Looking to replace my Processor

Currently, I have a Pentium 4 1.8Ghz w/478 socket on my motherboard.
My mainboard booklet tells me that it can handle a 3.06Ghz CPU.
I purchased one and installed it with no problem. However, when I turned on the comp. nothing happened except the little light on CD disc drive went on. There was no sound from the hard drive or anything. Is there not enough power? Is the new CPU defective?
I know I didn't screw up and damaged the motherboard because I put my old one back in and she started right up no problem.
Where am I at a loss here?

 

what processor did you get?

Welcome to the site

 

I got a Pentium 4 3.0E Prescott 3.0GHz Socket 478 RoHS Version Processor Model NE 80546PG0801M

 

What is your RAM? Many times it has to be faster to match your CPU. I've been zinged several times on that one. The motherboard can compensate, but only so far.

 

Welcome, penandpaint

I'm running a 3.0E, which supports multi-threading. You may also want to check your BIOS version. Perhaps the board will support it, but needs a BIOS upgrade. I ran into that.

What type of motherboard do you have? Some are easier to BIOS upgrade then others. You have to be really carefull when upgrading your BIOS on any board, however - if something goes wrong it is diffucult - if not impossible - to recover, and you can kill your PC.

It would help if you would post your computer specs here, especially the motherboard model and version number, so folks here can research possible solutions for you.

Again, welcome to Major Geeks!

 

The motherboard is an (L4S5MG/651+) P4 Mainboard
It currently has 1G of RAM but can take up to 2G.
The power unit is a TigerPro model: TP-300 12V version 2.03.

On the subject of the BIOS, is it suggested that I change the BIOS before I shut it down and replace the CPU?

 

You could be running PC1300 RAM, or DDR PC2100, 2700, 3200, or 4000 RAM. From what you've mentioned so far I would suspect you need DDR PC2700 or PC3200, I'll bet you have PC1300 DIM or DDR PC2100 RAM.

 

The RAM is two 512MB modules. DDR-DIMMs 184-pin.

 

If it were me, I'd set the system up the way you had it when it booted ok, before trying to upgrade the BIOS. You in fact may not have to - check your documentation very carefully to see if a BIOS upgrade is in order. If it is a newer board, then the odds are it will not be required. Bios upgrades can be tricky, and should only be done if there an obvious need to do so.

I checked what I could on the ECS site - it appears the most recent BIOS version listed dates back to 5/22/2003 (version 1.0G). I wasn't able to do much else on the site - it seemed laggy and then stopped responding at all. Your user manual should indicate what BIOS version is required for the various processors the motherboard supports. I've never had contact with ECS motherboards, though - I've no idea how good the documentation is.

In reference to Bill's question - If you get your system working again with the old processor (and you are using windows), download and install Everest - it's a free program here at MG which should tell you what kind of RAM you are using. It may also indicate the BIOS version you are using, if you can't locate it otherwise.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181

Hope you find this of some use

 

Your motherboard doesn't support a 3.0E Prescott with a 800MHz FSB and 1024KB L2 cache

The fastest processor that your motherboard will support is a P4 3.06 "B" Northwood core with a 533MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache with HT but those are very hard to find because it was a transitional CPU between the P4 "B" 533MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache without HT and the P4 "C" 800MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache with HT

If you can't find a P4 3.06 "B" northwood core CPU you could get a P4 2.8 "B" northwood core CPU

I have an old Soyo P4S Dragon Ultra, SiS 645 chipset board with the same restrictions as your SiS 651 board

The P4 Prescott CPUs were made after the Northwood "C" and are not supported by older chipsets because of the 800MHz FSB and 1024KB L2 cache