New AMD Phenom II Processor

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cryman69 - Dec 24, 2009 at 01:25 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Dec 27, 2009 at 07:44 PM
Hello,
I just bought a new AMD phenom II x4 black edeition processor and i got it today.
i installed it and made shure it was right but when i boot up the fan comes on and the monitor stays black...
usually when i have a hardware problem the computer beeps a few times and turns off. but that didnt happen so i was wondering if anybody knows whats wrong?

computer specs-AMD phenom II x4 black edeition socket AM2+ 3.0ghz 8mb catch | kingston 633mhz ddr2 memory x3 | Nvidia BFG tech 8400gs 512mg video memory | 2x WD 250gb HDD | MD - A8M2N-LA Asus w/ GeForce 6150LE chipset |

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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Dec 27, 2009 at 07:44 PM
It the PC works with the original CPU chip. I would suspect that the motherboarrd/BIOS does not support the new CPU. You might try to get a BIOS update.

Good Luck
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