek0ky]

I only see Floppy A as an option

 

[thek0ky]

I extracted them and placed them on USB flash drive which is FAT 32

 

[thek0ky]

When I turn on QFlash and it shows me flash drive but it shows its empty it doesnt show me bios update

 

[thek0ky]

And its shown as Floppy B

 

[SkyNetRising]

You can use also @bios app to update BIOS.
Download from Gigabyte support page.

 

[thek0ky]

Thanks this worked!

 

[Techie-Joshua]

This error might be coming because of two reasons either Outdated BIOS and secondly CPU lacks CMPXCHG16b Instruction. To search for CMPXCHG16b Instruction, try using the search query into the CPU info tool that carrys complete information about motherboard, processor, and memory: <CPU Model> CMPXCHG16b. Or else try updating your BIOS or else Install Windows again.