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Quad Core and D975XBX2 - doesn't post temp

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Anyone hooked up an Intel Quad Core (Q6600) to the Intel D975XBX2 motherboard and received a 0 celius CPU temperature within the BIOS?

A friend just got one and I helped him install it. It booted up and then turned off while we were in the bios. There then was a red light on the motherboard when turning it back on. After looking in the manual is said CPU TEMPERATURE (overheat) LED.

Checked and the heatsink to the processor is spinning as normal, but in the BIOS is still says the CPU temperature is 0 celius. What could cause this? Anyone ever experience this?

I was thinking that possibly updating the BIOS would help, but I would hate for the BIOS to get cleared only for the system to randomly shut off again.
 
Mine posted my nice and high (g3) temp without a problem.

You should definitely update the bios. There is a iso you can burn to cd, or you can do it within windows.
 
I agree, it may be a outdated bios not supporting the cpu. Mine works fine without issues (look at my sig).

 
Crazy thing is that it recognizes the processor (it specifically states quad core when it posts).

My issue is that what happens if we try to update the BIOS and it shuts off during the process? Wouldn't he have to get a new BIOS chip?
 
KuJaX said:
Crazy thing is that it recognizes the processor (it specifically states quad core when it posts).

My issue is that what happens if we try to update the BIOS and it shuts off during the process? Wouldn't he have to get a new BIOS chip?
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Yes but this is very rare. Just follow the instructions and don't do stupid things then everything will be fine.
 
Intel has eliminated the temperature diode in the Quad core processors that motherboards used to read to report the CPU temperature. If the bios hasn't been updated by the company then a zero reading seems quite likely. It's meaningless.
 
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