Is my CPU dead? PC wont boot ** CPU is good** now what

[Clinth]

I was re-doing my water cooling setup; pull my water block off the CPU maybe it got cocked a little but nothing bad (I wouldn?t think). After I put it all back together won't boot. Reset the CMOS, swapped out the ram, swapped out AGP cards, unplug everything but AGP, CPU, and ram. But it keeps stalling at Processor Initialization (according to the D-bracket) and a blank screen.

Any thoughts?. before I run and grab a new CPU in the morning.

Thanks,
Clinth

 

[JechtShot]

Is it possible it can be the power supply or does it start up with a blank screen? Any beeping error codes? Sorry if I am no help. Just trying to throw out suggestions.

 

[Clinth]

I could try a different PSU, this one is only a few months old(BFG 650), normal it go's to a bios screen, not just blank. No beeps. If I remove the ram or video card it beeps but not with it all in and the cpu installed.

Thanks for the ideas,
Clinth

 

[JechtShot]

Did you work in a anti-static environment. Possibly the static affected one of the components?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Clinth
If I remove the ram or video card it beeps but not with it all in and the cpu installed.

That's usually a sign of a d-e-a-d processor. Sorry I have to spell it, but you know how that goes, don't you? I mean, you didn't actually say that out loud around your processor, did you?

 

[Clinth]

Originally posted by: myocardia
That's usually a sign of a d-e-a-d processor. Sorry I have to spell it, but you know how that goes, don't you? I mean, you didn't actually say that out loud around your processor, did you?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ... No I use some other adjectives... well maybe I kinda figure its gone but hoping for something small that I may be missing...O well..hmmm time for an upgrade..

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Clinth
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ... No I use some other adjectives... well maybe I kinda figure its gone but hoping for something small that I may be missing...O well..hmmm time for an upgrade..

Well, that's always a possibility. It happens to everyone occasionally. Like, you have to remove the "P4" power cable, and forget that you did.<<hint, hint BTW, with water, I can't believe that you aren't using a 3700 or 4000. Both are regularly hitting 3 Ghz on air, and both are less than $80 now.

 

[Clinth]

Originally posted by: myocardia
Well, that's always a possibility. It happens to everyone occasionally. Like, you have to remove the "P4" power cable, and forget that you did.<<hint, hint BTW, with water, I can't believe that you aren't using a 3700 or 4000. Both are regularly hitting 3 Ghz on air, and both are less than $80 now.

I'll double check my P4 connection mabey even swap it out to the other one(got 2 plus the 20 +4 connector).

Clinth

 

[icarus4586]

It does sound like the CPU might be a goner. If I was you, though, I'd try my CPU in someone else's board before you go and get a new one. I'd be pissed if I spent a couple hundred $$ on a new CPU only to find that that wasn't the problem.

 

[Clinth]

not the CPU got a new one and same deal, returned it and brought them mine and it posted just fine. Not the RAM not the Video card. So I got a new bios chip from badflash, and looking for a replacment board as a backup plan.

Still looking for idea's

Clinth

 

[JechtShot]

Do you have a spare power supply to try out?

 

[Clinth]

An antec truepower 430 but it won't turn on with this main board (some timing issue seen many reports of it) so no unless someone can tell me how to jumpstart the power supply, would jumping pin 14 to a ground work? (on the ATX 20pin)... hate to ruin anything else.

The one that in the problem pc is a new BFG 650 picked it up in Oct...Maybe I'll call them and see if I can get a new one somehow

I would tear this one apart but hate to void its warranty and the kids would be pissed:evil:

Clinth

 

[JechtShot]

If not power supply, then it must be the board.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Clinth
I could try a different PSU, this one is only a few months old(BFG 650), normal it go's to a bios screen, not just blank. No beeps. If I remove the ram or video card it beeps but not with it all in and the cpu installed.

Thanks for the ideas,
Clinth

You'll want to replace that psu first, I would think: Johnny Guru review of it.