How do i tell if my Thunderbird is fried?

[Joelite]

how can I tell if my thunderbird is fried or not. I have no way of testing it on another motherboard so I cant tell if its the CPU or the MOBO. Is there anything that can be physically seen to tell if it is fried? Or do I have to go to get it tested on another motherboard?

 

[Bignate603]

Get another motherboard and test. Think if static fried a chip, would it look any different?

 

[Joelite]

I think i just got a defunct chip cause I used anti static mat and wrist wrap. I put it in another board and I believe it is dead. That sucks. Is it possible for AMD or the place I bought it from to tell if the chip was fried from static/overheat or if it is just defunct? If so what do they use to test this?

 

[CAMS]

These chips have at least one stickers on them, some are marked warrenty viod if removed, this may not be correct but I was told they are put there so if the chip if fried through no heatsink or incorrect install they will discolour (burn) and no warrenty replacement.

 

[Bignate603]

Did work at ALL? EVER? or was it busted when you bought it?

 

[LXi]

Bignate603:

Never try a faulty CPU on a fine motherboard, 'cause you never know if the CPU will take the board down with it.

 

[Joelite]

The cpu never worked. I thought that I fried it someway but I dont think that is the case. The sticker on the back is still yellow like it came.

 

[Fardringle]

Just take it back and tell them it doesn't work...especially if it never worked at all!

 

[R0b0tN1k]

Do you get any POST error beeps?

 

[Joelite]

No i dont get any beeps no keylog even. I tried the cpu in another abitkt7 herboard and no go so I tried it in a AsusAv7 or the socket a one and no go. I also tried a duron in all these boards and it only worked in one of the abits after i used this "Devil Chip" I have not tried to reset the bios on these boards though. except on one of the abits. One wierd thing did happen when i fired up one board the abitkt7-raid about 3-4 seconds after I turned it on it imediatly turned off and the power switch would not work. mind you i had the heatsink and everything setup properly.

"DEVIL CHIP" DEVIL CHIP I say!