If his MB has an AMD CPU, an Intel CPU won't fit the socket, I believe. Dan
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2012, at 7:35 AM, "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > I have a spare Pentium4 1.6gig/256/400/1.75v SL5VU > I replace it with a Celeron 2.4gig/128/400/1.75v SL6VU > You can have it to test your board if it will fit. > Gerry > > --------------------------------------- > From: "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> > > >> That would only be the DVD drive, on this computer. >> So assuming bad caps on the motherboard and a cooked or nearly cooked >> CPU, there's really nothing more worth doing here, the way I see it. >> Get a new board and CPU, swap the drives and RAM? >> I can probably pick up a surplus 3-year-old Dell at the university for >> cheap. Probably better than the compaq he has, since they buy from the >> enterprise division of Dell. >> Allan >> Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> writes: >>> Probably bad capacitors on the MB, allowing the CPU power supply to >>> cook the processor. A new processor will only last until it gets >>> cooked, too. >>> >>> You can try unplugging everything but the MB and hard drive, too. >>> >>> Peter >>> On Jan 2, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Allan Streib wrote: >>> >>>> Ugh. Well I picked up a new power supply today, installed it, and now >>>> the original symptoms have returned. All fans on, no video. >>>> >>>> I even tried switching the power supply with my wife's computer again, >>>> just to rule out the off chance that I got a bad one out of the box. >>>> >>>> So it seems that the power supply was a false cause. Something else, >>>> somewhat intermittent since it did boot up OK last night, is going on. >>>> >>>> I tried reseating the CPU and that made no difference. >>>> >>>> Allan >>>> >>>> Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> writes: >>>> >>>>> Yep, good guess. I swapped in the power supply from my wife's >>>>> computer >>>>> (hey, it's HER dad, right?) and his computer booted up just fine. >>>>> >>>>> I'll pick up a new power supply for him tomorrow. >>>>> >>>>> Allan >>>>> >>>>> Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> writes: >>>>> >>>>>> Fans are 12V, not 5V, and for whatever reason, improper voltage or >>>>>> excessive ripple current on the 5V line will prevent the CPU from >>>>>> working. Can also play merry h..l with the logic board itself, >>>>>> leading to failure to initiate video, read drives, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> The fans will run fine at 10V or 14V, the processor will NOT run way >>>>>> outside the specs. >>>>>> >>>>>> Peter >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 1, 2012, at 4:24 PM, Allan Streib wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> writes: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Check the fan in the power supply. However, once they go sprong, >>>>>>>> usually the 5V line in the PS is flaky and it won't boot because >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> processor voltage is too low. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Power supply fan is working. 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