Compatibility issues? Or just busted proc?

[pga1234]

Well another question for my cousin...

He recently bought a 1600+ AMD Athlon proc which he bought today... He tried to install it a little while ago. Now heres the problem. When he starts his computer everything turns on the hs fan, cd-rw drive, cd-rom drive... everything but the proc doesnt start up at all. All he gets is a black screen.

Here's the comps specs:

New AMD Athlon 1600+ proc (Used to be a 950+)
Gigabyte GA-7VRXP motherboard
256mb PC-2100 RAM
GeForce3 TI200

That's about all I know. He has several case fans as well as a nice HS (not sure what kind) and video cooling.

Thankyou in advance for any and all replys.

-pga1234

[Birdkiller]

no beeps at all? if you take the ram out and start it and it doesnt beep then the processor isnt running properly ie. dead or not installed right.

[Darthtanion]

Sounds like he was probably running customized settings for his old processor. If the new XP 1600+ isn't unlocked, then the multiplier that is currently set within the BIOS won't be compatible with his new processor. If you just reset the CMOS (should be a jumper...check the manual to find out for sure how to do this), then it should revert to default settings and do an auto detect for the new processor.