CPU Upgrade - Boot Fail

Hey lads and ladies,

This is my laptop{Dont start, I know} Dell Vostro 1000 Mobile AMD Sempron 3600+ 2.00GHZ 2GB DDR2 at 250Mhz Dell 0WY383 MB [Socket M2/S1G1] ATI Xpress 1150 500GB Seagate(Aftermarket)

I've bought a TL-60 Turion64X2 @2GHZ [secondhand] CPU. Fitted it and I dont even reach POST, just get a flash, single spin of the fan and a few cycles of the HDD and DVD drives. Checked everything twice, still nothing. Replace the Sempron, working fine :|

So, other than the Turion being a dud, what could be the problem?

Thanks, Simon.

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asked Jul 23 '10 at 09:00

Simon
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I had that laptop for 2 years! IT SUCKED! LOL!

(Sep 03 '10 at 10:46) HHBones

5 Answers:

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Have you tried updating your motherboard's firmware to see if that enables more support for different processors?

answered Jul 23 '10 at 09:08

Luma
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I'm 90% sure its up to date, will check, and in any case Dell have shipped with that proc from the start, so it should be supported in all revisions.

(Jul 23 '10 at 09:10) Simon

either the chip u got is fried or it is incomparable... if its not even posting my guess is it is incomparable... have you tried to reset the chip?

answered Jul 23 '10 at 09:15

trueb
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I think the poster means "incompatible", the new CPU is incompatible with the motherboard.

(Jul 23 '10 at 09:56) computingNcatonsville

I've checked, definitely compatible.

(Jul 23 '10 at 10:12) Simon

0	I've left the CMOS batt out for five, but there are no jumpers I can see to do a proper reset.... answered Jul 23 '10 at 09:18 Simon 621●11●14●24

0	Would disabling quickboot help? I cant find a descript definition of what tests it actually disables. answered Jul 23 '10 at 09:37 Simon 621●11●14●24

0	You may need to flash the BIOS. Have you tried that? Otherwise, it is probably incompatible. answered Sep 03 '10 at 10:46 HHBones 4.1k●61●82●118

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