I have a HP Compaq office PC and i wanted to upgrade the processor. (compaq presario cq5720f)
I accidentally ordered the wrong type of CPU for my CPU socket.(
AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition FX-4300, FD4300WMHKBOX)
(AM3+ processor for an AM3 socket) . Obviously the processor didn't work and nothing happened. My mistake was when i left the PC running for a long period of time, hoping that it might work and just needed to somehow integrate into the system. Afterwards i switched out the wrong CPU for the original one and the same thing happened: the fans and motherboard LED's would turn on but the monitor wouldn't receive a signal and the LED on the power button didn't turn on. I have checked that everything is securely in it's proper position and that all cables have been connected properly. I have tried resetting the BIOS/CMOS manually. The last thing i tried was to hard-reset it but that bore no response. I am lost and have no idea what to do. I am a young ammeter with computers and have no fixed income. I may get grounded. Please help me, I hope to have a career in computers in the future and i don't want my enthusiasm to be dampened by this mistake. Thank you for reading.
I accidentally ordered the wrong type of CPU for my CPU socket.(
AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition FX-4300, FD4300WMHKBOX)
(AM3+ processor for an AM3 socket) . Obviously the processor didn't work and nothing happened. My mistake was when i left the PC running for a long period of time, hoping that it might work and just needed to somehow integrate into the system. Afterwards i switched out the wrong CPU for the original one and the same thing happened: the fans and motherboard LED's would turn on but the monitor wouldn't receive a signal and the LED on the power button didn't turn on. I have checked that everything is securely in it's proper position and that all cables have been connected properly. I have tried resetting the BIOS/CMOS manually. The last thing i tried was to hard-reset it but that bore no response. I am lost and have no idea what to do. I am a young ammeter with computers and have no fixed income. I may get grounded. Please help me, I hope to have a career in computers in the future and i don't want my enthusiasm to be dampened by this mistake. Thank you for reading.