(Please Help) ..... I Can't Install A AMD Quad Core In My E521

[pilot166]

Hey All


I Have A Dimension E521 And I Try To Put A AMD Quad Core 9950 @ 2.6ghz It Doesn't Turn On It Just Stays Running And In One Time I Let The PC Run To See If It Was The PC That Didn't Recognize And Went I Took Out Because It Didn't Work I The Processor Was Really Hot ................. What Is The Mean? That Mean That I Need Another Motherboard?????? Oh What Is My Problem????

This My Specs:
AMD 64x2 3600 1.90ghz( Want To Upgrade To A 9950 Quad Core)
4GB Ram
Evga 8800GT
500W PSU



Please Help And Thank You For Read Me Problem

 

[kamkal]

your mobo is probably not compatible with the mobo

check Dell's website to see if there is a bios update or something for the board

 

[jj463rd]

your mobo is probably not compatible with the mobo

check Dell's website to see if there is a bios update or something for the board

Indeed I see nothing that indicates he could use any Quad Core AMD Phenom CPU.
Here are the Processor types that his board is compatible with

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor
AMD Athlon 64 processor
AMD Sempron™ processor

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dime521/en/SM_EN/specs.htm#wp1052310

 

[MapAid]

n430 chipset doesn´t support phenoms. Hope you didn´t fry mobo.
You need a new board that is certified for 9950 aka 140W CPUs.

Here´s some options (only few opts couse it´s mATX):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SUS M3a78-em

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128341