Hello Everyone!
Thanks a lot for coming in here to give your advice on this.
I bought a PC tower from a car boot sale to learn how to upgrade a PC.
Initial system details as follows:
Desktop Model: Acer Aspire M1610 - ZB7Z
Motherboard ID: F672CR - LGA775 socket
Motherboard (BIOS): Phoenix D696, R01-A4
Chipset: SiS 672 + 968 (sounthbridge)
Current processor: Intel Pentium Dual E2140 @ 1.60GHz (1M Cache, 1.60 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, Lithography 65nm,Voltage 0.85V-1.5V)
Operating system: Windows Visa Home Premium- Fresh installed Windows 7 Professional.
RAM DDR2 PC2 5300-555 : 4GB
SATA2 3.0bps: 300GB
Then I bought a CPU on Ebay, upgraded system details as follows:
BIOS: Phoenix D696, R01-B1 (previous R01-A4)
CMOS: cleared
New processor: Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz (6M Cache, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, Lithography 45nm,Voltage 0.85V-1.36V)
Now Win 7 would freeze at loading. I've updated all the drivers. I tried to reinstall it but again, installation freezes. . When I put back the E2140 CPU, everything works fine.
Questions:
1. System freeze up means E8400 CPU isn't compatible?
2. Which one makes it incompatible? 65nm-45nm conflict or 800FSB-1333FSB?
Based on your answers, I'm gonna pick a compatible CPU from cpu-upgrade.com and order one. So I'd greatly appreciate any advice on this.
Cheers
Useful links:
Aspire M1610 Specification - http://acersupport.com/acerpanam/desktop/0000/Acer/AspireM1610/AspireM1610sp2.shtml
CPUs for SiS 672 chipset - http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-SiS_%28chipsets%29/672.html
E2140 - http://ark.intel.com/products/29738/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E2140-1M-Cache-1_60-GHz-800-MHz-FSB?q=e2140
E8400 - http://ark.intel.com/products/33910/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E8400-6M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB
Thanks a lot for coming in here to give your advice on this.
I bought a PC tower from a car boot sale to learn how to upgrade a PC.
Initial system details as follows:
Desktop Model: Acer Aspire M1610 - ZB7Z
Motherboard ID: F672CR - LGA775 socket
Motherboard (BIOS): Phoenix D696, R01-A4
Chipset: SiS 672 + 968 (sounthbridge)
Current processor: Intel Pentium Dual E2140 @ 1.60GHz (1M Cache, 1.60 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, Lithography 65nm,Voltage 0.85V-1.5V)
Operating system: Windows Visa Home Premium- Fresh installed Windows 7 Professional.
RAM DDR2 PC2 5300-555 : 4GB
SATA2 3.0bps: 300GB
Then I bought a CPU on Ebay, upgraded system details as follows:
BIOS: Phoenix D696, R01-B1 (previous R01-A4)
CMOS: cleared
New processor: Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz (6M Cache, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB, Lithography 45nm,Voltage 0.85V-1.36V)
Now Win 7 would freeze at loading. I've updated all the drivers. I tried to reinstall it but again, installation freezes. . When I put back the E2140 CPU, everything works fine.
Questions:
1. System freeze up means E8400 CPU isn't compatible?
2. Which one makes it incompatible? 65nm-45nm conflict or 800FSB-1333FSB?
Based on your answers, I'm gonna pick a compatible CPU from cpu-upgrade.com and order one. So I'd greatly appreciate any advice on this.
Cheers
Useful links:
Aspire M1610 Specification - http://acersupport.com/acerpanam/desktop/0000/Acer/AspireM1610/AspireM1610sp2.shtml
CPUs for SiS 672 chipset - http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-SiS_%28chipsets%29/672.html
E2140 - http://ark.intel.com/products/29738/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E2140-1M-Cache-1_60-GHz-800-MHz-FSB?q=e2140
E8400 - http://ark.intel.com/products/33910/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E8400-6M-Cache-3_00-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB