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I have a relatively old computer with almost all of the parts upgraded. Right now i am trying to upgrade my cpu from an Intel Pentium D 915 2.8 Ghz(socket 775) to an Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q8400 LGA775. The motherboard is a Gigabyte G41M-ES2L.
When i take out the old one and put in the new one the computer starts up and then freezes at the first screen, which shows the specs of the computer. I dont know what is stopping the progress. I made sure the fan was attached properly and the thermal paste was applied but it never makes it to the loading windows phase. i also am unable to use any of the key functions during start up.
Ram: DDR2 4gb
Windows 7
BIOS: version F4 7/22/2009
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Posted 14 November 2011 - 12:13 AM
To run the Q8400 processor, you need to upgrade your BIOS to F6.
>Michael
System: CPU- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Oc'ed to 3.8GHz, CPU Cooler- Noctua NH-D14, RAM- G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8G Kit(4Gx2) DDR3 1600, HDD- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATAIII, GPU- Asus EAH6950 1GB Crossfire Oc'ed 900/1310mhz, MB- Gigabyte 990FXA-D3, Case- Coolermaster HAF 932, PSU- Corsair TX-750 V2, Soundcard- Realtek High Definition Audio Sound, OS- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
System: CPU- AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Oc'ed to 3.8GHz, CPU Cooler- Noctua NH-D14, RAM- G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8G Kit(4Gx2) DDR3 1600, HDD- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATAIII, GPU- Asus EAH6950 1GB Crossfire Oc'ed 900/1310mhz, MB- Gigabyte 990FXA-D3, Case- Coolermaster HAF 932, PSU- Corsair TX-750 V2, Soundcard- Realtek High Definition Audio Sound, OS- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
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