cpu problem

[fadge]

ok i brought an amd 5600 dual core, put it in my comp turned it on and it beeps 5 times which means that there is something wrong with the cpu, how can something be wrong with it if its new? is there anything i can do?
cheers, adam

 

[Itanda]

Dude what motherboard are you using and what socket is it?

 

[fadge]

its an asus m2n sli deluxe its socket am2 940 pin

 

[nffc10]

Have you made sure that all the connectors are properly connected?

 

[Geoff]

You did make sure to put the CPU in the right way, right? Because it only works in one way. It may seem hard to believe, but I actually did that once when building a PC a long time ago.

And did you put on the heatsink and fan and connect it?

 

[elitehacker]

You would have damaged the CPU anyway if you have inserted it the wrong way.

 

[Geoff]

You would have damaged the CPU anyway if you have inserted it the wrong way.

Not necessarily, when I inserted the P4 in the wrong way once, it just fried the motherboard, but the processor was fine.

 

[The_Other_One]

First off, beep codes are not always 100% accurate, so don't limit yourself to the processor.

My first guess would be the bios. Perhaps a flash is required to use that processor. Or is the board even compatible with it? A bit doubtful it wouldn't be, but worth checking out.

 

[StrangleHold]

Since its a newer processor I would say you need to check for a update for the Bios, a few I have built with the 5400,5600 and 6000 did the same thing!

 

[fadge]

ok everything is in properly and no i didnt put the cpu in the wrong way, it may help if u say that this is a new build...but everything else runs..like it powers on and i can hear the hard drive booting but i get those 5 beeps...

 

[oscaryu1]

How about a bad memory module?Video card failure?

 

[hermeslyre]

Just to be safe try inserting the memory into different slots. If you have more than one module try out only one at a time..