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Assuming the PSU is good and powerful enough for your system! If you check all your connections, make sure your heatsink is setaed properly, take out everything but the cpu, 1 stick ram, and video...
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That could have been the problem then. I've always heard it was a good idea to read the manual. I might try it sometime ;)
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Indeed! I'm just going to go slow as hell and right by the book. I had the mobo sitting a phone book so maybe there wasn't enough circulation under it. I don't know what else to try. The PSU worked...
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Good news. CPU fine. Swallowed my technician's pride and checked it at a computer store. Actually, in my experience it's usually the mobo in these cases - those CPUs are tough customers.
I didn't...
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Yes, may still be CPU but I'm betting MOBO. I'ts already RMA and on the way.
There is new info:
I took out all the components and powered MOBO by itself and it started smoking.
So I'm...
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Thanks. PSU is ok I think, it botted my Mom's old PC just fine and it tested good.
So, DOA, yea. Anyway it's RMA CPU or MOBO. Any other votes for MOBO?
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and how about PSU? It did test ok with the testor but is that fool proof?
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Hey there AG! Thanks for respone.
ETA: and u2 sterling
yea, i tried the CMOS jumper - no help
So you think I cooked my c2, ouch! No visible burn marks. I got no friends with c2d's. I guess I...
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First off, hello to my old Sysopt friends! I used to be a regular here, for many years actually but I've been out of the game for a while and I got a new system for xmas and I need help.
System...
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I fixed it, but thanks BPB - it seems to have been the program "in cd" by Nero that was doing it.
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