My Phenom is possibly dead

DebianDummy · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:27

Just got my Quad Core Phenom 9500+
I have an Asus M2N-E SLI
I flashed the bios to 1108 the latest version
Re-booted into windows to check all was ok

Took out my old chip Athlon 64 3500+
Placed the new chip in
Power up
No beeps no mobo splash screen no nothing

Tried a few times

Took the new chip out put the new old back in
Straight to windows.

I'm guessing this is a dead chip, unless anyone knows of some special case where it doesn't work with the mobo i have???

SimonMaltby · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:35

Talking rubish so removed - no ideas i'm afraid

VaderDSL · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:37

DebianDummy said:
M2N-E SLI

What PSU do you have?

DebianDummy · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:38

SimonMaltby said:
Talking rubish so removed - no ideas i'm afraid

It says in my post i flashed the bios first. Im on 1008 the latest version

DebianDummy · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:39

VaderDSL said:
What PSU do you have?

XPower 450W

VaderDSL · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:43

The only thing I can think of, from having a quick look through the google for any problems is that that PSU simply can't supply the required power to the phenom, it is a large step up from an xp 3500.

the x power seems to be a cheap and cheerful PSU, i'd put money on that being the problem

Mul · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:46

Might be worth Clearing CMOS and attempting to boot with 1 stick of RAM in case the chip isn't liking your existing BIOS settings and Memory Config. Otherwise, it could potentially be the PSU as mentioned above.

DebianDummy · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:46

VaderDSL said:
The only thing I can think of, from having a quick look through the google for any problems is that that PSU simply can't supply the required power to the phenom, it is a large step up from an xp 3500.

the x power seems to be a cheap and cheerful PSU, i'd put money on that being the problem

Its 450W! should be plenty enough. What size PSU would you expect it to need for it to run

Hobgoblin · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:47

gah nevermind talking sillyness

VaderDSL · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:48

it came in am2 also

DebianDummy · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:48

Hobgoblin said:
gah nevermind talking sillyness

Nah, both socket AM2

steve258 · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:49

Obviously a typo, XP only goes upto 3200+. M2N-E SLI is a AM2 board.

VaderDSL · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:54

DebianDummy said:
Its 450W! should be plenty enough. What size PSU would you expect it to need for it to run

nooo

watts don't mean anything im afraid mate .. it's all about how many amps they can support and build quality and fault tolerances etc.

The PSU you have is a single rail PSU putting out at optimal
# 3.3V/ 26A
# +5V/ 35A
# +12V/ 15A
# -12V/ 0.8A
# -5V/ 0.5A
# +5Vsb, 2.0A

I'd hazard a guess that the PSU can't deliver the juice myself, a decent quality PSU like a Corsair HX620 or an Enermax etc would work, it;'s a gues mind but my best guess personally.

DebianDummy · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:54

The working Athlon isn't the problem

an M2N-E SLI is a socket AM2 board
The phenom is socket AM2

phew, now thats out the way.

RJC · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:55

Hi,

Just checked the Asus Website, on the CPU support list it does not show the Phenom.

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=M2N-E SLI

Rob

VaderDSL · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:56

steve258 said:
Obviously a typo, XP only goes upto 3200+. M2N-E SLI is a AM2 board.

the 3500 was indeed a 64 (Sempron) on AM2

VaderDSL · 8 Dec 2007 at 13:57

RJC said:
Hi,

Just checked the Asus Website, on the CPU support list it does not show the Phenom.

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=M2N-E SLI

Rob

Ahhhh

that might be it then rather than the PSU

Regards the M2N-E

Dear Sir/Madam

Unfortunately testing is still being performed. At this time there is not an ETA on a possible future update.

Best Regards,
Tim P.
Asus Tech Support
(812) 282-ASUS

what are Asus playing at

Here be evidence that Asus say Phenom works on the M2N-E SLI

That press release was early September, the quote from Asus themselves above appears to have been from end of November

RJC · 8 Dec 2007 at 14:02

Good find, VaderDSL

, OP were did you donwload the 1108 BIOS as the Asus website only shows 1102.

Rob

DebianDummy · 8 Dec 2007 at 14:05

RJC said:
Good find, VaderDSL , OP were did you donwload the 1108 BIOS as the Asus website only shows 1102.

Rob

my bad! i have indeed got 1102.

the link to the compatible boards is a strange one. Ive seen the same list on other websites with my board on it.

If you go to Asus website it list the M2N, the M2N-E, the M2N SLI but not mine. hmmmmm

Im going to try taking a graphics card and some other stuff out, see if i can get more power to the CPU

theforce · 8 Dec 2007 at 14:24

Yeah good idea trying to ther the video cards out of there. Since you are running two of them and a Quad core at a 15A 12v lane that should be causing the problem. I would also try getting my mobo and CPU +RAM to a friend to see if it's working with his own PSU aswell, that will pin down the problem easier imo.