[SOLVED] X58 Mother board Problems

[Iraqlobster]

I have a old X58 motherboard and it originally came with a I7-920 and it worked completely fine with that cpu. But that cpu has a limit at 24 gigs of ram so i wanted to upgraded to a Xeon 5630 which allows for up to 288 gigs. And this is where my problems started I tossed the new cpu in and it fails to even post saying error FF. So i figured it needed a updated bio. I went to https://www.evga.com/support/download/ and found the right bios and updated it but even then it kept failing to post still giving me the error code FF. I was using a GTX1050ti and only a 4GB stick of ddr3 to test the motherboard. Im open to any suggestions

 

[ArchitSahu]

These link may help you:

Motherboard error code "FF"? - Internal Hardware

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www.bleepingcomputer.com

https://www.evga.com/support/faq/FAQdetails.aspx?faqid=58590

Check your CPU socket, are there any pins bent? Is the cooler mounted properly?

Also, I wanted to note that even if your CPU supported 288 gigs, your motherboard will most likely only support 24 gigs unless it is a server grade mobo.

 

[Iraqlobster]

Ill take a look at the CPU socket again but the board is tipple channel and should be able to support more the 24 gigs ill double check though thanks for the suggestion Ill let you know if it works