Dead processor or motherboard?

[braugh]

Would a processor still heat up if it was dead? My system randomly shut off and will not boot into the bios at all, no video signal either.

How can I determine if its my motherboard or processor thats bad? I am pretty sure it's one of the two. Any ideas what would be causing this problem?

 

[bjc112]

Could be ram.

 

[braugh]

Can't be my RAM, my DLED doesnt even go through any other states. It goes straight to "Initializing Hard Drive Controller".

You can boot up a computer without memory installed, it will give a beeping sound. My system will not even do that.

 

[BigMoe]

the only way i know of is try cpu in other motherboard" see if friend/work/sis,bro,mom,dad/extra " if you are unsure take it in to local pc store and have them test.

 

[mechBgon]

Welcome braugh Can you give us the specs on your system, that could help steer our efforts.

 

[braugh]

MSI KT3Ultra2
AMD XP 1800+
512mb OCZ PC2700 DDR
MSI Geforce4 ti4200
Antec Case/Tru PS 330w

I posted my same problem in ardOCP and they say the MSI KT3Ultra2 is notorious for this. Anyone else hear of this?

 

[mechBgon]

I seem to recall that MSI was supplied with some faulty capacitors by their capacitor supplier, although I don't recall if your board fits that timeframe. Do any of the capacitors seem to be bulging and/or leaking fluid?

If that checks out ok, then what happens if you try to POST with the hard drives and optical drives unplugged (since it stalls at the Initializing HDD Controller stage)? If it begins to POST again, or at least gets past that stage on the DLED, then that might be more evidence of a bad mobo, or maybe a bad drive. If you get a full POST with no drives, start adding them back one at a time and see which one might be buggy.

Has the CPU led a fairly normal life, not way overvoltage or anything?

 

[DTSS]

I'd bet money on it its your ram! If you have a bad stick of ram, or perhaps its in the wrong dimm slot on mobo...IT WON"T BE INTO BIOS !!!!! Don't consider the HD or CPU untill your have tried a good known working stick of ram in DIMM slot 1.


DTSS - Daryl