"powernow-k8: MP systems not supported by PSB BIOS structure" or Opteron Friendly BIOS?

[Thomas J. Baker]

On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 11:34 -0500, Thomas J. Baker wrote:
> I just upgraded my MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum from a single core Athlon 64
> 3500+ to an Opteron 185. Everything works well except CPU scaling due to
> the "...PSB BIOS structure" error from the powernow-k8 module.. I'm
> guessing I'm at the mercy of MSI for a BIOS update but I'm doubtful I'll
> get one anytime soon (the last official release was December of 2005.) 
> 

In desperation, I googled more and found a beta bios from March 2006
that added support for the FX-60. Since the FX-60 and the Opteron 185
are essentially the same CPU, I flashed it and the powernow-k8 module is
happy again. CPU scaling works. Apparently, as long as you can find a
board that supports the FX-60, it should work.

tjb
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