Hi,
So I was installing a new AMD Phenom II X6 3.2 Thuban cpu on my bro's computer(to replace an old Athlon X2).
After bootup it blue screened on me and was very loud. After looking around I determined that the BIOS was not updated since he got it in October 2009 and did not support X6 cpu's.
So I booted the computer up with the X2 inside and I updated the BIOS. Blue screen. This is with the X2, mind you.
I have:
reset the CMOS.
swapped HDD's. (used XP Pro instead of win 7!)
used onboard gpu, took pci out, only used 1 stick of ram to cut power usage to rule out PSU
Enabled ACC and switched to hybrid
still could not get the damn thing into windows! A few times no picture came up and it just shut off on its own!
When I booted from the cd and it worked! Not sure how that helps, but whatever.
When I looked around online I found people with similar bootup issues had a faulty motherboard. Luckily this part is still under warranty but is there another solution for me to try?
Also Specs:
CPU: Athlon X2 or X6
PSU: BFG Tech 550 W
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H
RAM: Corsair 2 x 2gb ddr2
gpu: radeon 4870 hd 1 gb pci exp
So I was installing a new AMD Phenom II X6 3.2 Thuban cpu on my bro's computer(to replace an old Athlon X2).
After bootup it blue screened on me and was very loud. After looking around I determined that the BIOS was not updated since he got it in October 2009 and did not support X6 cpu's.
So I booted the computer up with the X2 inside and I updated the BIOS. Blue screen. This is with the X2, mind you.
I have:
reset the CMOS.
swapped HDD's. (used XP Pro instead of win 7!)
used onboard gpu, took pci out, only used 1 stick of ram to cut power usage to rule out PSU
Enabled ACC and switched to hybrid
still could not get the damn thing into windows! A few times no picture came up and it just shut off on its own!
When I booted from the cd and it worked! Not sure how that helps, but whatever.
When I looked around online I found people with similar bootup issues had a faulty motherboard. Luckily this part is still under warranty but is there another solution for me to try?
Also Specs:
CPU: Athlon X2 or X6
PSU: BFG Tech 550 W
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H
RAM: Corsair 2 x 2gb ddr2
gpu: radeon 4870 hd 1 gb pci exp