Author Topic: CPU Dead? (Read 1750 times)

Roscoroo · « **Reply #15 on:** November 07, 2003, 02:58:52 PM »

hmmm well I think we've just about covered all the bases ...

I always reset my combo to the last known working set up. and if you have done that . along with the power supply swap .checked the ram, connections , ect ... it may be time to take it to the local whole in the wall pc store (were the real pc techs work) and have it tested . (mine tests my screw ups for free cause i almost have stock in there store lol)

I have had an iwill and a gigabite mb do the same thing to me. its tottally frustrating ...

Wanker · « **Reply #16 on:** November 07, 2003, 03:27:00 PM »

DMF, have you checked to see if the MB is grounding out on the Sonata somewhere? It's pretty tight confines in that case.

minus · « **Reply #17 on:** November 07, 2003, 07:11:51 PM »

can be PSU ,probably some of dedicated 5 V or 3.3 V circuits are smoked or the core voltage

San · « **Reply #18 on:** November 08, 2003, 12:26:06 AM »

Check the atx connector on the motherboard. Make sure its snapped in all the way.

Duh Disregard I see you already changed power supply's

DAVENRINO · « **Reply #19 on:** November 08, 2003, 01:16:20 AM »

Prolly not your problem but cured mine.

http://www.amdforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=246717

Today I replaced my MSI Nforce board and 2100+ and had the same symptoms as yours. It wouldn't post with the Mushkin RAM. After trying everything else, I put one of the Crucial 2100 sticks in slot 1 and it posted. I searched the above forum and found someone with the same problem. I followed Senor Panadero's instructions and now everything is cool.

airguard · « **Reply #20 on:** November 08, 2003, 03:49:07 AM »

try to reset bios, both with battery and the jumpers (only using the jumpers dont help somthimes). (make sure you unplug the psu power cord before doing that)
and check if the mobo is correctly mounted on the spacers underneath it.
Then check if core on cpu is broken that can happen with a amd when mounting the cpufan.
Then if not working, try with one memory chip at the time.

I guess you have tried starting it up with only grapichcard, cpu and memory, not attaching hd`s etc.. that can also give a clue about what is wrong youre down to : cpu, mem, motherboard, psu then

GL ! I know how frustrating things like this is

Wanker · « **Reply #21 on:** November 10, 2003, 02:14:49 PM »

Did you get this resolved yet, DMF?

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #22 on:** November 10, 2003, 02:42:58 PM »

It appears to be the motherboard. The CPU, graphics card, RAM, and PSU all work when swapped out with another motherboard. Not so when thrown into the A7N8X Deluxe.

Thankfully ASUS provides a three-year warranty on all retail motherboards, so it's no problem to RMA it back to them. Gonna ship it out this afternoon.

-- Todd/Leviathn

DAVENRINO · « **Reply #23 on:** November 10, 2003, 03:17:53 PM »

DMF,
What are your RAM timings? Mine did the same thing as yours after I got it put together. It never POSTed till I followed the instructions in the link I provided above. It just wouldn't POST at all set at CAS 3. After I finished the overclock I set RAM timings to 11-2-2-2T. No errors on MEMtest 86 3.0 after 16 hours. No crashes on Prime 95 Torture Test. Mad Onion 17,212 stock vid card. anyway, wouldn't hurt to try if you have an old stick of 2100.

mrblack · « **Reply #24 on:** November 10, 2003, 03:25:32 PM »

More likely you'r motherboard than CPU.
But you can take you'r CPU to a service center and have it checked.
Or stick it in another puter.
I have gone true 2 motherboards this week due to my stupidity:rolleyes: