Is computer dead?

[cation555]

Hi,

My dad's pc (specs below) had been giving temperature warnings (stating that the fan was not working) for sometime and now it seems to have died (he claims cpu looks deformed/"soldered on") and the system won't power up.

Is there anything that can be done to save the PC? Or is he better off purchasing a new one?

Any suggestions/help greatly appreciated.

pc specs:
(HP mediacentre m7640n, Dual-core 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ processor Socket AM2, 250 GB hard drive, 2 GB PC2 4200 DDR2 SD RAM, Nvidia GeForce 6150LE video card (256 MB shared), Windows Vista Premium, ASUS A8M2N-LA mobo)



Thanks,

 

[SpunkyJones]

Pics of CPU would be helpful, but it sounds like the cpu and probably the motherboard are beyond repair. Time for new parts.

 

[cation555]

I'll try to post some pics in the coming days, unfortunately I'm in a different city so it's not feasible now. Thanks for your help Spunky Jones.

 

[bwatson283]

Some OEM builders will not use fans on some of their systems. They will just install a huge heatsink. Not sure about your system. Yes, the pics will help.