Ubuntu 9.10 constantly rebooting after replacing the AMD processor

jnostern · 03-07-2010, 07:08 AM

I am running Ubuntu 9.10 and it was running just fine. Then I replaced the old processor with an AMD Phenom II X2 545 Dual Core ProcessorHDX545WFGIBOX- 3.00GHz, 6MB Cache. Now the computer is rebooting itself all the time. I couldn't get 9.10 to reinstall so I tried 9.04 with did install, but still has the same problems. I wiped the disk clean and installed Windows XP which runs just fine and no reboots at all. Any suggestions on what the problem could be?

amani · 03-07-2010, 09:05 AM

Check your bios settings.

Update bios

Post output of

#sudo dmesg

pixellany · 03-07-2010, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amani

Check your bios settings.

Update bios

In this context, what are you looking for in the BIOS settings?

amani · 03-07-2010, 09:18 AM

Many main boards require bios updates for supporting the Phenom.

In ASUS boards, new things may need to be set incl ganged/unganged mode

CPU clock etc may be 'fixed' without updates in others