Asus p6t deluxe - new cpu nothing on monitor

[ocs]

I have an Asus p6t deluxe MOBO and I just upgraded my cpu from Intel Core i7 920 to Intel Core i7 980. Everything was working fine before the upgrade. Now, I get nothing on the monitor when I power it up.

I can tell the following:
(1) All of the fans in the case are working, as well as the cpu fan.
(2) optical device receives power.

So, I completed the following:
(1) Checked the monitor
(2) Cleared the CMOS (default BIOS settings)
(3) Reseated all internal connections (cables, cards,...)

Still nothing on the monitor.

So, I just reseated my original Core i7 920 and everything boots up as normal.

Any ideas?

Does that mean that the 980 CPU that I bought is dead. How can I check this?

I am using a new thermal paste for the first time MX-4. Possibly I could have had too much on. I just reseated the 920 with a thinner coat. Could that have been the reason?

Should I try to reseat the 980 again?

What a pain!!!

Thanks for any ideas you may have.

 

[popatim]

980 isnt supported until bios version 2209. If you havent tried updating the bios then you can update your bios with the 920 installed and then install the 980.

 

[ocs]

Great. I knew I was doing something wrong. Thanks. I will try that.

 

[ocs]

It worked. Thanks, popatim. Much appreciated 🙂

 

[ocs]

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[Mousemonkey]

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