physicaly swapping old bios chip with new bios chip sabertooth990fx

Hi,
Power off the power supply or remove the power cord.
Check the BIOS chip position / notch.
Remove the BIOS chip and insert the new one (same notch orientation).
A video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLEQoWRq41k

Did you try with the old bios? AMD typically starts even with unknown cpu types. It will run at low settings, but you can update the bios.

1. The chip is located at the bottom of the board, between the brown (I think)and the gray PCIe slot (right under it), near the ITE module.
2. It's a 8 pin chip, the only one on socket. You can't miss it.
It looks like the chip in the video.
3.No, only one BIOS chip.
4. Really that simple, just swapping them like described above. Nothing else to do and nothing to worry. Just carefully remove the old chip and insert the new one. Then start the board.

Did you try with the old bios? AMD typically starts even with unknown cpu types. It will run at low settings, but you can update the bios.

Now I see.
Actually, since you have the board, you can check the BIOS version (assuming that the former owner did not update it). On the board there's a barcode sticker. The last 4 digits stand for the BIOS version.
Again, since you've already ordered the chip, replacing it is easy.
Regarding the memory, I would go with a compatible 1600 Kingston kit (Hyper) http://www.kingston.com/en/memory/search?DeviceType=7&Mfr=ASU&Line=SABERTOOTH%20Motherboard&Model=71926
It doesn't mean that other kits would not work, even if not listed there, but I would choose from the listed kits.
Other options: GSkill, or Corsair.
Power supply: A 600W one, like the mentioned CX 600 I think that is enough.
I guess that you will not use Crossfire or overclock.
Not sure about the role of the A/V receiver and the audio systems listed there. How would you connect them?[/quotem

well the guy i got it off said it had done the latest update for his cpu which was the fx 8120cpu so im pretty sure the codes will be different i ll have a look in a mo and yeh with the memory im going to defo go with kingston hyperx beast i like the black the av receiver is audio video receiver basically anything you have to do with sound or vision you plug into it like for instance it will upscale a standard definition picture to 1080p and play dolby true high definition audio, exactly as the studio sound sould be it decodes sound to dts hd master audio or dobly digital true hd thx dolby pro logic dolby pro logic ii dolby pro logic ii z ect ect ect i upconverts video in signals to hdmi ...for instance i have my speakers plugged into it as it has 7 110 wat channels and 2 subwoofer outputs so you basically plug everything into it and can control everything with one remote ,its very hard to explain look up av receivers some are rubbish you want to be looking at ones that are about £350 upwards...for instance mine was £500 when it first released and places are still selling it for 450 even though at on point you could get it for 199 from play.com fr 2 weeks then price went back up an stayed up ...there is soe much better ones than mine now LOOK UP SONY STR-DA 5800ES and read up you will want one one you realise what they do they do way more than i have explained alos i plug my my ps3 via hdmi then my bluray via hdmi then my tv high end cd player via hdmi and optical and now once my pc is built i will be able to plug the optical out put from motherboard to the av receiver or hdmi from the graphics card it decodes everything you plug into it and out puts it at the highest possible resolution and audio like 192khz 24 (something like that) look up av recievers they are for high end surround sound systems they are amplifiers an audio video receivers rolled in to one look up sony str-da 5800es or denon one or onkyo av receivers you will get adicted to building you own high end system ,but like pc the tech keeps getting better and it is an expensive hobby to keep up so im now exploring the pc thing now that im done with surround sound,,we are not talking about the crappy samsung all in one systems for like 300 quid mine is about two an a half g's worth all together an with the pc will be like 3 an a bit grands worth if it was all new the 2 floor standers cost 900 to buy on line even now ....anyway i sound like im bragging an showing off but im not im just trying to explain and give you a picture of what av recievers are for hope that explains why i mentioned av receiver for sound as its all part of my system ..the tv the speakers the blue ray ps3 cd player phone dock is all plugged into it and so will my pc for it to out put the sound in dolby true hd or dts hd master audio high definition audio surround sound i will take a picture of the whole system when its got the pc an everthing done its all nice gloss black but not cheap looking gloss black quality the tv matches the speakers and av receiver plus the tv av an ps3 are sony along with my phone and laptop everything matches looks real nice and with the pc it will look even better

one last thing i wont be cross firing anytime soon but i will definatly be looking at over clocking the cpu i read alot about it .and will be doing it at some point thats why im thinking of liquid cooler corsair h60..maybe better with h100 i dont know but i want to be getting up to 4.8-5.0ghz lol ....i know i know im running before i can walk lol

Wow. I recon that in this area I'm an ignorant. OK, not only in this area.
Regarding OC-ing, I wouldn't do it. In my opinion, it's only a sport for enthusiasts. The gain in performance does not justify (in my opinion) the risk regarding shorting the components life.