is the 2B5E motherboard compatible with i7 6700 ??

[tha11guy]

can someone help me? I have an HP 280 g2 micro tower with a 2B5E motherboard and a Pentium 4400g,I wanted to upgrade so  I bought an i7 6700 and tried installing it but it didn't work, it didn't show video and I don't know why (on the HP website it says the hp 280 g2 supports the i7 6700 - ) I don't know why the i7 6700 is not working on my motherboard, my power supply is 180 w (dunno if it is a problem ) please help me

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[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@tha11guy,

Welcome to our peer-to-peer HP Community Forum!

Indeed, an i7-6700 is compatible with your HP 280 G2 MT.

What I would do is to remove the i7-6700, carefully inspect the CPU socket for any debris or damage.  Gently use compressed ("canned") air to blow out the socket.  Then also carefully inspect the i7-6700 for any debris (such as thermal paste), and if so, use a Q-Tip moistened with isopropyl alcohol and gently clean it.  Then reinstall the Pentium 4400G, and make sure your BIOS has the most recent version: A0.58 Rev.A, which you can download from here: https://support.hp.com/rs-en/drivers/hp-280-g2-microtower-pc/8741823:

Then try the i7-6700 again.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777