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System Specs

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 - 2.5 GHz (2x3 MB L2, 1333 MHz FSB) OC @ 3.37Ghz, 1800 Mhz FSB

Mainboard: Asus Striker II Extreme, NF790i, 3-way SLI, S 775, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 1160/1333/2000, ATX

Memory: 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TW3X4G1600C9DHX CL 9-9-9-24

Hard Drive: WD VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS 300 GB, 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 10,000 RPM

Video: XFX GTX260 896MB PCI-E 2.0

Sound: HD Exteme Audio

CD Rom: LG DVD Burner SATA

Power Supply: Coolermaster Realpower R700 (700W)

Printer: Epson Stylus CX5500

OS: Windows VISTA Ultimate SP1 64 Bit

09-22-2008, 08:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
lazareth1 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,294 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Unable to upgrade cpu in HP Pavillion A6412P I would let it reboot, reset BIOS settings to default, save those, let it reboot again. If all is well after this THEN try new CPU. __________________ Prime95\|Everest Ultimate Edition\|How to do a repair install of XP\|Bench Testing "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted"