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new cpu wont boot

First of all the edit button is your friend. Secondly that sound very much like a dead chip but to check you could try the usual methods of fault finding. Start off with the minimum required to boot (so 1 stick ram, processor, graphics card, no hard drive. If that fails to post and you know all the other components are good then you have your prognosis right there. The only other thing that I can think of that might be your problem is perhaps the PSU might not be up to scratch? Just a thought which will probably be wrong :s
 
i have a seasonic 600 w

i have unplugged all devices took 1 stick of ram out and it started up,i got into the bios, everything is on auto and is the correct speed, however when it trys to load windows it says.

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or currupt:

windos/system32/config/system

you can attemt to repair this using windows cd and selecting r

i triied this but it starts to read my windows cd and freezes before i get any options?
 
E8200 is 333FSB default so perhaps your ram settings are funky. Double check they are running at suitable speeds, voltages, and timings.
 
i have now swapped back to my e2180 to see if i can repair my windows from the cd without it freezing

Thanks for all your help

my ram is oc value 1066 2 x 1 gb

i still got the corrupt message with my old cpu but i have got to the menu to choose repair.

it has asked for the admin password, i have just hit enter as i have not set one?

now it just says
c:\windows>

ive repaired windows with cd,but its still not running properly so im going to re-install windows, but its running with the new cpu,so its looking good

thankyou for all your help, you have all been very helpful, this is a great forum which accompanies a great retailer

thanks gurusan i read your reply, exited out of windows repair, set ram to 800 for my old cpu and it booted into windows.

so like you say if i sort out my memory for my new cpu all might be well, but as you say cpu is 333. My memory is 1066? what should i set it to?

thanks again
 
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