ECS K7S5A Pro + AMD Athlon XP 2000+

[freco]

Hey, my PC does nothing when I installeed a new motherboard ECS K7S5A Pro with a new AMD Athlon XP 2000+.
I just installed my cpu, psu and graphic card. When I swith him on the computer does nothing, no beep, no signal to the screen nothing. I switch to on other, old Duron CPU and then he boots perfect. Is the new processor broken or could it be that their is an other problem? thx

[TOAD6147]

May not recognize the XP CPU without a BIOS flash upgrade. Have you tried dumping the CMOS and tried running BIOS setup at boot?

[freco]

I cleared the CMOS, same result no signal, no beeps, nothing.
With the XP cpu on the mobo I can't get in the bios setup because the computer does nothing. So it is possible that I have to flash the bios first. So I can place the old Duron cpu on the mobo and flash it?

[Peter M]

A "pro" revision board cannot possibly have a BIOS that doesn't know an XP2000+. Check the CPU for physical damage that might have occurred during its installation - cracked die, bent pins, that kind of stuff.

[Telexen]

A defective CPU may not even show visible signs of damage...if it's new then you should still have a warranty from the vendor...

Did you have any problems mounting the heatsink, applying thermal paste, or anything like that?

If you have another Socket A motherboard maybe you could try the 2000+ in it.

[freco]

No physical damage found. I will go this afternoon to my vendor it's a new cpu I have warranty on it.

[Omardeth]

did you hook up the cpu fan to the right header . i think they won't start if the rpm censer donesn't read a fan connected . and if you didn't hook up the case speaker yyou won't get any beeps .

hmm after reading it again if the duron fired up the other cpu might be bad .

[bbjustin]

If you find out what happen please post what the problem was. Thank You

[jerrygarcia]

What about your memory. What kind, how many, which slots etc. Power supply make and watts?

[Zenara25]

Does it have a fsb jumpers on the motherboard?. Maybe you need to change that to 133/266. That's what I forgot to do on my motherboard. Just a simple thing kept it from booting.