I recently ordered an i5-4690 to upgrade from my i3-4130, to go with my ASUS H81M-PLUS mobo and it just won't boot for some reason. The fans come on, the pc keeps running fine but there's just no signal to my monitor and also no beeps from the pc.
However, when I reinstall my old cpu, everything boots up absolutely fine.
I already updated my BIOS a few days beforehand and I know the cpu is compatible. So far I've tried booting with no RAM/GPU, switching RAM slots etc. Also tried clearing my CMOS, and making sure there weren't any pins bent on the mobo. All the right cables are connected and I've even followed the steps in https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...ng-about-post-boot-no-video-problems.1285536/
I can only assume my new CPU is either faulty (which I've heard is really rare) or it's a BIOS/driver/update related issue considering my old one works fine and has no issues.
I'm tempted to try and downgrade my BIOS to the first version the i5-4690 requires but I don't even know if that will make a difference. I've also heard there were some Intel Management Engine Interface issues with the i5-4690k that caused it not to post but I don't know if that will also apply to the regular 4690. Does anyone have any other suggestions before I just return this CPU as faulty? I'm stumped.
However, when I reinstall my old cpu, everything boots up absolutely fine.
I already updated my BIOS a few days beforehand and I know the cpu is compatible. So far I've tried booting with no RAM/GPU, switching RAM slots etc. Also tried clearing my CMOS, and making sure there weren't any pins bent on the mobo. All the right cables are connected and I've even followed the steps in https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...ng-about-post-boot-no-video-problems.1285536/
I can only assume my new CPU is either faulty (which I've heard is really rare) or it's a BIOS/driver/update related issue considering my old one works fine and has no issues.
I'm tempted to try and downgrade my BIOS to the first version the i5-4690 requires but I don't even know if that will make a difference. I've also heard there were some Intel Management Engine Interface issues with the i5-4690k that caused it not to post but I don't know if that will also apply to the regular 4690. Does anyone have any other suggestions before I just return this CPU as faulty? I'm stumped.