Re: PROCESSOR OR NOT, THAT IS THE QUESTION

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:53:51 -0700

HOTCHICK21 wrote:

> But what about the black screen? Wouldn't I get something
> at startup? I get nothing.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>It may be time to take it to a technician. Between the
> actual
>>processor and the fan, is a small amount of Thermal paste.
>>This helps to conduct the heat from the CPU to the
> fan/sink.
>>I wouldn't try to force the heatsink onto the Processor.
> It is
>>delicate and can crack the processor core.
>>
>>"HOTCHICK21" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
>>news:2055e01c45954$20c542a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I am thinking that my Processor is FrIeD. It is a 1.8G
> 128
>>> Pin Pentium and the cooler has somehow become detached
>>> from the processor. The CPU fan lid seems to be holding
>>> them together, both CPU and regular Power fans are
> running
>>> cool and clean. Now when I go to boot up the Power is on
>>> and the system seems to be working fine and does not
> shut
>>> off but, the screen does nothing and I do not hear the
>>> HARD drive trying to boot or process any commands. I
> hear
>>> no initial boot up beep and I do not hear windows
> loading.
>>> It is not the Video or Sound card becuase I have the
>>> graphics integrated into to Mo Bo.
>>> ANY SUGGESTIONS?
>>
>>
>>.
>>
Your processor has probably fried. With luck, it won't have taken the
motherboard with it. Unless you have testbed machines available and are
comfortable working with hardware, take the machine to a good local
repair shop for thorough testing.

Good luck,

Malke 

-- 
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
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