troubleshooting CPU or MOBO failure

[brent29]

After installing a new CPU cooler my PC will not boot, The mainboard powers up the cooling fans works but No BIOS screen and no POST error beeps at all. I Think the CPU may be dead but I am also woried about the Mobo as it was very difficult removing the old cooler. If the CPU is dead should I get POST beeps to indicate this? Or is it likely the Mobo is damaged.

What would be the best procedure to determine which component(s) are faulty? If I remove the CPU and boot should I get some BIOS Activity POST beeps that would indicate the board is okay but the cpu damaged?

Thanks for any advice/help

 

[vagabond]

If the Board is dead, nothing will happen.

If the CPU is dead you'll get the GPU screen but that's it.



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[Teq]

First thing... check that the heat sink is correctly installed...

Second we're going to need more system details before we can give you much advice...



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