Dead CPU?

System died.

Tried to boot with only cpu, fans, memory and video card. CPU/
motherboard doesn't boot, that is no boot splash, no beeps with or
without memory or video.

Cpu fan works, CDROM opens and closes, video card definitely and memory
work I checked by swapping components, brand new power supply, cmos
battery still good (also checked in another device).

Am I correct the cpu is dead?

"jaster" <jaster@home.net> wrote in message
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> System died.
>
> Tried to boot with only cpu, fans, memory and video card. CPU/
> motherboard doesn't boot, that is no boot splash, no beeps with or
> without memory or video.
>
> Cpu fan works, CDROM opens and closes, video card definitely and memory
> work I checked by swapping components, brand new power supply, cmos
> battery still good (also checked in another device).
>
> Am I correct the cpu is dead?

The only way to tell is to try the cpu in another motherboard. I just went
through the same issue recently and it was a doa motherboard.......


Ed

> Tried to boot with only cpu, fans, memory and video card. CPU/
> motherboard doesn't boot, that is no boot splash, no beeps with or
> without memory or video.
>
> Cpu fan works, CDROM opens and closes, video card definitely and memory
> work I checked by swapping components, brand new power supply, cmos
> battery still good (also checked in another device).

Unplug everything, pop the battery out, clear CMOS, then try again
without only RAM installed. Any beep?

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"jaster" <jaster@home.net> wrote in message
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> System died.
>
> Tried to boot with only cpu, fans, memory and video card. CPU/
> motherboard doesn't boot, that is no boot splash, no beeps with or
> without memory or video.
>
> Cpu fan works, CDROM opens and closes, video card definitely and memory
> work I checked by swapping components, brand new power supply, cmos
> battery still good (also checked in another device).
>
> Am I correct the cpu is dead?

Most likely the MB. CPU's will stand up much longer and are better quality
controlled than motherboards.

"jaster" <jaster@home.net> wrote in message
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> System died.
>
> Tried to boot with only cpu, fans, memory and video card. CPU/
> motherboard doesn't boot, that is no boot splash, no beeps with or
> without memory or video.
>
> Cpu fan works, CDROM opens and closes, video card definitely and memory
> work I checked by swapping components, brand new power supply, cmos
> battery still good (also checked in another device).
>
> Am I correct the cpu is dead?

Did you test the monitor? You don't say. Seems unlikely you didn't check it.
What about the PC speaker? Also a long shot.
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:04:06 -0500, RIAA thoughfully wrote:

> "jaster" <jaster@home.net> wrote in message
> news:CFx_i.22742$JD.2292@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
>> System died.
>>
>> Tried to boot with only cpu, fans, memory and video card. CPU/
>> motherboard doesn't boot, that is no boot splash, no beeps with or
>> without memory or video.
>>
>> Cpu fan works, CDROM opens and closes, video card definitely and memory
>> work I checked by swapping components, brand new power supply, cmos
>> battery still good (also checked in another device).
>>
>> Am I correct the cpu is dead?
>
> Most likely the MB. CPU's will stand up much longer and are better
> quality controlled than motherboards.

Normally, that's what I'd tell someone else in my position but doctors
make the worse patients. In either case it's a new component. Thanks
for the insight, makes a sense regarding the lack of beeps.

Monitor works but going to try booting the board again with after a CMOS
reset and no components.

CPU's almost NEVER fail unless they are really overclocked. Most likely the
motherboard has failed. They routinely fail.

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"jaster" <jaster@home.net> wrote in message
news:CFx_i.22742$JD.2292@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
> System died.
>
> Tried to boot with only cpu, fans, memory and video card. CPU/
> motherboard doesn't boot, that is no boot splash, no beeps with or
> without memory or video.
>
> Cpu fan works, CDROM opens and closes, video card definitely and memory
> work I checked by swapping components, brand new power supply, cmos
> battery still good (also checked in another device).
>
> Am I correct the cpu is dead?