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Main Forums => Hardware, Software, and Other Imperialist Crap => Topic started by: DiZ on August 18, 2002, 08:21:46 AM

Title: problem with processor....
Post by: DiZ on August 18, 2002, 08:21:46 AM

ive got a crappy old celeron 400 in a crappy old motherboard with only 1 pci slot.... when  i changed the celeron for a PIII nothing would apear on the screen but you could hear the puter booting up. same thing happened when i got an interenal video card and inserted a modem... any ideas why?

Title: problem with processor....
Post by: hob goblin on August 18, 2002, 04:57:04 PM

uhm... 90% chance the motheboard wasn't compatible with what you decided to put in.

you might have been hearing the hard disks, fans, etc..

Title: problem with processor....
Post by: Jon on August 18, 2002, 05:11:25 PM

The motherboard isn't compatable with the processor. Go get a new motherboard, or stick with the old processor.

Title: problem with processor....
Post by: Anonymous on August 18, 2002, 05:21:18 PM

You could have also fried the board or the processor. Some fans would still go, but the hard drives would not.

Most likely you have a motherboard that is too old and will not support the PIII.

Title: problem with processor....
Post by: DiZ on August 20, 2002, 05:53:18 AM

great.... i spose this is what you get when you buy cheap 'shit'. thanx for the help.