Pc wont boot,

[Snow_b_Jim]

I have recently replaced my processor, when i turn on i get 1 beep and everything starts working fans hard drive etc, i get the screen that says "Press TAB to enter POST or DEL to enter SETUP", and wont go any further, when i press tab or Del, it seems that the keyboard isn't working, "but it is"

the reason for the change of CPU is because i recently tried to replace my noisy fans and somehow blew my CPU, so bought another 1 and another motherboard, its a amd 64 bit 754, the only 1 i could find is the Venice core version " the CPU that it replaced was a Newcastle core "ada3200aep4ax"

motherboard Abit Kv8- max 3
2 X 512 mb ddr 3200

I've tried replacing my motherboard using another KV8 i bought but it does the same thing

on the motherboard i get a post code error 52 test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0)

I've reset the cmos and took the battery out overnight but still does the same thing.
A friend has tested my ram and that works fine, tried with only 1 stick in, still the same problem

if any1 has any idea what i could try now would be much appreciated.

 

[Tegrat]

The website for the board does not indicate that it supports venice core. A newer BIOS may fix this issue.
The other thing to note is the CPU Voltage is lower on the Venice core and your board maybe juicing it too much.
But I would think that it is a compatibility issue with the BIOS excepting this CPU.

Processor AMD Athlon™ 64
Model 3200+
Ordering P/N (Tray) ADA3200AEP4AX
Ordering P/N (PIB) ADA3200AXBOX
Operating Mode 32/64
Stepping CG
Frequency 2200Mhz
HT Speed 1600
Voltage 1.50V
Max Temp 70°C
Thermal Power 89W
L1 Cache 128KB
L2 Cache 512KB
CMOS Technology 130nm SOI
Socket Socket 754

Processor AMD Athlon™ 64
Model 3200+
Ordering P/N (Tray) ADA3200AI04BX
Ordering P/N (PIB) ADA3200BXBOX
Operating Mode 32/64
Stepping E6
Frequency 2200Mhz
HT Speed 1600
Voltage 1.40V
Max Temp 69°C
Thermal Power 59W
L1 Cache 128KB
L2 Cache 512KB
CMOS Technology 90nm SOI
Socket Socket 754

Socket 754 for Abit Kv8- max 3
AMD® Athlon 64 (ClawHammer)
AMD® Sempron 754 (Paris)
AMD® Sempron 754 (Palermo)
AMD® Athlon64 (Palermo)

 

[Shadow703793]

You need to flash the latest BIOS.

 

[Snow_b_Jim]

thank you for the reply shadow703793 & tegrat, ive been having a look around and found a bios upgrade for the KV8 so it supports the venice core (stepping e6) but i cant do anything so it looks like ill have to get a another cpu upgrade bios then put the venice chip back in,

any idea what chip will work straight away after i have cleared the cmos ?
i'm thinking a cheap sempron chip :-s

or should i just get a motherboard that supports the e6 stepping (the venice core)

( msi k8mm3-v )

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=13016&category_id=103

thanks again