Can a MOBO damage a CPU? - OOPS This is a corrected post!
 

I have a MOBO and AMD (socket A) CPU that stopped working. Dead as a
doornail - no beeps-no raster.

I bought a new AMD Athlon (socket A) and am afraid to try it in the
MOBO, fearing that the MOBO might damage the new CPU.

Should I worry about that?

Thanks

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 10:58:22 GMT, wrote:

I have a MOBO and AMD (socket A) CPU that stopped working. Dead as a
doornail - no beeps-no raster.

I bought a new AMD Athlon (socket A) and am afraid to try it in the
MOBO, fearing that the MOBO might damage the new CPU.

Should I worry about that?

No more than the last time you posted this.

The usual reason for a motherboard to kill a CPU is too high a voltage. Measure the CPU voltage with a good digital voltmeter.

wrote:

I have a MOBO and AMD (socket A) CPU that stopped working. Dead as a
doornail - no beeps-no raster.

I bought a new AMD Athlon (socket A) and am afraid to try it in the
MOBO, fearing that the MOBO might damage the new CPU.

Should I worry about that?

Thanks

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