Coz I just have, grrrrr.
2007-08-30 21:14:09 · 9 answers · asked by tinotoin 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It's an AMD Athlon 64 2.2GHz, the reason I'm asking is, I came home from work and the pc had been on all day and when I came in, it was still on, but the fan was not moving (!) Ever since then it has refused to boot up so I assume the processor is fried! Oh well, just bought an upgrade anyway,
2007-08-30 21:25:15 · update #1
That sounds about right, same thing happened to my dads Celeron a while back. There was this heat transfer foil on the heatsink (which was clogged with dust) that had completely degraded.
It wouldnt boot to windows but after being on for about 30 seconds the heatsink was too hot to touch.
Complete rebuild was in order.
2007-08-31 08:04:24 · answer #1 · answered by graeme b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure it is not the old style of heatsink material that gets like glue after being heated and aging? It will make you think the two have melted together. If the heatsink is not recessed, you can use a magnifier to see the seam and use an x-acto knife to gentle cut and pry the two devices apart.
2007-08-31 04:21:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hi mate,sounds like your cpu stoped working and unfortunately as your processor was still working without any ventelation its fried and melted itself to your heatsink
howver the only way to diagnose this problem is to physically remove the heatsink and check the processor
the reason i say this is normally when the cpu fan fails suddenly then windows will just shut down the p.c as a saftey precuation
a fried c.p.u will look like this..http://www.flickr.com/photos/computer-eyes/511748062/..a distinctly charred processor ..pretty bad eh,so if yours looks like this you have fried it,sometimes the processor may look fine but look at the pins and the ends of them will be black,another fried processor
i hope this helps
good luck my mate!
2007-08-31 14:18:52 · answer #3 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check my profile. I'm still a newbie on this - - - toasting a PC. Pretty unusual. Most motherboards go on auto shutdown if fan RPM is not detected. Also, in BIOS, you can set the maximum temp when you want PC to shutdown automatically. Please post exact make and model of that lousy motherboard so we could probably avoid it.
2007-08-31 06:53:45 · answer #4 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I never know that processor melts. I thought all along they will just kinda "explode" and dissipate into thin air. Amazing!!!
2007-08-31 04:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by marsulein 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Strange!!?
What processor are you using?
Never heard that from Intel as they have such technology on board that just cuts off whenever the temperature increases!
2007-08-31 04:22:25 · answer #6 · answered by cr ! 5h 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't do it after oneday, If anything, The proccessor is fine, and the motherboard melted to it, there normally the first things to go.
2007-08-31 04:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by Cooleo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, it's very.... Unbelievable
I'm sorry for your processor..
I hope I won't have..
2007-08-31 04:20:37 · answer #8 · answered by Riff Almighty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow...
usually mother boards are the first to burn..
2007-08-31 04:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by kim_rukawa11 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋