I was told that my motherboard (MSI G31M3) may not be compatible out of the factory with the Intel E8400 CPU - how would I go about flashing/upgrading the BIOS to v1.2 (the compatible version) without being able to get into the BIOS? Is it even possible?
Yeah, I really don't want to believe the cpu itself is dead - the well-known reliability you mention, and the fact that it shows up on POST without any problems. I bought all the parts online, so unfortunately going to a shop is out of the picture.
I might try my friend's core 2 duo.. but he...
I replaced both sticks of Corsair with a new set of Crucial to no effect. I'll try replacing the PSU with this old 300w one I have laying around. I've looked over and over and I know that I have everything set up correctly.. :/
The weird thing is that my CPU POSTs, so I don't know why that...
Overview of the problem
Freezes during the first few tests of the POST.
Full description of the problem and symptoms
About two weeks ago I ordered a full set of parts from newegg and assembled everything as usual (I've been building computers on and off for the past four or five years.)...
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