Fried CPU

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Recently, my main computer refused to boot. I tried reseating
everything with no luck. I have an Albatron PX845PE Pro motherboard
with a Pentium 4 2.6 ghz processor. One of my other computers also
uses the same processor. So, I swapped in the other processor and the
computer came back up. Can anyone comment on the likelihood that the
motherboard contributed to the other processor going out? I'd hate to
burn out a second processor. The CPU fan seems to be working
properly, though occassionally one of the fans in the case sounds like
a jet taking off, then quiets down again. I have so many fans in the
case it's hard to tell which fan is doing this. Thanks.



ben
 
Recently, my main computer refused to boot. I tried reseating
everything with no luck. I have an Albatron PX845PE Pro motherboard
with a Pentium 4 2.6 ghz processor. One of my other computers also
uses the same processor. So, I swapped in the other processor and the
computer came back up. Can anyone comment on the likelihood that the
motherboard contributed to the other processor going out? I'd hate to
burn out a second processor. The CPU fan seems to be working
properly, though occassionally one of the fans in the case sounds like
a jet taking off, then quiets down again. I have so many fans in the
case it's hard to tell which fan is doing this. Thanks.
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If the CPU really did fail, odds are it was the motherboard or an improper
heatsink installation. If the fan had failed it "should've" just shut
down the system, and worked again once it'd cooled off.

Have you tried the suspect CPU in the other system? I'd do that first.

How about the power supply? Is it possible that the act of unplugging the
power supply from AC then replugging it is actually what caused the system
to work again, not the CPU swap?

Had you tried clearing the CMOS?
 
If the CPU really did fail, odds are it was the motherboard or an improper
heatsink installation. If the fan had failed it "should've" just shut
down the system, and worked again once it'd cooled off.

Have you tried the suspect CPU in the other system? I'd do that first.

How about the power supply? Is it possible that the act of unplugging the
power supply from AC then replugging it is actually what caused the system
to work again, not the CPU swap?

Had you tried clearing the CMOS?
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I haven't put the suspect CPU in the other computer yet. Will try
that. I was just trying to get my main computer back up and running.
Both computers have the same Intel fan. I reapplied the thermal paste
on the heatsink when I installed the swapped CPU. I tried clearing
the CMOS before I made the swap. Also reseated the memory, tried it
with just one stick of memory, switched the memory. I turned off the
power and unplugged the computer while I was reseating everything, so
it seems it would have worked if that was the problem. Nothing worked
until I put in another CPU.
I'll try putting the suspect CPU in the other computer to verify that
it's dead.
Thanks.


ben
 
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