Should this work?

[tdenton]

I think I fried my CPU.. in fact, I'm basically positive. The hsf fell off while it was running !

So, my computer (my second thank God) turned itself off at some point. Its an Iwill KK-266 with 1.33 Thunderbird @ 1.5.

Here's the question:

Should the mobo post (or anything?) without the CPU installed? I get power flowing to the drives, etc... I ordered another CPU, but am now wondering if I lost my mobo too...

Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[nealric]

It shouldt post without a cpu. Why dont you try out the tbird on the newer mobo and find out?

How did your heatsink fall off?

 

[lonewolf1983]

your motherboard wont post without a cpu in it.

 

[Dweller]

i blew 3 cpus and one mboard when my ols hsf combo stopped running i kept replacein the cpu and well it cost me a lot your computer will power on without a cpu but thats all it will do power on nothin on the screen ect ect ect
still wonderin how your hsf fell off

 

[tdenton]

Well.... I haven't gotten my new CPU installed yet, but I can tell ya about the hsf...

You know how when fans start going out they start to 'buzz' sometimes? And how if you slap your computer case a bit, it will sometimes go away? Well.... the hsf went away from the cpu ... You'd think I'd know better. I've only been futzing with a computer since my TRS-80 Model 1 followed by Apple II, IIe, Amiga, 1st 'ibm' PC at 90mhz -> now 2983... Still let dumb things happen. Oh well.

 

[CrashOveride]

did it rip off the littel thingys it conects to on the ziff socket?

 

[tdenton]

Actually, I just discovered that one of the 'little thingys" broke (the center one!) . So now I had to offset the hsf to get it to hook on. I hope it works ok like that... We'll see.

 

[ClocketFuel]

That's the funniest thing I've read in long time!!!

 

[CrashOveride]

DONT off set it,.. but a new one that uses all 3!!!

 

[tdenton]

DONT off set it,.. but a new one that uses all 3!!!

I was thinking that very thing, but what temp is ok for these chips? T-Bird 1.33

Thanks!

 

[Veland]

My tBird 1.33 is currently running on load=33c case=21c measured in socket with watercooling. I previously used a Taisol 760 cooler the uses all 3 lugs on each side. You can probably get it cheap as it's fairly old, but whap on a 80mm fan, run it at 7V and my temps stayed at around 42c, not too bad.

 

[CrashOveride]

i used to run my old 1.2 T-Bird at just over 40C full load... just under 40 no load...