Whats the problem here?

[jscx93]

Please post pics as to your reference of this hot swap of a CPU, Ive gotta see this to believe it (if this is what you are doing)

 

[MSgherzi]

First of all, it was just an idea, and everyone is going nuts over it. I don't even think I have another mobo with the same socket or the same CPU lying around. I was just thinking to myself, who has fixed A LOT of problems w/ computer hardware in the past but not anything this tedious, that it would be common sense to switch it to a working machine to see where the culprit lies (cpu or motherboard). But if you all are saying "bad idea," then I believe you, so there's no need to keep going on about it.

I'm going to tell the customer that she needs a new mobo. And if it doesn't fix the problem, I'm not going to charge her for it.

And just last night I re-seated the CPU and heatsink on top of it. Apparently, the heatsink was indeed not making contact. But even after I fixed that issue, it solved nothing.

Isn't it funny how some machines from your customers just end up being a wreck? One thing after another breaks...SLOWLY. It's almost comedic if not unfortunate.

 

[KompuKare]

And hey, c'mon guys, it's customary even here in the US to use Celsius when quoting component temps.

Quite right. Don't confuse things by using Fahrenheit... In the UK, Celsius is about the only metric measurement used in the media (despite almost everything being manufactured metric these days) unlike the Irish who have pretty much converted everything to metric. I wonder if some of the success of the Irish tiger (while it lasted) was due a more modern, forward-looking attitude.

 

[IncrediblePCSolutions]

Okay, I've finally figured something out. And I need some more input.

It's the CPU. Everything works fine and turns on as long as the CPU is not plugged in. I actually plugged it in while it was on, and the machine suddenly shut off.

This is what everyone is upset about. It looks like (unless i can't read) that you plugged in the mobo, without a CPU and then inserted the CPU while the mobo was still plugged in and running? Which made the mobo shut off?

This is "hot swapping" and you NEVER do that with a CPU!!

To use this CPU in another mobo is OK and a preferred method of troubleshooting. Just dont do it while its running!!!

 

[MSgherzi]

This is what everyone is upset about. It looks like (unless i can't read) that you plugged in the mobo, without a CPU and then inserted the CPU while the mobo was still plugged in and running? Which made the mobo shut off?

This is "hot swapping" and you NEVER do that with a CPU!!

To use this CPU in another mobo is OK and a preferred method of troubleshooting. Just dont do it while its running!!!

Yes, and as I already said, point taken. Now move on.

I was going to get a new mobo anyway. The way I see it, if the CPU is intact, then if the mobo goes, then it couldn't have been any more screwed up than it already was.

For clarification, I didn't "insert" the CPU while the mobo was running. I simply plugged it in. I don't want anyone getting the idea that I actually inserted it into it's socket while the motherboard was on.

 

[ATTech]

Yes, and as I already said, point taken. Now move on.

I was going to get a new mobo anyway. The way I see it, if the CPU is intact, then if the mobo goes, then it couldn't have been any more screwed up than it already was.

For clarification, I didn't "insert" the CPU while the mobo was running. I simply plugged it in. I don't want anyone getting the idea that I actually inserted it into it's socket while the motherboard was on.

How does one "plug-in" a cpu that doesn't involve placing it into the socket?

 

[tackify]

How does one "plug-in" a cpu that doesn't involve placing it into the socket?

Gotta admit, that piqued my curiosity too.

 

[MSgherzi]

Maybe I should have worded it differently, such as "powering" the CPU. The ATX12v/P4 connector.

 

[MSgherzi]

Final Conclusion: It was the motherboard all along. As I suspected.

Got the new mobo and PSU today, installed them, and they work great. The CPU temperature in BIOS is a steady 110-120 degrees Fahrenheit (and I'm in America, so I'm using Fahrenheit) as opposed to 150-160 before. The system temperature is around 70-85 degrees as opposed to the 115-125 degrees that it was at before.

Just thought I should conclude this thread permanently.