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Req: Can anyone identify this CPU?
Speed, etc?
I can barely read the characters on the top, but this is what I think I see: AMD ATHLON AO990 AMT3B ACCA 00S2VPNW 94333650510 1999 AMD As I said in an earlier post, my machine has stopped booting - the CPU fan tries to start then stops, and nothing happens. I have the MOBO out on my desk and plugged into the power supply. CPU is in place. Nothing else is on the board - no cards or drives etc. When I try to power up, I hear a slight noise, and my overhead lights dim slightly and repeatedly. When I pull this CPU from the MOBO, and try to power up, nothing much happens of cours, but the light dimming and the noise has stopped. This suggess to me that the CPU is bad. Does anyone agree? disagree? I am thinking I could replace the CPU but I have no idea what the speed is. I do not have a manual for the MOBO, but I see VIA KT133 on what I think is a little heat sink on the board. Also VIA VT82C686A 0034CG on a chip. Help? |
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wrote in message ... Speed, etc? I can barely read the characters on the top, but this is what I think I see: AMD ATHLON AO990 AMT3B ACCA 00S2VPNW 94333650510 1999 AMD As I said in an earlier post, my machine has stopped booting - the CPU fan tries to start then stops, and nothing happens. I have the MOBO out on my desk and plugged into the power supply. CPU is in place. Nothing else is on the board - no cards or drives etc. When I try to power up, I hear a slight noise, and my overhead lights dim slightly and repeatedly. When I pull this CPU from the MOBO, and try to power up, nothing much happens of cours, but the light dimming and the noise has stopped. This suggess to me that the CPU is bad. Does anyone agree? disagree? I am thinking I could replace the CPU but I have no idea what the speed is. I do not have a manual for the MOBO, but I see VIA KT133 on what I think is a little heat sink on the board. Also VIA VT82C686A 0034CG on a chip. Help? Looks like a Slot A 650Mhz Athlon to me...just taking a quick glance...anyone else? -- "I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!" - Alceryes (check out my modded/OC'd system at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/alceryes) |
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:34:20 GMT, kony wrote:
I disagree. It could be bad, but there is insuffient evidence to conclude that, or at least you've not supplied enough info for us to conclude that. Actually the odds are that something else is the problem. Try a different power supply or use a multimeter to check the power supply. I thought I said that I did indeed try another power supply - it failed identically. Does the PSU fan stay on? If you try powering up the system without the CPU in, but with the CPU fan plugged in, does it spin? It should spin, if the CPU is removed but that CPU was the (only) part damaged. A motherboard will "turn on" a power supply and receive power without a CPU or memory, video card, etc. Not only does the CPU fan not run, but the power supply fan fails also. When I run MOBO without the CPU in but with the CPU fan plugged in, the CPU fan runs just fine. You do not need to know what the CPU is, only what the motherboard will support. On the contrary, you probably shouldn't replace the CPU with the same thing, now that faster CPUs for that board are more reasonably priced it makes more sense to buy the fastest (or 2nd fastest depending on price differential) that the board can support. This is keeping in mind that it may not be the CPU. If it is the CPU, now might be a good time to upgrade the motherboard too, since boards that support 1.5GHz processors can be found for under $70, as well as the processors. I agree with all you say here. I would carefully examine the capacitors on the motherboard for signs of leaks, vented tops, dried residue underneith, etc. and also open up the power supply and inspect it (after disconnecting from AC for a few minutes to an hour). Can do. Thanks |
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