I currently have a HP SlimLine s7627c and it has a AM2 Windsor Athlon 64 X2 3800+. I purchased a Brisbane AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and I put it into the computer. Everything is put in correctly and this is the 2nd CPU I have tried. Here is a link to the HP specifications:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00784416&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3307449&lang=en
However, the problem is that the computer refuses to boot. It will go through the Windows loading screen as soon as the log in screen should come on, it turns off. I cannot run Live Windows XP either or Linux. I can run certain programs like recovery and partition magic. I have tried reinstalling Windows, and everything is fine until it restarts and needs to get into "Windows".
This question involves quite a lot of experience and expertise. Please do not post up amateur answers.
2007-05-06 16:15:02 · 1 answers · asked by Tony 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
This is a tricky one to solve as there are not many possibilities.
I could look at heat/over heating but as most AMD are cool running, chances are low.
Could be the BIOS looking for a Winsor core, bare in mind it had a energy-saving CPU before.
Memory could be another.
To be honest, as they are both AM2, chances are that the hardware/BIOS on your model are locked down somewhere, as you have tried both fresh install and Linux
2007-05-06 17:00:50 · answer #1 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋