Some Kid's Cpu..

funkgab · 09-08-2005, 10:59 PM

okay guys some kid came to me and asked me if i can fix his comp, he brought it over, well its asselmbled by him i guess, he says he bought a barebone, he broke his heatsink, but he got another one. the specs are amd athlon xp 3000+ duron, 512mb ultra ram, some soyo case, 80 gb hd, and a 9800 pro. When i took off his heatsink, he had no thermal paste, and the duron, where you put the thermal paste looks a bit chipped, i dunno what he did, he also mounted the motherboard incorrectly, i tried to remount it, but it wont allign perfectly with the case, when i tried booting it, just with the cpu hooked up to the motherboard with ram, i heard some tink tink sounds coming from cpu or something, ive never used spacers, but i think i might have to so what do you guys think?

ivwshane · 09-08-2005, 11:41 PM

Chances are the chipped cpu means it's done for.

I'm not sure why you are having trouble mounting the mobo but to elminate any shorts remove the mobo from the case and boot it while it's outside the case.

Brofar · 09-09-2005, 06:02 AM

If you didnt use spacers then you're mobo is fried ..

Jamsan · 09-09-2005, 06:12 AM

spacers as in the 1/4" inch or so copper lookin risers? you HAVE to use those (atleast in the 10+ pc's i've built), or the i/o ports will never line up, as well as the slot cards...

Drakkon · 09-09-2005, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamsan

spacers as in the 1/4" inch or so copper lookin risers? you HAVE to use those (atleast in the 10+ pc's i've built), or the i/o ports will never line up, as well as the slot cards...

not to mention the fact your board isn't raised off the metal tray thus creating a virtual circuit between every single solder point on the back of the board...

ivwshane · 09-09-2005, 12:53 PM

Aren't those called risers? Spacers should be either washers or the little paper washers that go between the screw and mobo.

Risers are a must and if those weren't used then the board proabably is fried. If you didn't use the spacers then you might be ok but it depends on the mobo. Most new mobo's have an area around the screw that acts as a spacer.

Da Lucky 1 · 09-09-2005, 02:00 PM

xp 3000+ duron?

allright. too bad that durons havnt been made in ages...

funkgab · 09-09-2005, 08:04 PM

the stupid kid... argh, well the motherboard was raised above the circuits, but its not alligning, so i dunno what to do, what did you do when it didnt allign?

errr how do i add spacers?

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funkgab Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Yesterday Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,166 (#80) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x1	okay guys some kid came to me and asked me if i can fix his comp, he brought it over, well its asselmbled by him i guess, he says he bought a barebone, he broke his heatsink, but he got another one. the specs are amd athlon xp 3000+ duron, 512mb ultra ram, some soyo case, 80 gb hd, and a 9800 pro. When i took off his heatsink, he had no thermal paste, and the duron, where you put the thermal paste looks a bit chipped, i dunno what he did, he also mounted the motherboard incorrectly, i tried to remount it, but it wont allign perfectly with the case, when i tried booting it, just with the cpu hooked up to the motherboard with ram, i heard some tink tink sounds coming from cpu or something, ive never used spacers, but i think i might have to so what do you guys think?

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09-08-2005, 11:41 PM	permalink #2
ivwshane Dont mess with old school Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: CA Posts: 3,931 (#15) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x47	Chances are the chipped cpu means it's done for. I'm not sure why you are having trouble mounting the mobo but to elminate any shorts remove the mobo from the case and boot it while it's outside the case.

09-09-2005, 06:12 AM	permalink #4
Jamsan Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,333 (#67) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x7	spacers as in the 1/4" inch or so copper lookin risers? you HAVE to use those (atleast in the 10+ pc's i've built), or the i/o ports will never line up, as well as the slot cards...

09-09-2005, 12:53 PM	permalink #6
ivwshane Dont mess with old school Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: CA Posts: 3,931 (#15) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x47	Aren't those called risers? Spacers should be either washers or the little paper washers that go between the screw and mobo. Risers are a must and if those weren't used then the board proabably is fried. If you didn't use the spacers then you might be ok but it depends on the mobo. Most new mobo's have an area around the screw that acts as a spacer.

09-09-2005, 02:00 PM	permalink #7
Da Lucky 1 Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: 02-20-2008 Location: %systemroot% Posts: 2,753 (#31) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x0	xp 3000+ duron? allright. too bad that durons havnt been made in ages...

09-09-2005, 08:04 PM	permalink #8
funkgab Tweak Minion Jan 2005 Last Seen: Yesterday Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,166 (#80) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x1	the stupid kid... argh, well the motherboard was raised above the circuits, but its not alligning, so i dunno what to do, what did you do when it didnt allign? errr how do i add spacers?

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