Quote Originally Posted by C-N View Post
When my E8400 blew in my P35 it gave me garbled incomplete post codes but after 2 long 8 hour + CMOS clears it came back finally posting 88 until I changed the CPU & she booted first time.

Perhaps try a couple of long board fully stripped battery out & shorted CMOS clears before panicking.

CN
i'm already doing that my mate H1ghlander recommended it im shorting JP2 and JP12 (bios and backup RTC), tbh i hope my e8500 is ok

Good job my board is at work so i can leave it here overnight and see how it gets on.


did you need to RMA the e8400?