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Subject: dead motherboard. is cpu fried too?
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h.amla 3.03.13 - 10:13am
The stove tripped the main circuit breaker while my PC was in sleep mode. When I tried to switch it on the was no beep but the cpu, power supply fans and HDD were working After doing some troubleshooting I found some of the capacitors on the board had rounded tops. That means the motherboard is dead. Before I could come to that conclusion I checked if the processor is fried by removing the heatsink fan and switching the pc on for 2 seconds and checking if the CPU heats up. It didn't. * +

h.amla 3.03.13 - 10:14am
I guess my question is, does that necessarily mean the cpu is fine? Or they're both fried and should I buy a new PC altogether? * +

alvar89 3.03.13 - 10:30am
usually the cpu is fine but there might be exception you never know unless you test it on a new mobo. * +

newt182 3.03.13 - 12:55pm
As above, the only sure way to know is to test with working parts. * +

h.amla 3.03.13 - 03:46pm
bummer!! this is a relatively old low end motherboard and the people I know have different makes. i'll just buy a new one. * +

asurreym 3.03.13 - 05:02pm
And invest in a uninterruptible power supply unit, unless u want to replace the mobo again if it happens again * +

h.amla 3.03.13 - 09:18pm
lol.. I've been contemplating on buying a UPS since my last motherboard was fried. I've definitely learned my lesson this time. * +

robzomb2 11.03.13 - 12:32pm
due to my ups my power supply fried 2 weeks ago! i guess the ups battery got toooo old and fried my psu. *

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