CPU Tests?

[Pandie2005]

Hi,
The last power outage at my house took the computer out for the last time. It used to boot after about 12 attempts on the power/reset button and windows would boot but would be visible through various blinking colors etc and then needed to be told to "restart" and it would restart fine. I wish to know if I need a new CPU but I am not sure how to test it seeing as I have no display of any kind. The fan, power plant etc are working. I bought a new hard drive but I can't install that either just yet. I have a ASUS motherboard Socket A. I appreicate any help you can provide.

 

[paparazi]

You can appreciate going on this limited information we can only percentage guess the problem.

Most likely cause is a bad power supply (PSU's often fail on one power rail giving the appearance that nothing is wrong)

Other things to consider:

Leaking or bad capacitors, examine the motherboards capacitors carefully for buldging etc

Addon card preventing boot, I remember having an Asus A7N8X-Deluxe that had an addon firewire card that did this very same thing.

With that in mind it would be advisable to strip your system to bare minimum

Unfortunately a damaged CPU could also be at fault.

Are U sure your heatsink/fan unit is fitted correctly (recess in the base of the heatsink positioned so it is over the raised cam box of the CPU socket)


Clear cmos

Martin

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