New CPU/heatsink = no boot/no post, just blank screen

Hey there everyone.

So my sister recently bought a new processor to upgrade her old one - it's an AMD Athlon X2 245 and her mobo is an Asus M2N68-LA (Narra5)

I took out the old stuff, put in the new CPU/Fan/Heatsink and turned on the PC...nothing. No bios, no boot, no post.

So now my question is - does the mobo support the CPU?
Thanks

 

Looks like the mobo is an AM2 socket.

http://h10025.www.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00906129&cc=de&lc=en&dlc=de

CPU looks to be an AM3 socket

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/athlon-ii-x2/pages/amd-athlon-ii-x2-processor


Darn. Links won't work.

 

Thanks for the reply.
That's what I thought too but then I looked on the mobo info site on HP (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=4011194#N1069)


Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:
AMD Phenom II Quad-Core
AMD Phenom II Triple-Core
AMD Phenom Quad-Core (A) 9xxx series (AM2+)
AMD Phenom Triple-Core (T) 8xxx series (AM2+)
AMD Athlon X4
AMD Athlon X3
AMD Athlon X2 (B) (AM2+)


And I'm guessing this CPU falls under one of those, right?

 

I believe the AM2 and AM3 sockets are a bit different.
An Intel socket478 won't work in an LGA775, even when both are P4 CPUs, either.
Everything has to match up.

 

If you put your old CPU in the MOBO, then updated the BIOS, put your new CPU in the socket,then try to boot up. Tell us if Progress.

 

An AM3 CPU will work in a AM2/AM2+ board (board usually needs a BIOS update for newer AM3's) as the AM3 CPU has 1 LESS pin than the AM2/2+.

An AM2/2+ CPU will NOT work in an AM3 mobo due to the 1 extra pin on them.

Sam

 

Thanks for the intel.
Don't deal with AMDs that much.

 

You trying to be funny?

@TheRealGEEK: Any luck yet?