Will this work? AMD Athalon 64 x2

[CynicalRise]

A friend of mine is parting out his older system. The computer I have now is just there to hold me over until I build a new system in three to six months. It's currently running a single core Sempron. He's willing to let me have it for $20 with the heatsink and what not. Was wondering if it will work in my board.

CPU: AMD Athalon 64 x2
4200 2.2 GHz

Motherboard it will be going in: Asus A8M2N-LA (OEM) Specs found here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00757470&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3254084

I found this which makes me think it'll work.
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/A8M2N-LA.html

So, should I be good to go? I know it's not a major upgrade, but it's dirt cheap and will last me until I build a better system. Thanks for any responses, and sorry if this has been brought up before.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Although it may be a slight improvement over your current one, (potential bios issues notwithstanding) I would say keep the $20 and put it onto your new rig.
Moto

 

[CynicalRise]

^+1

but yes, with a BIOS update it should work, update BIOS now while running on old chip...

Hmm where would I find the update?

 

[CynicalRise]

"If a BIOS update is not listed, HP does not have a BIOS update posted for your computer at this time."

Guess they don't have one then? Followed the instructions.

 

[CynicalRise]

Nothing from Asus either, guess it'd be a no go either way then huh?

 

[CynicalRise]

try:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=pv-56155-1&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en

then this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=ASUS+A8M2N-LA&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US#sclient=psy&hl=en&rls=org.mozilla:en-US&q=asus+a8m2n-la+bios+update&aq=f&aqi=g2g-o1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=c6affe93747c32d0

Didn't notice your post, looking now thanks.

 

[CynicalRise]

Best answer selected by CynicalRise.

 

[CynicalRise]

Thanks for the answers, I updated BIOS and dropped in the new CPU along with a cheap cooler. Seems to be idling in the high thirties, and my computer is noticeably faster in regular circumstances.