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Which is Dead? CPU or MOBO?? if any
Name: vwchappy Date: October 14, 2004 at 17:04:20 Pacific OS: Any CPU/Ram: PIII ???
Comment:
Here's the deal: after unplugging all peripherals from my system (HD, CD, Floppy, Modem, NIC, Sound) and powering up with JUST the AGP vid card installed, I see NO video. I swapped vid cards w/ a PCI and still no luck. Even having the HD connected has no sounds of booting, so therefore I suppose the CPU or Mobo is shot. Is there a way to tell WHICH one it is without swapping CPU's and Mobo's w/ eeach other? Also, would a PII work in the CPU slot where the PIII was? It's the Slot 1 type or whatever. NOT the kind with pins, it's the flat "card type" processor. Any help? THANKS!! Tim
Name: TopFarmer Date: October 14, 2004 at 18:27:30 Pacific
Reply:
it might be the power supply. I can not say if the p2 would work or not.
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Response Number 2
Name: vwchappy Date: October 14, 2004 at 18:44:04 Pacific
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the power supply does provide power to the drives, and all the fans, so i would assume that is ok.
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Response Number 3
Name: jrIStech Date: October 15, 2004 at 15:54:07 Pacific
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most likely motherboard...just check your video card to see if the van on it spins = if it doesn't motherboard doesn't even work...it's because your motherboard isn't passing the CPU test; i have that problem about 3 times already & on my 4th one...ASUS NEVER sends me a good one...i'm going to go nuts this time...
Summary: thank for the reply torn but i have already done that that's why i said its either CPU or MOBO is there any way to check which one has problem? ...
Summary: Hi all, I have just put my new computer together and when the cpu is NOT under full load there is a hissing or screeching sound (its a bit like a modem dialing up but not so loud or varying. It's li...
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