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new motherboard smoked processor

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Name: bsaint
Date: October 21, 2002 at 12:22:35 Pacific
Subject: new motherboard smoked processor
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CPU/Ram: 1.0/128mb

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I got a new motherboard to replace an old Microone. The new motherboard is ready for Athlon XP. I placed a Athlon 1 gig (older one) in to the MB, then smoke came out of the bottom of the processor. Could it be that I can not use an older processor in a xp ready motherboard???

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Response Number 1

Name: Badboy
Date: October 21, 2002 at 14:11:52 Pacific
Subject: new motherboard smoked processor

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Did you use a HSF?

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Response Number 2

Name: Ben
Date: October 22, 2002 at 00:21:32 Pacific
Subject: new motherboard smoked processor

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Lol

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Response Number 3

Name: kieron
Date: October 23, 2002 at 10:37:05 Pacific
Subject: new motherboard smoked processor

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sounds lke you didnt mount your hsf right or something... how much thermal paste did you use?

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