k20invictus87
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So I decided a while ago that I wanted to start building and messing around with computers. I upgraded my video card in my HP Pavilion a752n to a ATI HD 4850 and put in 2 gigs of Crucial ram. This was really all I needed at the time since all I was playing was World of Warcraft, which is the opposite of a demanding game.
I recently decided I wanted to do all of my gaming on pc and wanted to build a good gaming computer. I ordered an Intel core 2 duo e8400 and 2 more gigs of Crucial ram. Now I'm waiting on my tax return to buy all of the other components, but I wanted to see how the new processor worked in my current computer for a preview.
I made the huge mistake of not researching the compatibility of my a752n's motherboard with my new e8400. I installed the new processor and fired her up and got nothing. The fan was spinning on the cpu and something sounded like it was running, but none of the power lights were on except for the very small one on the front which is under what looks like a battery symbol. That light was a steady orange. This morning I put the old cpu and fan back in and I got the same issue.
When it first fired up and I got nothing after I put the new cpu/fan in I figured it was just a compatibility issue. Now that this is happening with the old cpu/fan back in, I'm not sure of what to do. I don't know if it's that easy to fry a power supply or what. The power supply is only 430 watts. I have a general understanding of the components and what to do, but I'm still going to be making some stupid mistakes like this so any help on the matter would be much appreciated.
Antec Ea-430 430 Watts
Asus PTGD1-LA LGA 775
2 Gigs Crucial 184 Pin-DIMM
ATI HD 4850
Intel Pentium 4 3.8 GHz
Thanks in advance,
Chris
I recently decided I wanted to do all of my gaming on pc and wanted to build a good gaming computer. I ordered an Intel core 2 duo e8400 and 2 more gigs of Crucial ram. Now I'm waiting on my tax return to buy all of the other components, but I wanted to see how the new processor worked in my current computer for a preview.
I made the huge mistake of not researching the compatibility of my a752n's motherboard with my new e8400. I installed the new processor and fired her up and got nothing. The fan was spinning on the cpu and something sounded like it was running, but none of the power lights were on except for the very small one on the front which is under what looks like a battery symbol. That light was a steady orange. This morning I put the old cpu and fan back in and I got the same issue.
When it first fired up and I got nothing after I put the new cpu/fan in I figured it was just a compatibility issue. Now that this is happening with the old cpu/fan back in, I'm not sure of what to do. I don't know if it's that easy to fry a power supply or what. The power supply is only 430 watts. I have a general understanding of the components and what to do, but I'm still going to be making some stupid mistakes like this so any help on the matter would be much appreciated.
Antec Ea-430 430 Watts
Asus PTGD1-LA LGA 775
2 Gigs Crucial 184 Pin-DIMM
ATI HD 4850
Intel Pentium 4 3.8 GHz
Thanks in advance,
Chris