ck26 wrote:
In general - replace it with another and if your PC works , its dead.


Really?! - there's no guide other than to splash out on a new CPU, hoping
that its not a waste of money? Surely you jest...


Really! Unless you have a scope so that you can check the address/data
buses and other points on the processor, it is difficult to ascertain if
the processor is even trying to work. As another poster stated, if you
get bios error indications (beeps) you can be assured that at least SOME
of the functions are working.

Ken