Black screen after new cpu

[ProCs1]

Hello, i'm having some problems with my coputer.
I was running an i3 530 on a P7P55 LX motherboard and decided to upgrade to xeon x3440. Now the cpu isn't on the official supported list but i've seen plenty of people running the same setup, it's the same socket and it should work just fine with p55 setup.
What i did: turned off the pc, removed the cables of fan and the cpu power, took out the fan and cleaned it from the old thermalbpaste, got the old cpu out, installed the new one correctly (fits exactly) got some thermal paste on it, a tiny rice bit, installed the fan and connected all the plugs.
I pushed power and all i got was black screen(fans speening).
I pushed the mem reset butten which did nothing and took out the little battery (cmos battery?) which also did nothing.
Please help!

 

[Snipergod87]

Try updating the BIOS with your 530 first?
Do others have a X3440 running on the P7P55 LX specifically?

 

[ProCs1]

I'll try updating the bios
https://youtu.be/fWPyL5DnPxs

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

OKay, so the CPU will work with your mobo. But first you have to make sure you have an up to date bios. You can download and update it by visiting the manufacturers website and following the instructions. You may need to re-insert the old CPU, then do the update. Then go through the new CPU installation again. Thermal paste, reseat cooler etc.

Just for reference: https://www.overclock.net/forum/6-intel-motherboards/723080-will-support-xeon-x3440.html

 

[Snipergod87]

Yeah definitely sounds like a BIOS updated is needed first then

 

[Supernova1138]

Do you have a video card? The i3 530 has built in integrated graphics, the Xeon x3440 does not. If you try to boot the system with the Xeon and no video card, it won't boot because you don't have a video display device.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Do you have a video card? The i3 530 has built in integrated graphics, the Xeon x3440 does not. If you try to boot the system with the Xeon and no video card, it won't boot because you don't have a video display device.

good point

 

[ProCs1]

Yes i do have a 660 installed, currently trying to update the bios but can't locate the flash drive in the ezflash menu

 

[ProCs1]

Nvm, found it, hope this works (⌐■_■)

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Nvm, found it, hope this works (⌐■_■)

Fingers crossed

 

[ProCs1]

Yep, bios update did nothing at all. There's a red light near the memok! Butten and still have completely black screen (｡╯︵╰｡)

 

[Supernova1138]

Yep, bios update did nothing at all. There's a red light near the memok! Butten and still have completely black screen (｡╯︵╰｡)

You might be having some issues with memory compatibility. You could try pressing the MemOK button and the board will try to get it bootable by trying different speeds and timings. Could also be you have a dead CPU or a CPU with a messed up memory controller. What RAM do you have? The LGA 1156 platform natively ran DDR3-1333 memory with anything faster being considered an overclock.

 

[ProCs1]

I have 2x4(1600mhz) ram installed, they are different modules but worked perfectly with the i3 530. I used to run them at the 1670 speed (they are 1600) i pushed mem ok button multiple times but that sadly seems to be doing nothing

 

[Supernova1138]

I have 2x4(1600mhz) ram installed, they are different modules but worked perfectly with the i3 530. I used to run them at the 1670 speed (they are 1600) i pushed mem ok button multiple times but that sadly seems to be doing nothing

Only other thing I can suggest is trying to reseat the RAM just in case you knocked them loose when installing the new CPU. If that doesn't work, then you probably either have a dead CPU, or your particular board is not compatible with that Xeon.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

try one dimm at a time to troubleshoot. Run them at default speeds (auto)

 

[ProCs1]

It just booted all of a sudden, i removed one of the ramsticks and tried the other one left in another slot

 

[ProCs1]

Some of the stuf seems to be missing from the system, like nvidia control panel, internet connection

 

[ProCs1]

Adjusting time and date fixed the above mentioned problems, only hope is i didn't fry that second ram stick and now it boots up with 8 gigs and yay!

 

[ProCs1]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaàaaaaaaand
It works lmao wtf

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

by updating the bios you prob have to enter all timings again manually to get the dimms to work again. Just trick around and re-configure.

 

[ProCs1]

Thank you guys so much!!! I can't select the correct answer for some reason from mobile, reseating the ram seemed to work, everything is running fine now!

 

[ProCs1]

Only problem now is that temperatures seem pretty high near 80 with a slight load, idles at 60. I used the old intel stock cooler but with stock speeds, why is it getting so high temps?

 

[Supernova1138]

Only problem now is that temperatures seem pretty high near 80 with a slight load, idles at 60. I used the old intel stock cooler but with stock speeds, why is it getting so high temps?

The stock cooler included with the i3 530 might be too weak for a 4 core 8 thread CPU. If your old CPU cooler didn't have a copper slug in it, then it probably isn't going to do well with the Xeon. You may have to look at an aftermarket CPU cooler to get your temps down.