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    Fried MOBO or CPU?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by thatguyfred, Dec 20, 2009.

  1. thatguyfred

    thatguyfred Newbie

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    Product: HP Pavilion zv5000
    Symptom: Fans kick on, no other activity

    Cause: Took apart and put AS5 on CPU when I got it. Apparently I accidentally got AS5 in the socket before I started it up.

    Yes, I started it up.

    So, what to do now?
     
    thatguyfred, Dec 20, 2009
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    Ethyriel Notebook Deity

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    Maybe neither. Get a bit of isopropyl alcohol and dab it into the socket with a q-tip. Clean out the holes and around the CPU pins with a soft tipped tooth brush. Wait for everything to dry thoroughly, maybe use a bit of compressed air to blow out the socket if the isopropyl made the AS5 dry and crumbly.
     
    Ethyriel, Dec 21, 2009
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    You should also ensure that everything is properly connected, particularly the video display connection.
     
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    thatguyfred Newbie

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    Took it down to just mobo/cpu/stick of ram after cleaning.

    Nothing, just fans for 2 seconds and the LEDs stay on.
     
    thatguyfred, Dec 21, 2009
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  5. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What GPU do you have?
     
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    ATI 9000 IGP
     
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  7. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    That's a pretty slick GPU. I used to have it. :p
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    what CPU do you have?
     
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    Pentium 4 3.0ghz
     
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  10. Bog

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    Perhaps you forgot to lock the CPU into the socket when you powered it on?
     
    Bog, Dec 21, 2009
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  11. Ethyriel

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    That's probably the CPU, then, but it's pretty well impossible to tell for sure without swapping in another one. And putting a known good CPU in a possibly bad motherboard is a bad idea. Do you have access to another machine that can take that CPU?

    Or there could still be AS5 somewhere causing problems.
     
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    Actually the first time yes, but after I tried powering it on again after I locked it in still is not working.
     
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    thatguyfred Newbie

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    Umm I have a Toshiba M35X but it has no HDD and I'm not sure it would take the CPU offhand anyway.
     
    thatguyfred, Dec 21, 2009
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    I didn't follow Intel much during Netburst, especially mobile, so I don't know much about the different speeds available in different sockets. Will this work for you? Being only $25 shipped, it might be worth the chance at frying it.
     
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    I'm thinking that should work.

    Only good thing is this laptop was free, so if I spent 6 on AS5 and 25 on this and it works it'll be 30 total.
     
    thatguyfred, Dec 21, 2009
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