Akubane
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Hey, got a quick question.
Is there anything in particular you should do when swapping CPU's? Like clearing the CMOS for instance.
Guy I just sold PC to swapped the QX9650 out for an E8400, and didn't clear the CMOS or anything, now it's shutting down about 7-10 seconds after booting up.
I never had the problem myself, but it's a compulsive habbit to clear the CMOS every time I mess with the CPU. I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
I don't even know if it actually does anything relevant to the CPU or not.
It just sounds to me like it's still looking for the qx and getting confused during boot up. He said he put the qx back in and it was still doing it though.
I don't know if it actually does anything but I told him to clear the CMOS and get back to me. Any thoughts? most of you swap CPUs quite often.
Is there anything in particular you should do when swapping CPU's? Like clearing the CMOS for instance.
Guy I just sold PC to swapped the QX9650 out for an E8400, and didn't clear the CMOS or anything, now it's shutting down about 7-10 seconds after booting up.
I never had the problem myself, but it's a compulsive habbit to clear the CMOS every time I mess with the CPU. I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
I don't even know if it actually does anything relevant to the CPU or not.
It just sounds to me like it's still looking for the qx and getting confused during boot up. He said he put the qx back in and it was still doing it though.
I don't know if it actually does anything but I told him to clear the CMOS and get back to me. Any thoughts? most of you swap CPUs quite often.