I am trying to build a unit using an ECS 945G-M3 mobo and an Intel Celeron 430 (LGA775; 1.8Ghz; 800FSB; 512 cache) The manual for the ECS board states that it supports Pentium 4/Celeron D/Pentium D processors. Since the CPU is a Celeron 430, is that an issue? I can't get the darn thing to post, and the monitor tells me that there's no signal even though it is connected...and I used the on-board video as well as a PCI-E card to confirm. CPU fan runs, and I can see the light for the SATA hard drive come on, but nothing else happens...not even a beep. BTW, this is the second ECS board I am trying. I returned the first one thinking it was a bad Video controller on the board...could the same thing be happening on this second board? Thanks for any help...
2007-08-27 17:59:39 · 4 answers · asked by G D 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
This CPU came with the ABIT IL9 Pro mobo as part of a bundle deal at Fry's Electronics. I returned that board because it was more than what the client needed and didn't have on-board video. Since the Abit and the ECS boards are very similar (as far as CPU compatibility), I would think that this CPU should work in the ECS. Thanks for your feedback so far...
2007-08-27 18:24:00 · update #1
OK...great feedback so far, but let me add something: This board is dual-core capable (according to the box anyway). The real bugger is the fact that the monitor shows NO signal from the board when it is connected. There should be some signal, even if the CPU is wrong or even if there is NO cpu (I checked this out on my other test machine). So- I feel like it has come down to a bad video chip on the motherboard...even though that means I got two bad boards in a row with the exact same problem, right out of the box. Either I'm an extremely LUCKY guy, or ECS makes REALLY crappy boards. Which one do you think it is? Thanks again...
2007-08-28 04:04:27 · update #2
The NEW Celeron 430 (Conroe L/Millville core) is different from m430 (Yonah core).
ECS 945G M3, v1.0a and v1.0b do NOT support Core 2 Duo. It is version 3.0 of that board that has Core2 Duo support.
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?DetailID=680&CategoryID=1&DetailName=Feature&MenuID=44&LanID=9
A BIOS update of your board might help.
2007-08-27 19:11:31 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it looks like the Celeron D and the Celeron 430 are two separate chips. It sounds like the board isn't recognizing the chip and since the board states that it will only recognize Pentium 4/Celeron D/Pentium D processors, then you might be in for a headache.
It could be a second bad board, but unlikely. Do you have another chip you can use, from a different rig maybe to test it? If not, perhaps you should try another chip, the Celeron 430's are at the low end of the processor spectrum these days and would probably already be considered obsolete.
Hope this helps! :-)
2007-08-27 18:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by N2jazz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mother board is a socket 775. And supports the Celeron and Pentium 4/D/XE CPUs which operate on the 533/800 and 1066 MHz Front Side Bus. (good specs)
The Celeron 430 is actually a Celeron m430 (mobile processor). And while it is socket 775 and 533 front side bus the architecture in a mobile chip requires specific bios settings that your board does not provide for. I would think this is your problem.
Additional info: my bad i forgot about the Intel Celeron D 430 Processor - 1.80GHz, 512KB Cache, 800MHz FSB.
I dont spend much time in the celeron area. sorry.
2007-08-27 18:15:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you opt to make sure processor compatibility with a motherboard, then examine which socket types they help. that motherboard has an LGA 775 socket and the processor takes an LGA 1155 socket. so the quick answer isn't any. sorry.
2016-12-16 06:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋