- Oct 21, 2000
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I'll get to the core details. I built a new computer (really massively upgraded my main one) and so I went about building my secondary (left over parts of my previous computer). Soyo Dragon Plus, XP 1800 (NOT TB), Crucial PC2100, Thermalright SK-7.
Booted up and got nothing. After a while I smelled some smoke...this was after numerous powerdowns and boot ups. I took off the HSF and noticed that what smoked was the perimeter around the core, it was black. And the reason, I suspect but am not sure, that it had a funky oder was because it smoked the Artic Silver. Granted, I do a poor job and am messy getting AS all over the place, but that never affected my other systems (should it?) Also, I looked on the HSF and there was not a perfect little blotch of silver, it was off, leading me to believe the HSF was not sitting entirely on the core. I mounted it correctly, the same way I always did.
Questions:
1. How can I tell if the CPU is truly dead? I tried it in my new MB and it didn't boot up but I realized I didn't clear the CMOS. Does this even matter or should it boot regardless?
2. Could the burning smell be just from the AS getting too hot? Does the core change colors when dead? I can try to clean it up and see if it's black or grey or something.
3. Shouldn't the computer have shutdown itself? The MB knows the core temperature.
4. What TB should I get for this board now? Remember, they max out at 2100 and I actually want one slower since I want it to be my secondary.
Booted up and got nothing. After a while I smelled some smoke...this was after numerous powerdowns and boot ups. I took off the HSF and noticed that what smoked was the perimeter around the core, it was black. And the reason, I suspect but am not sure, that it had a funky oder was because it smoked the Artic Silver. Granted, I do a poor job and am messy getting AS all over the place, but that never affected my other systems (should it?) Also, I looked on the HSF and there was not a perfect little blotch of silver, it was off, leading me to believe the HSF was not sitting entirely on the core. I mounted it correctly, the same way I always did.
Questions:
1. How can I tell if the CPU is truly dead? I tried it in my new MB and it didn't boot up but I realized I didn't clear the CMOS. Does this even matter or should it boot regardless?
2. Could the burning smell be just from the AS getting too hot? Does the core change colors when dead? I can try to clean it up and see if it's black or grey or something.
3. Shouldn't the computer have shutdown itself? The MB knows the core temperature.
4. What TB should I get for this board now? Remember, they max out at 2100 and I actually want one slower since I want it to be my secondary.
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