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[JackDinn]

My darn PCIe slot went west a couple of days ago so i went out and got a replacement board. i spotted one that had a big add on the box saying it had UCC technology (Unlocking Central cores) which states quite clearly that with the uPro that im using i can unlock the cores and make my x2 into a x4 core but after swapping out the MoBo and getting everything working again (and yes Spencer i was also lucky and did not have to reinstall windows, chap in shop says its just a case of luck if you can get away with that or not. so we were both lucky )

Anyhow, after getting it all working i went to the BIOS and the option to unlock my processor just was not there !!! what a con !

Iv been in contact with Asrock and have not really got anywhere as yet :-

[indent]Name: Greg
E-Mail: userwls895@aol.com
Language: English-Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Phone:
Model Name: N68C-S UCC
BIOS Version: P1.00
Purchase Date: 2010/11/02
Serial Number: 03M0X1xxxxx
Configuration
CPU: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core
Memory: 3G DDR2
Video Card: GF 9500GT,PCIE
HDD: 1TB,SATA
CD-ROM: DVD,IDE
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3
Other Devices:
Subject Unlock CPU Core ,
Problem Description

I brought this Mobo because it had this
UCC ability but after carefully watching the video clip
on the N68C-S UCC page on your web site i go into the
BIOS and find that the ASRock UCC option does not exist ?

What do i need to do to access this feature ?

Many thx,
Greg.

Thanks for contacting ASRock.

If you want to enable UCC function, please kindly
adjust "Unlock CPU Core" option to [Enabled] to try.
( BIOS/ OC Tweaker/ CPU Configuration )
* Please understand that unlocking cores are a
kind of overclocking, as overclocking depends on
configuration,whether the 2 disabled cores can be unlocked or
not depends on CPU Quality.

Thanks for your e-mail.
Have a nice day
ASRock TSD

Sorry but I already stated that that particular option is missing from my BIOS ! that was my problem.

Thx,
Greg


Thanks for your reply.
Please kindly update the latest BIOS P1.40 from
below link to try.
Link: http://www.asrock.co...-S%20UCC&o=BIOS
After you update BIOS P1.40, please kindly find
"Unlock CPU Core" option under BIOS to try.
( BIOS/ OC Tweaker/ CPU Configuration )
If you still cannot find the UCC option under
BIOS, please kindly refer to below link to check your model
http://www.asrock.co...p?cat=ModelName

Thanks for your e-mail.
Have a nice day


Thx for your quick response,

I have upgraded the BIOS to P1.40 but still do not have the UCC option ?

here are some pics of all the info concerned with this question (the dates on the photos are not correct, please ignore them)


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Number of downloads: 3
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Number of downloads: 2

as you can see there still is no UCC option, I was sure it said it should work with my uPro ? I don't want to overclock it but i did want to unlock the cores.

I did try the CPU Active Core Control [Enable] but it didn't unlock
my uPro's cores (truth is i dont know what this setting is for but i
tried it anyhow)

any help appreciated,

Thx,
Greg.
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Im aware that there was some litigation between AMD and any companies who's MoBo's had the chip necessary to unlock there uPro's but i dont see how all that would affect me as the mobo i brought does have the UCC chip and has this ability advertised all over the box and manual.

Anyone know anything about this ?

[Ashley]

Sorry JD, I don't do overclocking like stuff lol, so I can't help you. However I will pass this on to Anthony to see if he knows.

[JackDinn]

Ok, cheers, im kinda thinking that its got to be my specific uPro. maybe it only works with AM2+ and AM3 or something like that , would be about right for me , tehe)

[Anthony]

Did you ever get this sorted?

[JackDinn]

no i never got it to work, this was the last email i got from Asrock which should explain why.

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[font="新細明體"]Dear Customer,[/font]
Thanks for your reply.

Due to your CPU Athlon 64 X2 5200+ is AM2 socket, UCC function is supported with AM2+ / AM3 CPU only.
If you want to get further information about UCC function, please kindly refer to below link.
Link: http://www.asrock.co...at=Introduction

Please be noted that UCC feature is supported with AM2+ / AM3 CPU only, also, not every AM2+ / AM3 CPU can support this function because some CPU's hidden core may be malfunctioned.

Thanks for your e-mail.

Have a nice day
ASRock TSD