EggXpert

let me start off by saying that this is an issue brought on Right after i messed with overclocking settings in my bios..

1. i set my HT multiplier from auto to 5x, it ran at 1200 which i noticed is below the usual specs
2. i set my HT multiplier from 5x to 8x, this made it run at default specs, 1800
3. i made a foolish leap and changed it to 13x, i had no real understanding of what i was doing, just trying to maximize. THIS IS WHERE PROBLEMS HAPPEND


the computer rebooted after the last saved settings, but there was no boot screen, everything stayed black for several minutes, no keyboard lights would come on if pressed.

here are the main specs
motherboard: MSI K9A2 CF-F V2
processor: AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz
ram: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2
power supply: 500w


ive done alot of trouble shooting so far, so before you think of any ideas let me tell you exactly what ive tried:

-left the battery out and the jumper posts on CLEAR overnight with power cables unplugged
-done the same process and powered the computer on for a few minutes
-pulled ram out and powered on (there were no beeps, nothing changed)
-pulled processor out and powered on (no beeds, nothing changed)
-tried putting my brothers AM2+ dual core into my motherboard, nothing changed
-tried putting my quad AM2+ quad core into his motherboard, didnt boot (no beeps)
-ran my powersupply in different machines (everything worked fine)

-assembled my motherboard, cpu, powersupply, and graphics card out of its case and started it up using the power connector pins. nothing changed. same things happend as they did in the case; monitor doesnt pick up anything, keyboard doesnt respond to capslock/numslock.

as a conclusion. when i run my computer like i usually would, my monitors dont pick up any signal. immediately after i press the power button. all my keyboard lights flash once (and never come on again). all fans run. all hard drives power on. my dvdr+ burner drive runs, lights on the PC come on.

did my processor destroy my motherboard? and in the process kill itself?

it seems pretty blunt to me, but im just checking to see if there is something i may not know, or have overlooked

First off, not sure if his system will post with your AM3 chip on his AM2+ board.  So the CPU may be fine.

Sounds like to me the m/b didn't like it.   Just to be clear, what speed is the memory?

AM2/AM2+/AM3 combo boards running AM3 chips don't always like to play nice with some memory configs..  The memory really needs to be DDR3.  Best results are an AM3 only board with DDR3 for the AM3 processors.

If you want to use an AM2/AM3 combo board, then get one that ONLY does AM2+/AM3, it will limit some of the issues, but then bundle it with DDR2 1066 or faster.

Good luck!

hahaha.. i hate to tell you this, but as i posted originally, my processor is AM2+.

 

so i dont know if your theorys will hold up, since his board is (as i posted above) capable of such, and he runs an AM2+ processor himself.

BLAH!

I recently bought a 9600 quad...  Got to thinking incorrectly when I read that.....    Of course that does change things, but your troubleshooting still points to both being possibly bad.  Unless his BIOS doesn't support your processor, but he could try updating it too.   If it were me, I would probably try the cheaper item first then the other, or just do both and be done with it.  Or send them back and upgrade to AM3/AM3 board and DDR3...  

yeah i just dropped my motherboard off at MSI.. hopefully they fix it so i dont have to buy a new board..

 

just bought this - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

 

so if i get my motherboard back i can just plug that sucker right in