HELP computer turns on but nothing on monitor

[Corporate Thug]

my bro doesnt know much about computers so he put a duron in the socket w/o a HSF and he said it turned off it like 15 seconds and he might of burned it. i looked at the chip and there were NO burn marks at all. I installed the CPU, put the HSF on, and the computer turns on w/o any beeps but there is nothing on the monitor. any ideas?

 

[dkozloski]

There is nothing left but the sad singing and the slow walking. R.I.P.

 

[Corporate Thug]

i just popped open the case, there was no speaker thus no beep code. looks like it is dead

 

[StraightPipe]

ouch

 

[clicknext]

Yep.. ouch.

 

[mechBgon]

An AthlonXP cuts the power in under two seconds if it's powered on and there's no heatsink, so I'm going with the R.I.P. folks here... that little 5-gram scrap of silicon can't stand 40W of heat for 15 seconds without a heatsink

 

[Corporate Thug]

is it likely that the mobo burned with it? the led on the mobo lights up

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: shady06
is it likely that the mobo burned with it? the led on the mobo lights up

I kind of doubt it. Hope for the best

 

[Corporate Thug]

instead of getting a duron, i've been thinking of just getting another athlon XP. does anyone know the highest CPU an
I-Will KK266 will support?

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: shady06
instead of getting a duron, i've been thinking of just getting another athlon XP. does anyone know the highest CPU an
I-Will KK266 will support?

From their site here, it looks like it has the KT133A chipset and supports both 200MHz-based and 266MHz-based Athlons and Durons, but most likely not AthlonXP (at least, they don't mention them). So if your bro has PC100 memory now, look for a 200MHz-based Athlon Thunderbird, or if he has PC133, then look for a 266MHz-based Athlon Thunderbird.

 

[Corporate Thug]

thanx mechBgon


i actually took a closer look at the mobo and it is a KD266Plus, supports upto 1900+

 

[wetcat007]

If a cpu has burnt u'll prolly be able to smell it..

 

[MasterFlash]

If the cpu was powered on w/o a hs, then it's toast. Go download this video and see what happens...amd heat death

 

[mrgoblin]

beat ure bros ass for us shady, then ask him if he needs medical attn. :-D