- May 28, 2012
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I have a Intel® Desktop Board DQ965CO motherboard. Had a Core 2 Duo E6420 Processor, just got ahold of a Core 2 Duo E6700, the maximum supported processor for this motherboard. The motherboard is fully updated so I cannot get any more Bios updates.
Ok so I took out the old processor, applied thermal paste to the new one, put it in the socket, put the heatsink back on it and tightened all 4 screws. As soon as I turned it back on, the whole computer started up (all fans, lights, HDD's, and the Processor heatsink got semi-warm so I know it was working too.), But it wouldn't send a signal to my monitor, and the USB was apparently not working as the keyboard did not light up.
Now, I moved the tower onto its side, removed the heatsink, and turned the computer on... It started up normally, sent signal to monitor, but I quickly turned it off as I know the temp would rise fast and saw it hitting 80+ celsius in the bios.
Ok so then, still leaving the tower on its side, I dropped the heatsink on it, and slid it into place correctly. The computer still worked totally fine.
I shut it down, SLIGHTLY tightened a screw or two, turned it back on, and it was back to what it was doing before. No display.
Eventually I managed to slightly tighten two screws and I got it to turn on, but as soon as I slowly tilted the tower rightside up again, the computer simply locked up.
So basically, the computer will only function if I leave the heatsink just sitting on top of the processor, sideways, with the case open.
The heatsink is encased in a plastic sleeve that's like an exhaust port that connects to the front of the tower, the fan sits sideways and blows air through the exhaust, rather than sitting directly on top of the heatsink. It's kind of like a sideways heatsink setup. The screws are threaded through the plastic, and never make contact with the heatsink itself. It is in a MPC Client Pro 385 tower, and this exhaust heatsink system is custom for this tower. When I did get the processor to work, it was idling around 35 degrees.
ANY IDEAS?
Ok so I took out the old processor, applied thermal paste to the new one, put it in the socket, put the heatsink back on it and tightened all 4 screws. As soon as I turned it back on, the whole computer started up (all fans, lights, HDD's, and the Processor heatsink got semi-warm so I know it was working too.), But it wouldn't send a signal to my monitor, and the USB was apparently not working as the keyboard did not light up.
Now, I moved the tower onto its side, removed the heatsink, and turned the computer on... It started up normally, sent signal to monitor, but I quickly turned it off as I know the temp would rise fast and saw it hitting 80+ celsius in the bios.
Ok so then, still leaving the tower on its side, I dropped the heatsink on it, and slid it into place correctly. The computer still worked totally fine.
I shut it down, SLIGHTLY tightened a screw or two, turned it back on, and it was back to what it was doing before. No display.
Eventually I managed to slightly tighten two screws and I got it to turn on, but as soon as I slowly tilted the tower rightside up again, the computer simply locked up.
So basically, the computer will only function if I leave the heatsink just sitting on top of the processor, sideways, with the case open.
The heatsink is encased in a plastic sleeve that's like an exhaust port that connects to the front of the tower, the fan sits sideways and blows air through the exhaust, rather than sitting directly on top of the heatsink. It's kind of like a sideways heatsink setup. The screws are threaded through the plastic, and never make contact with the heatsink itself. It is in a MPC Client Pro 385 tower, and this exhaust heatsink system is custom for this tower. When I did get the processor to work, it was idling around 35 degrees.
ANY IDEAS?
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