The E8400 is a socket 775.
Check the CPU heatsink.
That is a poor design, and I patched up friends box when the fan fell off,
(or got a little loose).
Rick Glazier
DHSinclair wrote:
j.,
No it did not even work back here on my desk/workbench.
Merry Christmas! Rick,
Yes, I do plan to check the hs/fan combo first. I did have trouble getting
it to click on to the m/b. I do suspect this even though the fan spins at
power on (as does the chassis fan). I will start a debug session in a day
or so.
The final set of new parts are