[Gllug] [OT] How can I tell if I've just trashed the mobo/CPU

[Adrian McMenamin]

On Thu, September 8, 2005 9:00 am, Chris Bell wrote:
> On Thu 08 Sep, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
>>
>> Trying to build a PC from scratch, for the first time.
>>
>> Believe I have just trashed the CPU and it's housing (think I've broken
>> a pin off which is now lodged there) - though CPU will fit in.
>>
>
> Check for gold plating where you think it may have snapped.
> Is the RAM in the correct slot?
> It is easy to mis-plug some data cables, and if you have a FDD they often
> have pin 1 of the data cable reversed compared with other drives.
> A modern ATX PSU will not start its main output if there is a short, does
> the fan revolve?

Powers up, all the fans spin the power button lights but no beep and no
output. Pretty clear I've broken off a pin because I put the CPU in with
the wrong orientation and the pin got stuck in what appears to be a
smaller hole (the CPU - a Celeron - has no pins at all where that pin
broke off).

Put it down to experience I suppose.

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