Re: Please help me with HDX18 CPU upgrade gone wrong



I have the same BIOS F.34. It might be because I have a QAVK ES instead of an SLB5G.

This may sound stupid, but check the time and date on the CMOS, in BIOS screen. When trying to get my Q9100, the time and date reset in the BIOS and wouldn't boot when I put my P8700 back in until I fixed that....

Re: Please help me with HDX18 CPU upgrade gone wrong

Hi Mike,

I was trying to do the same thing and upgrade my HDX18t to a Q9100. How did you get yours to work? Mine won't boot and flashed caps/num lock twice (from further reading it says bad bios).

I'm wondering if there is an issue with the CPU itself. It seems that it won't drop in directly like my P8700 and needs a little force to get it in. You said reseating may help but I've reseated plenty of times to no avail.

I was wondering if you or someone else could provide some input