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Intel Core 2 Duo on a P4M890T-M2, computer won't start

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Ironduke   10-30-2008 at 01:32:15 AM

I've just installed an Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 (Wolfdale 45nm).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115052

It's installed on the ECS P4M890T-M2 mother board:

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/P [...] =1&LanID=0

Chip is properly installed, nothing otherwise amiss, except the computer won't boot. Nothing on the monitor, blank screen. I take the new chip out, install the old one and everything's fine. I've cleared the CMOS and that hasn't helped.

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Shadow703793   10-30-2008 at 02:07:22 AM
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If I were you I would get a new board. P35/P45 DS3x boards are cheap (less than $90 for DS3L) and perform very well.

 

My guess is that ECS board needs a BIOS update.


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MU_Engineer   10-30-2008 at 02:27:25 AM
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Ironduke wrote :

I've just installed an Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 (Wolfdale 45nm).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115052

It's installed on the ECS P4M890T-M2 mother board:

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/P [...] =1&LanID=0

Chip is properly installed, nothing otherwise amiss, except the computer won't boot. Nothing on the monitor, blank screen. I take the new chip out, install the old one and everything's fine. I've cleared the CMOS and that hasn't helped.



The E7200 will not work as it is not supported by the BIOS. Looking at the BIOS info page, the last BIOS update was 5/15/2007 and only supports 65 nm E6xxx/E4xxx/E2xxx processors as well as the 65 and 90 nm P4s and Pentium Ds. The E7200 is a 45 nm processor and not supported. Sorry, you will need to either swap the E7200 for a 65 nm C2D or keep the E7200 and get a newer board.

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Shadow703793   10-31-2008 at 05:52:25 PM
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^+1. Correct. Get a new P35-DS3L, and OC that E7200.

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