I have an old compaq 5002us desktop that has an 800mhz duron cpu, I bought a 1.3 processor. I took out the old one and put in the 1.3 and the computer runs but nothing ever comes up on the screen. I put the old one back in and it works fine. they look identical and all the pins are the same, why will it not work?
The CPU is probably not compatible with the Mobo/Bios.
OEM PC's use Mobo/Bios made for them and it can be very difficult to determine what CPU's are/are not compatible. Thge PC manufacturer is the most reliable source for that info.
Found this on another web site :compaq 5002us Socket A - 200 MHz system bus
VIA KT133 Chipset
Maximum Supported Processor - AMD Athlon TBird 1.1Ghz@200FSB
Three Total DIMM Slots Upgradable To 768 MB
Integrated Savage4 AGP Graphics
SoundMax® Integrated Digital Audio (AD1881)
AGP 4X 2.0 Slot
3 PCI slots
An Athlon was better than the Duron,you can pick one up on Ebay
I saw a bios update on the hp site but it only shows up if you select win 2000 or ME Software & Driver Downloads Compaq Presario 5002US Desktop PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)
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