[aclug-L] Re: Dead Motherboard?

[jlweaver <jlweaver@xxxxxxx>]

Sounds just like a problem I had recently.  You have a AMD CPU right?  
The AMD CPU chips run awfully hot.  You can burn one out even though you 
have the AMD recommended heat sink/fan combination.  Most of the time 
the CPU can run along ok but if you are doing some work which requires 
CPU intensive work the temperature of the CPU goes thru the roof.  You 
will have to buy a new CPU chip.  Do not use the old heat sink or the 
AMD recommended heat sink.  I recommend a _*Thermalright Inc #SLK-900(A) 
heat sink*_ and a _*80mm squirrel cage blower from Cooler Master*_.  
That blower moves a ton of air and is fairly quiet and you can buy a 
model that the fan speed is adjustable from the outside of the case.  
The heat sink is massive and all copper. You will have to fabricate a 
spacer for the fan since it is lower than the standard fans (1/4" as 
opposed to 1") because of the mounting method required by the copper 
heat sink (no screws).  MSI has a program Core Center which can monitor 
the CPU temperature and sound an alarm if the CPU gets over a user set 
temperature.  You must use a _*Ultra CPU PROTECTOR*_ between the CPU 
chip and the heat sink since the sink is heavy.  You can get the the CPU 
Protector from CybertronPC locally for under $10.00.  You will have to 
order the rest of the stuff off the internet.  Do not use the old white 
paste you normally use but buy a little tube of _*Ceramique by Artic 
Silver*_ which you can buy at National Computer.  Now dry your tears and 
get out your pocketbook.  This is going to be costly.  Shortcuts are not 
an option here.  Hope you got money from Santa Claus.
Also, when you get the CPU up again the *very first thing you must do 
is* run SCANDISK with the thorough option on all drives.  This is 
necessary to repair the faulty disk writes that the CPU may have 
caused.  This will probably take a lot of time but you can't afford to 
skip it if you have valuable data on the disks.  Then you will want to 
run Defrag..

Be sure to install Core Center and have it load at boot time.  You can 
set the alarm point and also watch the temp climb when you stress the 
CPU.  You can download a program called PRIME95 which will exercise 
memory and the CPU to varying degrees.  It is a program that computes 
prime numbers by several methods.  Good luck.
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DAVID CARMICHAEL wrote:

>-=Pick Your Brain below=--
>--- DAVID CARMICHAEL <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
>
>>I am about ready to cry...
>>
>>Either my CPU, video card, or motherboard crashed on
>>my Duron system...
>>
>>You dont't happen to have test system to help track
>>down to make sure which part it is do you??
>>
>>--David
>>
>>    
>>
>
>OK here is what I "THINK"
>Either the CPU has gone bad or the motherboard has
>gone bad..
>
>The motherboard is a an MSI K7T (MS-4847+SCSI)
>http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=96
>
>This "MB" does not use "BEEPS" but uses a fancy 4 LED
>lighting system...
>
>Even wtih all memory pulled the "MB" is reporting that
>all is well .. all four the the LED's are 'GREEN'
>which the Manuel states it is trying to load the
>"OS".. 
>
>I have disconnected all IDE drives..... yet when I
>turn on the system the case IDE active light comes on
>and the keyboard never goes into its test (num lock,
>ect.. flash)
>
>I can pull the CMOS reset and the case power button
>does not work..
>
>Per the manual IF it was a bad CPU I would get four
>'RED' led's
>
>Re-Reading the Manuel it stated that a bad "battery"
>could be the cause of my troubles... and feedback on
>this thought??? Before I go an spend $5 on a new
>battery when it is something else??
>
>--David
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