- Oct 13, 1999
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Question: Is it possible for a Prescott CPU to kill a motherboard that does not support the CPU?
Why I want to know is that I had sold a Shuttle SS51G to someone (locally) and he put a Prescott 2.4A chip in it. Of course it did not turn on since the board in that mini system does not support Prescott. Problem is that though the guy seems to understand my explanation that it does not support Prescott CPUs, he's convinced that I sold him a non-functional barebones. Nonsense. The system was working fine before being parted out and sold. Unfortunately for me at the time I didn't have parts to put into the system to show the guy that everything worked. He's gonna bring the barebones back to me Monday and I'm going to take a CPU out of another system to put in there and show him that everything works. However, I'm worried that the extra power draw of the Prescott may have potentially damaged the board or power supply. I guess I'll find out for sure Monday, but in the meantime does anyone have any personal experience or anecdotal evidence with a motherboard dying from use with a Prescott?
Why I want to know is that I had sold a Shuttle SS51G to someone (locally) and he put a Prescott 2.4A chip in it. Of course it did not turn on since the board in that mini system does not support Prescott. Problem is that though the guy seems to understand my explanation that it does not support Prescott CPUs, he's convinced that I sold him a non-functional barebones. Nonsense. The system was working fine before being parted out and sold. Unfortunately for me at the time I didn't have parts to put into the system to show the guy that everything worked. He's gonna bring the barebones back to me Monday and I'm going to take a CPU out of another system to put in there and show him that everything works. However, I'm worried that the extra power draw of the Prescott may have potentially damaged the board or power supply. I guess I'll find out for sure Monday, but in the meantime does anyone have any personal experience or anecdotal evidence with a motherboard dying from use with a Prescott?