Hi im new here & wasn't sure where to put this thread so here goes..ive been building & repairing pc systems for about 15 years but im very new to the more than quad core boards & processors, so i thought id upgrade my system to more modern hardware setup as its not been done for about 4 years or so. so i bought a MSI 760GA-P43 (FX) mainboard (not from here i might add) & an AMD 4.0Ghz piledriver FX Eight core processor as a bundle from a well known auction site, ive had it up & running for about 3 months. the other day i was looking around in the bios settings & saw the option to 'unlock processor cores' & without taking a moment to think things through i enabled it.. the system reset & my screen was blank so i turned it off & did the bios reset. when i switched the system on again everything seemed to be working. the hard drives were spinning up, fans on processor & graphics were going & everything seemed fine but still nothing on screen, ive tried switching from my graphics card to my on board graphics & still nothing so i took the battery from the bios & left for roughly 24 hours.. put it back in & still nothing.. im stumped. have i ruined the board or damaged the processor somehow? please help, thanks in advance.
Mainboard Or processor? help :(
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I'm not sure on a solution to this matter, I assume you don't have a spare CPU you can try? (AM3 Phenom x 2 or athlon?)
The 'core unlock mode' is only really meant for phenom x 2 range of CPUs, some of which could be unlocked to a quad core (955-type) CPU.
You've tried most the resets I can think of. Its more than likely a motherboard rather than a CPU issue. Have you tried reseating the GPU? Just in case it got knocked.
To be honest though, with an FX8*** a motherboard upgrade wouldn't be a bad thing. A Board with better power regulation would be nice.
The 'core unlock mode' is only really meant for phenom x 2 range of CPUs, some of which could be unlocked to a quad core (955-type) CPU.
You've tried most the resets I can think of. Its more than likely a motherboard rather than a CPU issue. Have you tried reseating the GPU? Just in case it got knocked.
To be honest though, with an FX8*** a motherboard upgrade wouldn't be a bad thing. A Board with better power regulation would be nice.
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sorry forgot to say which, im looking for atx
i was thinking of a 900 chipset
maybe this?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-286-MS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=2046
or if you have a better suggestion.. im all ears
i was thinking of a 900 chipset
maybe this?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-286-MS&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=2046
or if you have a better suggestion.. im all ears
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
Total : £89.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).
This is a rated board for an 8*** processor, I have no experience with the MSI board but have heard good things with this one.
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
Total : £89.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).
This is a rated board for an 8*** processor, I have no experience with the MSI board but have heard good things with this one.
Thanks to Doomedspeed & nkata for the tips & help, ive now bought a new mainboard & my system is now running superbly well again, i eventually went for this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-286-MS a great mainboard & more efficient/ faster than the old one.
thanks to you guys & much relief at this end
thanks to you guys & much relief at this end