Solved Strange Behaviour after Upgrading to AMD Quad-Core from Dual-Core

Simply put- RED Blue Screens. I don't know what I need to call them. THEY ARE RED! And they just reference "An error reading the instruction set" There is no STOP Error. I upgraded the Processor from AMD Athlon x2 5000+ to an AMD Phenom x4 9650. I have not overclocked it. In fact, first thing I did after installing it was reset CMOS.


I've checked for minidumps relating to this issue but there are none. I am running Windows 7 x64 Home Premium.

I've tried doing research but my results are non-conclusive.

Hello Timmah,
Everything is running OK, you drop in the new CPU, then you start getting problems.
Have you double checked all the connections and power leads, plus all the data cables ?.
Is there a Bios update that will address the issue ?, it may be worth checking the MB manufacturers site.
Hope this helps, good luck and post your results.

*Cough* I appreciate the answer making me double-check. The issue was oddly enough- after reseating the processor..

>.<

A HAIRBALL????

Well needless to say I am now running it at a pretty decent overclock with no problems. WTF!! How did a HAIRBALL get in between my CPU and motherboard? Yikes... And I wondered what that smell was. *vomits*

Don't hold a cat while changing a processor. Lesson learned.

Glad you got it fixed, good luck.