- Dec 1, 1999
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I just replaced a very loud HSF with a quieter one on a Sempron 2800 box I built for my dad and now it doesn't work all (worked fine before with the loud HSF).
When I did the replacement I dropped the CPU about 2 feet to the floor. The housing of the CPU looked fine, but a couple of the pins were slight bent. Bent them back straight and popped the CPU back in.
After reconnecting the rest of the box it doesn't do anything at all when hitting the power switch. If I unplug the power supply for a few minutes, plug it back in, and turn it on, the CPU fan will run for 2 or 3 seconds and then quit. No beeps.
Did I kill the CPU when I dropped it? Didn't seem like a bad drop at the time, but now I'm having these problems..
Any ideas greatly appreciated...
UPDATE: I left off a piece of rubber that goes between the backplate and the MB when installing the HSF, so there was bare metal touching the back of the MB. After putting the piece of rubber back on, the fans stay spinning, but still no POST. Have tried an alternate CPU with no luck. Get MB beeps only when I remove all the RAM from the system.
When I did the replacement I dropped the CPU about 2 feet to the floor. The housing of the CPU looked fine, but a couple of the pins were slight bent. Bent them back straight and popped the CPU back in.
After reconnecting the rest of the box it doesn't do anything at all when hitting the power switch. If I unplug the power supply for a few minutes, plug it back in, and turn it on, the CPU fan will run for 2 or 3 seconds and then quit. No beeps.
Did I kill the CPU when I dropped it? Didn't seem like a bad drop at the time, but now I'm having these problems..
Any ideas greatly appreciated...
UPDATE: I left off a piece of rubber that goes between the backplate and the MB when installing the HSF, so there was bare metal touching the back of the MB. After putting the piece of rubber back on, the fans stay spinning, but still no POST. Have tried an alternate CPU with no luck. Get MB beeps only when I remove all the RAM from the system.