Can switching processors kill a motherboard and vice versa?

EmAlarilla15

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Hello, I need help on a problem I'm having.

I have an AMD A8-6600k that was left from my motherboard that died on me. I went ahead and tested my processor on a friend's working system to make sure the processor still works. After switching the processors, all the fans run but, the system did not post, no display, no beeps, whatsoever.

I tried using the testbed method (starting from the bare CPU and MB combo out of the case and adding and switching parts as I go) still, to no avail.

At this point, I returned the borrowed system to it's original specs (AMD A8-7500 and Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-S1) the fans run and still the system still does not post/display/beep.

Did I kill the motherboard, the processor or both?

Also, I tried running the said board Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-S1 with no processor installed. The fans (Case/cpu) runs even without the processor.
 

EmAlarilla15

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Thanks for getting back to me. I did clear the cmos and remove the battery for a minute with still the same results. Maybe the motherboard shorted out or something.

I'm hoping that getting a new motherboard solves the issue cause it would be costly to replace the two systems.
 

MusenMouse

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So your processor was dead, and then when you borrowed your friend's system to test, his processor died in the testing process?
 

EmAlarilla15

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Pretty much yes. I think what killed the borrowed processor/system was when i tried the processor on the dead motherboard. Kinda hard to explain.

I went ahead and bought 2 new processors and a motherboard. Bought systems are fine now.