[SOLVED] Newly bought Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 not working.....

[Sumit Basu]

I have an Asus P5LD2-TVM SE/S Motherboard. It had an Intel Core 2 duo 4400 2.00Ghz Processor. Now today i got the delivery of the Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33Ghz Processor. When i replaced the old one with the E8600 the Heatsink runs and the motherboard led turns on but there is no beep and no display. So i again switched it with the old one and yes the cpu was running fine ! Recently I searched about the problem and found out that the CPU needs a BIOS update in order to be allowed to install new processor. My Motherboard contains the American Megatrends 0704 of 19/July/2007 version of BIOS. What and how should I do to install the new Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 ??

 

[SamirD]

You need to update the bios using your old processor and once that is done, swap to your new processor. And it should be a massive kick in the pants:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-Core2-Duo-E4400-vs-Intel-Core2-Duo-E8600/935vs957

I love my e8600 systems.

 

[Phaaze88]

It is quite possible that the E8600 isn't compatible. I looked it up and found:
P5LD2-VM SE
P5LD2-TVM SE/S
2 different motherboards. The 2nd one, which is yours, doesn't even have an official Asus support page - even entering the product ID just turns up the first one, which leads me to believe that your particular model must be region specific.

The 1st one does not officially support the E8600, and I can't find anything that suggest the same goes for yours. There's very little to go on, save for an Ebay listing, and those links are broken.

 

[SamirD]

Great work! I just assumed the OP knew what they were doing and that the MB supported the e8600 since most anything still around from the LGA775 days will.

But it does look like there are some issues with cpu support as this thread indicates:
https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Asus-P5LD2-TVM-SE-S-unlock

And based on some of the information I'm finding (like an ebay listing for a brand new one), I think the motherboard may only support dual core 1066fsb processors, which would eliminate the e8600 as being compatible. 🙁

 

[Phaaze88]

Oh geez - bios mods. Those are always iffy.
Bios mods, cpu pin mods... why go to all that trouble?

 

[SamirD]

Oh geez - bios mods. Those are always iffy.
Bios mods, cpu pin mods... why go to all that trouble?

Seems to be some cpus just weren't supported from the factory, but in the OP's case the motherboard doesn't support the 1333fsb of the e8600.

Same could be said of water cooling and overclocking--the same people were doing it back in the lga775 days. 😉

 

[Phaaze88]

Same could be said of water cooling and overclocking--the same people were doing it back in the lga775 days. 😉

Yeah, but overclocking can be fun, custom liquid cooling is interesting, case modding is fun < those are my opinion, of course.
Bios modding... *shivers *

 

[SamirD]

Yeah, but overclocking can be fun, custom liquid cooling is interesting, case modding is fun < those are my opinion, of course.
Bios modding... *shivers *

It was all fun to me when I had the time, now I like pre-built boxes with just minimal additions. 😀

 

[Phaaze88]

XD

 

[Sumit Basu]

Seems to be some cpus just weren't supported from the factory, but in the OP's case the motherboard doesn't support the 1333fsb of the e8600.

Same could be said of water cooling and overclocking--the same people were doing it back in the lga775 days. 😉

Great work! I just assumed the OP knew what they were doing and that the MB supported the e8600 since most anything still around from the LGA775 days will.

But it does look like there are some issues with cpu support as this thread indicates:
https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Asus-P5LD2-TVM-SE-S-unlock

And based on some of the information I'm finding (like an ebay listing for a brand new one), I think the motherboard may only support dual core 1066fsb processors, which would eliminate the e8600 as being compatible. 🙁

It is quite possible that the E8600 isn't compatible. I looked it up and found:
P5LD2-VM SE
P5LD2-TVM SE/S
2 different motherboards. The 2nd one, which is yours, doesn't even have an official Asus support page - even entering the product ID just turns up the first one, which leads me to believe that your particular model must be region specific.

The 1st one does not officially support the E8600, and I can't find anything that suggest the same goes for yours. There's very little to go on, save for an Ebay listing, and those links are broken.

Yeah, but both of the processors are LGA 775 supported ....then the bios update might help it....??

 

[bignastyid]

Yeah, but both of the processors are LGA 775 supported ....then the bios update might help it....??

Yeah, being the same socket does not guarantee compatibility.

 

[Phaaze88]

Yeah, but both of the processors are LGA 775 supported ....then the bios update might help it....??

About that...

Yeah, being the same socket does not guarantee compatibility.

^What they said.

Plus, where are you going to get the new bios file from?
If you try to use one of the downloads for the P5LD2-VM SE motherboard, there's no guarantee it'll work with your P5LD2-TVM SE/S motherboard.
Worst case scenario, the possibly incompatible bios bricks your motherboard, and then you're really boned.

 

[william p]

I would slap an X6800 unlocked 2 core in that and bump up the multiplier a few notches. If the BIOS won't allow it use Throttlestop 6.0