installing CPU

[fvrufd2u]

I am trying to upgrade my 433 celeron processor. When I insert the P3 866 PGA chip and turn on the computer nothing happens. I downloaded the latest bios upgrades with no luck. My motherboard (soyo 7VCA) manuals says to just insert the chip and turn the computer on. What am I doing wrong? My power supply is 200W is this a possible problem?
Could the chip be faulty?

Dustin

 

[Crashman]

Try reseting BIOS by the reset jumper wit the system unplugged.

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[alphateam]

This might be a stupid question, but did you change your Multiplyer and your Bus speeds?

 

[slvr_phoenix]

I was thinking about voltage differences myself. Maybe the chip just isn't getting enough juice. But FSB and multiplier are also good points.

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[Guest]

This may be another stupid question to your dilemna, did you install a heatsink and fan on the CPU, as you did not mention that? If so, nevermind that. The 200W power supply should not be an issue, but if it is a cheap power supply, than most likely it does not even put out the current it is rated for.

 

[alphateam]

If you simply just pulled your old processer and dropped the new one in. I'm about 99% sure that its the multiplier and the bus speed. For that processer I don't know what the particular setting, but I would hope some guru from the board would help the guy out.


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[girish]

try setting voltages to Auto in the BIOS, bus speed and multiplier may be set by jumpers but that ok, your p3 will work @433 (its multiplier might be locked @6.5)

there should not be any other problem. btw did you check your p3 866???

girish

 

[fvrufd2u]

Thanks for the responses. I did install a heatsink fan, I tried the BIOS reset jumper. My motherboard has a jumperless BIOS. SO I put in my old celeron (so I could get the computer to boot) and went into the BIOS and set the voltage to normal and the bus to 133/33 and multiplier to 6.5. Then turned off the computer and put my new chip in and tried to boot. No luck. I probably should have taken it to a technician in the first place, but I'm too cheap. Any other ideas? Thanks again for all the feedback.

Dustin