AMD Dual-core driver for Vista x64?

Deleted AMD processor from Device manager.
Popped out Athlon 3500+
Popped in Athlon dual-core 4200+.
Windows Vista x64 detected the new processors with no problems.
Is the current AMD dual core processor driver v 1.3.2 from June 2006
functional in Vista x64?
Has anybody tried it?
I don't want to trash my Vista rc2.
Carlos

Carlos:
I'm running the AMD 4400x2, with Vista RC2 (5744) x64. I have 2
processors listed under processors, driver date 6/21/06, version
6.0.5744.16384, source Microsoft. I haven't tried installing the AMD driver
since the available driver wouldn't install on beta 2.


"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C807370C-0BEF-40B1-BB47-75D8050443F3@microsoft.com...
> Deleted AMD processor from Device manager.
> Popped out Athlon 3500+
> Popped in Athlon dual-core 4200+.
> Windows Vista x64 detected the new processors with no problems.
> Is the current AMD dual core processor driver v 1.3.2 from June 2006
> functional in Vista x64?
> Has anybody tried it?
> I don't want to trash my Vista rc2.
> Carlos

Thanks, Dennis.
Carlos

"Dennis Pack" wrote:

> Carlos:
> I'm running the AMD 4400x2, with Vista RC2 (5744) x64. I have 2
> processors listed under processors, driver date 6/21/06, version
> 6.0.5744.16384, source Microsoft. I haven't tried installing the AMD driver
> since the available driver wouldn't install on beta 2.
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C807370C-0BEF-40B1-BB47-75D8050443F3@microsoft.com...
> > Deleted AMD processor from Device manager.
> > Popped out Athlon 3500+
> > Popped in Athlon dual-core 4200+.
> > Windows Vista x64 detected the new processors with no problems.
> > Is the current AMD dual core processor driver v 1.3.2 from June 2006
> > functional in Vista x64?
> > Has anybody tried it?
> > I don't want to trash my Vista rc2.
> > Carlos
>

I've only tried it with XP x64 and it does work there. With Vista, the
built-in AMD CPU driver with RC2 should be fine as long as you:

1) Boot into your BIOS setup. Write down any settings that are not default.
2) Turn your computer off, reset your CMOS (usually with a motherboard
jumper and/or removing the CMOS battery.
3) Swap the CPUs.
4) Reboot into the BIOS setup. Update any settings that weren't default
in step #1.
5) Check to make sure your BIOS is recognizing the CPU correctly.
6) Reboot into Vista. It should work fine.





Carlos wrote:
> Thanks, Dennis.
> Carlos
>
> "Dennis Pack" wrote:
>
>> Carlos:
>> I'm running the AMD 4400x2, with Vista RC2 (5744) x64. I have 2
>> processors listed under processors, driver date 6/21/06, version
>> 6.0.5744.16384, source Microsoft. I haven't tried installing the AMD driver
>> since the available driver wouldn't install on beta 2.
>>
>>
>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C807370C-0BEF-40B1-BB47-75D8050443F3@microsoft.com...
>>> Deleted AMD processor from Device manager.
>>> Popped out Athlon 3500+
>>> Popped in Athlon dual-core 4200+.
>>> Windows Vista x64 detected the new processors with no problems.
>>> Is the current AMD dual core processor driver v 1.3.2 from June 2006
>>> functional in Vista x64?
>>> Has anybody tried it?
>>> I don't want to trash my Vista rc2.
>>> Carlos
>
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Should work fine without installing the AMD driver. If it were me, I would
wait until they release one that specifically says it supports Vista before
installing it.

- Aaron

"Dennis Pack" <dennispack at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
news:DF27166F-3E26-480E-9EAA-D43236995785@microsoft.com...
> Carlos:
> I'm running the AMD 4400x2, with Vista RC2 (5744) x64. I have 2
> processors listed under processors, driver date 6/21/06, version
> 6.0.5744.16384, source Microsoft. I haven't tried installing the AMD
> driver since the available driver wouldn't install on beta 2.
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C807370C-0BEF-40B1-BB47-75D8050443F3@microsoft.com...
>> Deleted AMD processor from Device manager.
>> Popped out Athlon 3500+
>> Popped in Athlon dual-core 4200+.
>> Windows Vista x64 detected the new processors with no problems.
>> Is the current AMD dual core processor driver v 1.3.2 from June 2006
>> functional in Vista x64?
>> Has anybody tried it?
>> I don't want to trash my Vista rc2.
>> Carlos
>

The driver in the Vista base is from AMD and is the current
driver which supports single and dual core CPUs.


Aaron Kelley wrote:
> Should work fine without installing the AMD driver. If it were me, I would
> wait until they release one that specifically says it supports Vista before
> installing it.
>
> - Aaron
>
> "Dennis Pack" <dennispack at hotmail dot com> wrote in message
> news:DF27166F-3E26-480E-9EAA-D43236995785@microsoft.com...
>> Carlos:
>> I'm running the AMD 4400x2, with Vista RC2 (5744) x64. I have 2
>> processors listed under processors, driver date 6/21/06, version
>> 6.0.5744.16384, source Microsoft. I haven't tried installing the AMD
>> driver since the available driver wouldn't install on beta 2.
>>
>>
>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C807370C-0BEF-40B1-BB47-75D8050443F3@microsoft.com...
>>> Deleted AMD processor from Device manager.
>>> Popped out Athlon 3500+
>>> Popped in Athlon dual-core 4200+.
>>> Windows Vista x64 detected the new processors with no problems.
>>> Is the current AMD dual core processor driver v 1.3.2 from June 2006
>>> functional in Vista x64?
>>> Has anybody tried it?
>>> I don't want to trash my Vista rc2.
>>> Carlos
>
>