I just replaced the heatsink on my AMDXP2400 and now my pc won't start! There is power getting to the
MOBO, as a power LED is lit, and the fans start up, but beyond that, no BIOS screen, no bleeps, no HD activity . . . nothing :(
I'm worried that I may have cracked the CPU core, although there is no obvious physical sign of this. Are there anyways to check this, other that sourcing another CPU and trying it in the same setup ? Would these be the symptoms of CPU damage? Could it be anything else?
It was a fairly standard install, replacing the factory heatsink and fan with a Thermailright SLK800
and Panaflo 80mm fan; I was extremely careful, never having done this before(!), cleaning mating surfaces before applying thermal paste, using a copper shim, being VERY careful when clipping down the HS . . . I didn't use the rubber pads provided by Thermalright, as the shim I was using only had cutouts for the standard cpu pads, and I thought the shim would do a similar job (protecting the core)
I have tried:
Unplugging and replugging all wires and jumpers from the motherboard
Starting the pc with the graphics cards deliberately not plugged in to get any kind of response from the motherboard
Restarting with the older fan to check it wasn't the fact the panaflo has no rpm feedback
Examined the CPU for any signs of damage . . .
Any help/suggestions would be seriously appreciated . . .
Cheers,
Vim
SETUP:
AMD XP 2400+ CPU
Asus A7N8X MOBO
2xCorsair 400mhz 512mb DDR
40gb Seagate Barracude IV
Matrox G550
Echo-audio Mia PCI Soundcard
Samsung SM-332 Combo
Standard Floppy Drive
PLUS660AMG
MOBO, as a power LED is lit, and the fans start up, but beyond that, no BIOS screen, no bleeps, no HD activity . . . nothing :(
I'm worried that I may have cracked the CPU core, although there is no obvious physical sign of this. Are there anyways to check this, other that sourcing another CPU and trying it in the same setup ? Would these be the symptoms of CPU damage? Could it be anything else?
It was a fairly standard install, replacing the factory heatsink and fan with a Thermailright SLK800
and Panaflo 80mm fan; I was extremely careful, never having done this before(!), cleaning mating surfaces before applying thermal paste, using a copper shim, being VERY careful when clipping down the HS . . . I didn't use the rubber pads provided by Thermalright, as the shim I was using only had cutouts for the standard cpu pads, and I thought the shim would do a similar job (protecting the core)
I have tried:
Unplugging and replugging all wires and jumpers from the motherboard
Starting the pc with the graphics cards deliberately not plugged in to get any kind of response from the motherboard
Restarting with the older fan to check it wasn't the fact the panaflo has no rpm feedback
Examined the CPU for any signs of damage . . .
Any help/suggestions would be seriously appreciated . . .
Cheers,
Vim
SETUP:
AMD XP 2400+ CPU
Asus A7N8X MOBO
2xCorsair 400mhz 512mb DDR
40gb Seagate Barracude IV
Matrox G550
Echo-audio Mia PCI Soundcard
Samsung SM-332 Combo
Standard Floppy Drive
PLUS660AMG
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