Upgraded from Pentium e5700 to q9650, not booting on a Foxconn G41MXE

[xslabs.sai]

I have this foxconn g41mxe, it had come with an e5700, so I upgraded it to q9650, and it won't POST. All fans running, and no beep. Specs:
Old CPU: Pentium Dual Core E5700
New CPU: Core 2 Quad Q9650
Mobo: Foxconn G41MXE
Ram: 8 GB Samsung 1333 MHz dual channel (DDR3)
GPU: Zotac GTX 1050 ti Mini
HDD: 500 GB WD Caviar Blue + 320 GB Seagate Drive
Power Supply: 450 W Zebronics PAY
The PC was working fine before.
I think I have Cleared the CMOS but I'm not sure I did it the correct way. Can anyone tell me how to get my pc working and clear the CMOS?
Thanks in advance!

 

[kanewolf]

That CPU is on the supported list for that motherboard -- http://www.foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetail.aspx?T=motherboard&U=en-us0000483
I would put the old CPU back and make sure it boots. Then update the BIOS if you don't have the P10 version.

 

[xslabs.sai]

@kanewolf it is working with the old processor. But i am not sure I am on the p10 version tho. Can you tell me how to flash it? I'm running Windows 10

 

[kanewolf]

The user's manual -- http://www.foxconnchannel.com/driverdownload/Motherboard/Intel/Socket775/G41MXE/Manual/English/G41MXE%20Series-EN-V1.0.zip has the BIOS display on page 20. I think the version number is displayed on the bottom.

Foxconn has a windows tool "FOX LiveUpdate that is supposed to handle BIOS updates, but it isn't a Windows 10 application so I wouldn't trust it. You will have to go "old school" and create a DOS bootable flash drive -- https://www.geforce.co.uk/whats-new/guides/how-to-update-your-motherboard-bios-using-a-simple-usb-stick

 

[xslabs.sai]

Thanks, kanewolf! With your idea, I upgraded to P10 and placed the processor on. Working fine. And for anyone who was wondering, if ram is coming like "8.00 GB (3.5 GB usable)", update your BIOS.

 

[xslabs.sai]

Okay, it worked for some time and then stopped working. It seems to work when I used it as a testbench (loosely keeping the heatsink above the fan). When I confirmed everything was working, I plugged in the heatsink with screws on. From then it stopped booting. Please help. Just to get the testbench working, I spent 6 hours. Please!