PC Won't POST with Bulldozer

[camerongray]

Hi,

Finally my new Bulldoxer FX-8150 arrived and I installed it into my PC (Specs in Sig) to replace my older 1055t. I installed the new chip but the system would not POST, fans spin up, hard drives and optical drive click and hum but nothing on monitor and no beep. Confused I reset the CMOS - Nothing then reseated the chip in the socket, this time using the stock cooler rather than my Corsair A50 (Not really sure the logic in the other cooler but hey!) Still the same issue. I finally stuck my old 1055t back and the system booted fine to a **OS Checksum Error (The BI or CM was cut off the screen so can't tell which it was) but after that the system runs Windows fine.

What could be the problem? Faulty Chip? I saw to update the BIOS but I planned on doing this afterwards, after all, what if you were building a new PC, the BIOS would be updated after the CPU so I can't see that being an issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Martini1991]

Update BIOS, then see if it works.
Though I'd consider it a blessing in disguise and DSR.

 

[CaptainUnlikely]

Update the BIOS first, most AM3/+ boards will need a BIOS update to work with BD.
If that doesn't work, you probably have a duff chip, but it's unlikely.

Edit: see above.

 

[Surveyor]

Update the BIOS with your old chip installed and then try it.

If you haven't got a BIOS version which supports Bulldozer then it's unlikely to work.

 

[camerongray]

Ahh, Makes sense - Lucky it's not a new build and I have the old chip then! - Will try now and report back!

 

[Stolly]

I wonder if the lack of update means the BIOS update bricked his motherboard

 

[camerongray]

I wonder if the lack of update means the BIOS update bricked his motherboard

Lol - It worked fine but I got distracted by food... mmm... food!

Thanks for your help!

 

[camerongray]

Just noticed temps - Currently idling at around 15c but when playing Minecraft it reached 50c and the case became warm to the touch on the top - Is this okay as I'm used to my 1055t running nice and cool? The heatsink was hot though so not like it's the thermal paste

 

[Martini1991]

It won't be idling 15c.

 

[camerongray]

I thought that but HWMonitor reports that - Will try other software

 

[camerongray]

kk - Idling around 22c with coretemp but still getting up to 49c in Minecraft - Is this okay? I'm not used to my old 1055t getting this hot

 

[Troezar]

Made me chuckle thinking about updating the BIOS after installing a cpu that need a BIOS update to work

 

[gareth170]

kk - Idling around 22c with coretemp but still getting up to 49c in Minecraft - Is this okay? I'm not used to my old 1055t getting this hot

max safe temp is 61c

monitor the cpu temp reading not core temp reading

 

[camerongray]

max safe temp is 61c

monitor the cpu temp reading not core temp reading

Which one is that? The one in Core Temp labeled as CPU #0?

 

[gareth170]

Which one is that? The one in Core Temp labeled as CPU #0?

use AIDA64 Extreme Edition , should show the cpu temp

http://download.aida64.com/aida64extreme_build_1667_mzb2fq8nsv.zip

 

[camerongray]

Thanks - will try that

Just noticed one final odd thing - CPUZ reports the chip (FX-8150) as a FX-8130P?!?!?! And under specification it has "(ES)" at the end - Engineering Sample? - It was retail boxed

 

[Surveyor]

Make sure you have the latest version of CPU-Z.

Updated software versions available here.

 

[camerongray]

Ahh that fixed it - I just downloaded CPUZ from the normal link - not that one

Thanks for all your help