I don't even get a screen to prompt anything. I wondered if the BIOS would be affected but don't know how to change it if I can't access it after installing the processor.
FYI, I am going from a single core to a dual core processor. Richard P. > I always replace motherboards and ram along with cpus, since they all > tend to progress at about the same rate. I have no specific experience > with these parts, but have you tried 'load failsafe defaults' in the > bios? > > >> I bought an AMD Athlon X2 5200 processor to upgrade my computer from >> its original AMD Athlon 64 3500+ / 2.2 GHz, and went to install it >> tonight but the computer won't boot up afterwards. All I get is a >> single continuously repeating beep, several seconds apart with nothing >> else happening. I've confirmed the installation procedure and I used >> an anti-static strap during the entire procedure. I've put the >> original processor back in and the computer works fine. Any ideas? >> >> Compaq Presario SR2032X: >> >> http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-compaq-presario-media/4507-3118_7-32103844.html?tag=mncol;rnav > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
