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CPU upgrade problems.

Last post 07-02-2008, 4:58 PM by lowboy. 1 replies.


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07-02-2008, 4:36 PM 349995

DementedWish
Joined on 12-04-2007
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CPU upgrade problems.

Today I recieved a AMD Athlon 4200+ X2 for my Compaq Presario SR2010NX with a ASUS A8M2N-LA Motherboard.

After quite a few hours of researching either it would work or not. I found quite a few sources that told me. It would work, but upon installation it didn't. I made sure I correctly installed it. Thermal Paste, and everything. But, when I start my computer..BIOS will not load. Now, if you suggest updating BIOS I'm currently in the process. But, for some reason gotta wait a while.

Any other basic troubleshooting ideas you guys can suggest?

System Specs
Budget:?	VGA:NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT	Monitor:19" Widescreen
MB:ASUS A8M2N-LA	OS:Windows XP SP2	Browser:Firefox
CPU:AMD Sempron 3500+	Sound:Realtek	Purpose:Gaming/Home
Memory:1.5GB	PSU:?	Brand:?
HD:180GB	Cooling:?	Misc:?

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07-02-2008, 4:58 PM 350004 in reply to 349995

lowboy
Joined on 04-11-2007
Platinum EggXpert

Re: CPU upgrade problems.

If your using Compaq bios they may not support the CPU. You will need to contact Compaq to see if they have bios for that mobo to support the chip. You just ran into one of the many problems in trying to upgarde an OEM machine.

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