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dannnyjos · 09-11-2004, 02:39 AM

Hi again.

I had this AMD Athlon 2600+ XP processor that was working 2 days ago on my main computer. I bought a 3000+ CPU to replace the 2600+. All I did was changing this 2600+ CPU to another MOBO (which is exactly the same brand and model) and voila, it doesnt work anymore. All the fans spin, but get nothing on the screen or any beep from the computer. I think the MOBO is fine, so may be I screwed the CPU in the swap process. At first I thought it was a power issue. So I changed the PSU, but still nothing, all fans spin, but everything else dead. Changed the vid card, and still nothing. I'm scared to try the CPU on my main PC, because I have no thermal paste and I'm scared to mess up my new 3000+.

Any ideas what might be wrong with the 2600+?

Specs:

Asus Deluxe A7N8X (Nforce2)
Nvidia 4200
AMD 2600+ XP
512 RAM
60 Gig Maxtor HD (7200)
Win2k SP4
Samsum CD-ROM

09-11-2004, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
dannnyjos Big Geek Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 30 Male Posts: 150 Times Helpful: 1 Status: Offline My Computer	CPU Problem (may be) Hi again. I had this AMD Athlon 2600+ XP processor that was working 2 days ago on my main computer. I bought a 3000+ CPU to replace the 2600+. All I did was changing this 2600+ CPU to another MOBO (which is exactly the same brand and model) and voila, it doesnt work anymore. All the fans spin, but get nothing on the screen or any beep from the computer. I think the MOBO is fine, so may be I screwed the CPU in the swap process. At first I thought it was a power issue. So I changed the PSU, but still nothing, all fans spin, but everything else dead. Changed the vid card, and still nothing. I'm scared to try the CPU on my main PC, because I have no thermal paste and I'm scared to mess up my new 3000+. Any ideas what might be wrong with the 2600+? Specs: Asus Deluxe A7N8X (Nforce2) Nvidia 4200 AMD 2600+ XP 512 RAM 60 Gig Maxtor HD (7200) Win2k SP4 Samsum CD-ROM __________________ ħA