On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 22:38:25 +0100, "ck26"
wrote:

Try taking the CPU out and see if you get error beeps when you attempt to
boot.

The same - no beeps. Is that indicative that the motherboard is faulty? Or
does it narrow it down to anything else?

As I'm so unsure - I've taken some images of the CPU itself as I'm really
not sure what it would look like if it had burned out. What is the general
consensus - are these burn marks or valid glue / discoloration marks?

CPU Top: http://www33.brinkster.com/ck26/cpu/DSC00001a.jpg
CPU Bottom: http://www33.brinkster.com/ck26/cpu/DSC00002a.jpg
Heatsink thing(don't actually know what its called - the thing that sits
directly on the CPU:
http://www33.brinkster.com/ck26/cpu/DSC00003a.jpg

Socket: http://www33.brinkster.com/ck26/cpu/DSC00004a.jpg


The CPU may not be working, but that does NOT mean it's dead,
necessarily, or usually. As another poster mentioned it could easily
be the motherboard.

In the previous thread you mentioned a burning smell, right? If it
was the CPU getting THAT hot, it would have noticable, visual hints...
anywhere from significant discoloration to warpage, charring, peeling
of the top, or a dark spot underneith. When a CPU frys quickly
there's not necessarily as much visual damage, but from your account,
the smell, whatever happened didn't happen that quickly. The pictures
didn't show anything remarkable, out of the ordinary.

I still think it's the power supply, or next most-likely the
motherboard. If you examine the components under a strong light,
sometimes it can help to see what was burning.


Dave