Recent content by medeirosaurus

Well, while a "resolution" to this problem has not been found, a fix has. I swapped out the old processor, and it worked like a charm. BIOS loaded as fast as ever, Windows booted right up. So, while I still can't be sure that the other processor isn't damaged, I can safely say that the...

That's the other option I had floating around in my head - a bad PSU, or a bad mobo. Nothing I've done to this problem has fixed it so far. I keep coming up to the same dead end - windows won't boot. I've been looking at new mobos, and I'm thinking I may spring for one. I have 2 concerns...

Does anyone know what most commonly occurs (outside of just flat not working) when someone uses a processor not "supported" by the board?

I flashed the BIOS before I put the new processor in. Sorry, forgot to mention that. I've abandoned CPU OC'ing for now, it's a waste of time till I get this stupid hunk of junk working again...

Okay, I have been wrestling with this problem for 4 days now. It's been on and off, and I can't quite get a bead on what's causing it. I suspect a power supply issue, but I can't confirm it. Here are my system specs: K9N SLI V2 (Board), NVIDIA 570LT SLI Ready (Chipset) AMD Athlon 64 x2 BE...