CPU upgrade problems

[Shantzman]

Hello,

I just tried to update my CPU, and prior to the installation, everything worked absolutely fine. I installed my new CPU, heatsink and fan, and when it booted up, everything sounded normally, but there is no video. When I replaced the old CPU, the same problem occurred.

The only new noise that I determined was a clicking sound, not from the vicinity of the hard drive, but rather it seems to come from either the ethernet port, strangely enough, or the edge of the video card.

I have a:

AMD Phenom II x 4 980 3.7Ghz upgraded from AMD Athlon II x4 2.9 Ghz.
AM3 Socket Motherboard
Radeon HD6790
650W Power Supply
12 GB Corsair Ram


Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Emerald]

have you tried to reset the BIOS?

 

[Shantzman]

Emerald,

I've thought of that, I haven't, because I'm not entirely sure how.

 

[Emerald]

if you cannot find the jumper on the motherboard, you can always take out the battery

 

[Shantzman]

So I figured out the battery issue (it was hidden underneath the video card) and reset the bios, and nothing changed