- Mar 8, 2018
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Recently I bought a replacement cooler master unit for my old custom PC, it's about 7 years old but still has great hardware. I guess the cooling unit was too heavy to operate while the PC was standing up. it broke the fan bracket base, dislodging the heatsync from the CPU while it was running. I was in a different room and heard the crash.
When I came to check it out, the PC was off, and heat was radiating from the general vicinity. I could smell some burning, like some electrics cooking. I laid the tower on its side, and put the cooler back on without latching it on, just relying on gravity to keep the contact. I fired it up. No bios screen, no video input period.
I followed the steps for this problem. I unplugged all the components, dusted the connections, plugged them back in. I took out the MoBo battery for 5 minutes to reset bios. I bought a normal sized cooling unit. Cleaned off the old thermal paste from the CPU and made sure no paste was stuck on the MoBo or on the CPU pins. Still no response.
I always assumed that a CPU would always turn off before heat could damage it, but I fear it's been damaged. I know that I should test the power supply to make sure it's not the culprit. The motherboard seems to be working. The CD/DVD/BluRay player opens and closes when it's connected to the MoBo power.
I haven't yet tested the processor on another motherboard, as I'm afraid to mess up my other PC. I don't have a multimeter, but intend to get one so that I can test the power supply.
Anyone know what might have happened? I'm guessing something was fried when the heatsync fell from the CPU, that's why I smelled an electrical burn.
Any help is appreciated.
Respectfully,
-Al B.
When I came to check it out, the PC was off, and heat was radiating from the general vicinity. I could smell some burning, like some electrics cooking. I laid the tower on its side, and put the cooler back on without latching it on, just relying on gravity to keep the contact. I fired it up. No bios screen, no video input period.
I followed the steps for this problem. I unplugged all the components, dusted the connections, plugged them back in. I took out the MoBo battery for 5 minutes to reset bios. I bought a normal sized cooling unit. Cleaned off the old thermal paste from the CPU and made sure no paste was stuck on the MoBo or on the CPU pins. Still no response.
I always assumed that a CPU would always turn off before heat could damage it, but I fear it's been damaged. I know that I should test the power supply to make sure it's not the culprit. The motherboard seems to be working. The CD/DVD/BluRay player opens and closes when it's connected to the MoBo power.
I haven't yet tested the processor on another motherboard, as I'm afraid to mess up my other PC. I don't have a multimeter, but intend to get one so that I can test the power supply.
Anyone know what might have happened? I'm guessing something was fried when the heatsync fell from the CPU, that's why I smelled an electrical burn.
Any help is appreciated.
Respectfully,
-Al B.
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