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That should work. Only using a 4-pin connector never even crossed my mind. The first rig I build was with a Intel QX6700 cpu. The same motherboard that you have, by the way. I'm still using that rig. i think only solution is to find another motherboard and try q6600 on it if it works there is somet...

[quote="bubba"]Are you using only 4 of the 8 pins for the CPU power? If only using 4 then that would explain why the E4500 works and Q6600 doesn't. The CPU is not getting enough power.[

ok i use these two cabels http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/imgp3060t.jpg/ is that ok ?

Try that new power supply and keep in touch. I hope that is your problem. If that doesn't work then I think that the cpu is problem. i am afraid cpu is broken i think because i tried with only one memory stick, old x1550 and one hard disk, 350 watt must be enough for this low system at least window...

Have you tried going into safe mode? the problem is that when i install q6600 cpu there is no display on the monitor i can't do anything and i cant see anything i cant get into bios or i can not start windows in safe mode because computer acting like there is no display adapter :( but when i instal...

Yes, I was thinking that myself. I added to my last post. You see if you don't know what settings are in your bios, your boot sequence may be off. Causing a non-boot. Do you have a more powerful power supply? Depending on the boot sequence you may need to add a floppy drive. All i got is asus 350 w...

vbironchef wrote:hook up your hard drive. Can you go into your bios? Do you have a floppy drive connected?

i can not go into bios because there is no display just black screen there is no floppy ,is there any possibility that psu is not enough ?

Maybe try to take out the bios battery then reinstall. Try with only one stick of memory. Do a clean install of Windows. Let us know what you find out. i took out battery and i tried it with one memory stick and without hdd, also i took out 5570 and tried an old x1550 nothing changed no display but...

Hi guys i got a second hand q6600 cpu but when i install it into D975XBX2, there is no display, when i am back to e4500 everything is normal, i updated motherboard current version is 2838 my system; D975XBX2 motherboard, 5 gb ddr 2 667 ram, 160 gb and 500 gb two hdd, ati 5570 display adapter, xigmat...

thanx for the anwers its really cheap 80 dollars, but in this link http://processormatch.intel.com/COMPDB/ ... e=D975XBX2 i cant see q9400 are you sure it works wit bad axe 2 ?

Hi i have a D975XBX2 intel motherboard and i wanna buy a CORE 2 QUAD Q9400 processor i just wonder if i buy this cpu there will be any compatibility problem ?