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hmm ok il try reinstaling one more time. im still only getting the standard pc hal option and the multicore option isnt showing up in bios though so im quite sure that at this stage its not a compatible combination. i didnt buy through ebay but the supplier doesnt do rma for customer mistake and that is what this was (and im not dishonest enough to claim its faulty).

The ebay listing i saw before cgi.ebay.com.au/GIGABYTE-GA-G31M-S2L-INTEL-E5200-DUAL-CORE-2GB-265_W0QQitemZ190248542129QQihZ009QQcategoryZ111427 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem]GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L + INTEL E5200 DUAL CORE + 2GB $265 - eBay Socket 775, Motherboards, Components, Computers. (end time 11-Sep-08 08:29:39 AEST)[/url] was that.

Some people do seem to have had the combination work though or maybe they just havnt yet noticed. Im dissapointed but il just hope that the updated bios is released as it shouldnt be a big fix.

edit: please get back to me about the beta bios and thanks very much for all the effort :)