Yup ernie leo is correct, older PSU's don't have all of the needed plugs and will need an adapter.  The secondary power connection is usually behind the CPU towards the back of the case.

Kona, I do not believe for one minute 3btech refurbished a board and it is dead now. If the cpu is not compatible, which it is not, you would get no post beeps . So, lets lean that direction.

I said if you checked on it, they will probably just send you a prepaid shipping label, so no cost, and maybe we could exchange it. Just a thought on a easier way to get you going.

Also, I apologize for my reading errors again.

Can you do some searching on cpus for that board, ebay or elsewhere, see whats available.

Wizard, or whoever corrected me, my bad on the processor, it is amd, but, not dual core, would fit maybe , I will dig it out if needed to make sure I am not remembering it wrong.

I have a AMD Athlonx2 in my machine. If that is compatible with yours, I may consider upgrading and send you my old one. Its early and I can not think yet, so if this is jibberish I apologize. Will mine fit?

I will check with you after work. Keep positive man, we will get it working.

Last thing, do any of the case fans that plug directly to the board or the cpu fan work when powered up? If so, this would indicate something is flowing through the board, meaning cpu could be the only setback.

*If you use AM2+ CPU on AM2 chipset motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200 MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s), but the CPU frequency will not be influenced.

Just found this, it was at 3btech printed under that board I mentioned. Kinda implies the processor should work. That would mean a bad board. I hope you check that return policy and details. Let me know, us know.

Do we want a board from the same place if it is a bad board?

My cpu will fit, but if the board is bad, no help, and if the board is bad, that means the info is probably right and the cpu you have will fit if you just had a good board.

That kinda leaves us at the mercy of return procedure and you have the invoice, so could you check on the details of return and exchange.

Okay, first apologies for being all over the place, very confusing.

I did some research and my board is an am2+ socket with support for amd socket939/940/am2/754and socket F. which means I am in good position boardwise to upgrade as it supports phenom cpus and such.

Also , the processor I have will run yours, it is dual core 3.0 gig125wattcpu amdx2{dual core} I think that is the x2 reference.

Which also means your board which I did not see in specs, does not support am2+, .

So, let me, after work and I am already late, oh well, check which route is better. An upgrade for me or just a cpu or different board for you.

Still you could check that return policy, would help greatly and I will help with costs, but I am hoping for free exchange. Just keep me updated somehow and I will chat after work, DT1,

Nope. I have maybe a quarter to my name. Sorry.

Might be an issue getting them exchanged. I don't recall where I put the receipt and besides I am not the one that bought it. Did I ruin the board by running that CPU in it? Or did I burn out the CPU?

is the vendor 3btech in south bend? i've dealt with them before....many years ago. after that experience, i'll never deal with them again. i actually took a mobo and cpu in to their office/display building to prove they didn't work (they're only an hour or so up the road). even though they admitted the units didn't work, they still refused a refund because i had waited 3 or 4 days after taking delivery of the items before bringing things to their attention. sorry, i had kidney stone surgery before i worked on the person's rig. you can bet your rear end they were reported to the BBB as soon as i got home.

Mighty nice of you Ace, that is some good equipment. He has a Radeon GFX card I sent to him that is PCI-e. Will that work?

Okay, Kona, it is your decision as far as I am concerned. You have been very thankful to all who contributed and that goes a long way with me. You should not feel bad or anything. If you want to take Ace up on his most generous offer, you would have a good system!Better than what we were getting. Sure it sucks for me kinda, but, you are happy with the monitor, so I would only be out like 60 bucks because you will find a use for the case I am sure. Maybe a second system down the road for just xp or something.

Or, we can proceed to the next logical step which to me seems to be a different board if your ram is compatible, that way you can use Starkers CPU,which is faster than what the board you have takes. Let me search a bit on possibility of shipping arrangements. Last resort, I could send you a prepaid credit card with enough for shipping on it, but would take time with mailing and all.

I have one more thought and it would have to include Starkers.

I send you a credit card with shipping money, you send me starkers CPU, I send you mine, his will work on my board.

Just let me know, DT1

Also supports 667\533

Is that board compatible with DDR2 667 memory? That's all I have.

Ace - I don't want to step on any toes around here. If you could just send the mobo that would be cool. That way I can still use the new case I got from Doortech.