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AOpen Mini PC Penryn Support

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New innovations and enhancements of Penryn processors will deliver higher performance and energy efficiency. It because of the Penryn processor family is produced with 45-nanometer (nm) and Hi-k metal gate silicon technology and latest microarchitecture enhancements. AOpen miniPC Duo MP965-DR/D supports the latest Intel Penryn CPU form January 2008, and already users also can support Penryn CPU by updating BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) of miniPC Duo and motherboard.

Intel Motherboards supporting the new Pentium dual-core processor *
ASI SKU# Model BIOS Version More Info
61829 MP965-DR (miniPC) R1.06 click here
68951 (w Combo)
62828 (w DVDRW)
61827 (w/o ODD)
MP965-D (miniPC) R1.06 click here

How to Upgrade?

  1. From January 2008, all AOpen miniPC MP965-DR/D units are ready for Penryn. Just install Penryn CPU and enjoy!
  2. For users who bought AOpen miniPC MP965-DR/D before January 2008, please follow the instruction below:
    (1) Visit http://download.aopen.com.tw/Default_prod.aspx and locate the BIOS for your miniPC and motherboard and download it.
    (2) Update the BIOS. You can refer this article http://global.aopen.com/news_detail.aspx?auno=4991&ntype=Product%20News for details.
    (3) Reboot and enjoy !