Almost Fried My Cpu!

[QazQaz007]

ok ok i got a new case and i was swaping all my old stuff to the
new one and got it in there ok but when i went to start up my
mobo said cpu test faild. i also got a new fan and heatsink i switch
back to the old one but it still said it
also i smelled smoke form the thermal past!
so my question is how do i fix this?

asus a7v333 with the kt333 chipset
running a amd xp 1800

i think i might of messed up the power on and reset and speaker plugs
:helpsmile:

ps
while i was posting this my friend just turned on the
comp without a heatsink on

i think its ok it was only a sec.

[Mad Cat]

Keep the PC off. Turn it off at the back, unplug it so nobody can turn it on etc.

How did you apply the thermal paste?

[QazQaz007]

squezed the tube and coated it with a good layer on the
little chip
then aplied the heatsink

a side note the connector that i use for my cpu fan and
case fan one of will spin up and then stop when the comp
is turned on
right now i have the cpu fan in the one that works

[QazQaz007]

i've been google sreaching like mad and found
that the mobo will say that there is a cpu problem
but the its the memory. heres the link
about half way down post by "wardd, from unknown"
please any help would be great this just happened
about 15 min ago
:helpsmile:

[Virtualbody1234]

What kind of cooler did you install (the new one)?

Please give us a picture, model or link.

[cwctv]

i went to start up my mobo "said" cpu test faild.

How do you know that did it speak to you, or was this like 8 or so bleeps for the memory test.
Only put in your memory,cpu (with fan), video card,keyboard and connect the power switch on to the board its enough to boot up ,if it doesn't then you have a problem.

a side note the connector that i use for my cpu fan and
case fan one of will spin up and then stop when the comp
is turned on

How can it spin up without the power on ?
This to me is saying you have the h/drive or floppy cable the wrong way round.

[ck-uk]

i think i might of messed up the power on and reset and speaker plugs



They wouldnt have done the damage mate,theres not alot of juice running through them.The worst that would happen is if you put them the wrong way round is the curcuit would be permanently closed/on.The best way is what cwctv is saying just power on with the minimum,cpu,mem,display.Dont even bother putting it in the case,dont connect anything else like harddrives cdrom until you get it going.Stil no joy mate you're messed you're cpu.

[SciManAl]

clear

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by QazQaz007@15 February 2004 - 10:45
ok ok i got a new case and i was swaping all my old stuff to the
new one and got it in there ok but when i went to start up my
mobo said cpu test faild. i also got a new fan and heatsink i switch
back to the old one but it still said it
also i smelled smoke form the thermal past!
so my question is how do i fix this?

asus a7v333 with the kt333 chipset
running a amd xp 1800

i think i might of messed up the power on and reset and speaker plugs
:helpsmile:

ps
while i was posting this my friend just turned on the
comp without a heatsink on

i think its ok it was only a sec.

That board has protection against the CPU overheating (powers down if it gets too high) so you should be OK.

Open your mobo manual (download it from the Asus website if you can't find it) and double-check your connections; although this'll put right anything you may have connected wrong, it won't fix the problem you have since messing up those connections won't cause that to happen.

As cwctv suggested, remove everything, then just install the basics first.
Make sure...
- you ground yourself before shoving your hands around in there. I leave the power cord plugged in but switched off at the wall socket (because in the UK we have a lovely earthing system) and grab the case frame.
- there are no bent pins on the CPU, although I doubt that there would be.
- the memory is seated properly and if you have more than one stick, just insert one and then the other if you still get the error with the first.
It may also be prudent to clear CMOS while you're in there.

[QazQaz007]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@15 February 2004 - 14:25
What kind of cooler did you install (the new one)?

Please give us a picture, model or link.

sorry it took me so long to get back!

the cpu fan and heatsink are
here
it was for the amd xp 1800
it seems to work fine