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I posted a couple days ago about some problems Im having with the system Im building (decided to RMA the motherboard btw, its still under warranty 
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My question is, what will happen if the CPU is dead when you hit the power button?
<blockquote><font size=1>Svar på:</font><hr><p>How do you know if your CPU is DOA?<p><hr></blockquote><p>1.Remove your heatsink.
2.Wipe away the thermal paste.
3.If you can read the inscription <b>AMD</b> somewhere on the surface of the CPU, it most likely is DOA.
4.It may require a nasty cleansing solvent to remove the soot.
Sorry, couldn't help it. 
/Copenhagen - P4 Willamette 1700MHz@2109 MHz, Vcore 1.75V@2.20V on Abit TH7II-RAID.
| Quote : 3.If you can read the inscription AMD somewhere on the surface of the CPU, it most likely is DOA. |
What???
| Quote : 4.It may require a nasty cleansing solvent to remove the soot. |
<font color=red><i><b>Rubbing alcohol</b></i></font color=red> will do just fine. You really don't know what you're talking about, right?
Good or Bad have no meaning at all, depends on what your point of view is.
| Quote : My question is, what will happen if the CPU is dead when you hit the power button? |
Nothing! Same thing would happen if the mobo is DOA! AMD's CPU is unlikely DOA unless you burn it (w/o heatsink fan) which you can physically see when examining it.
Good or Bad have no meaning at all, depends on what your point of view is.
<blockquote><font size=1>Svar på:</font><hr><p>Rubbing alcohol will do just fine. You really don't know what you're talking about, right?<p><hr></blockquote><p>You're absolutely right, I was just quoting my theory-book. It's better to listen to hands-on experience, I admit.
/Copenhagen - P4 Willamette 1700MHz@2109 MHz, Vcore 1.75V@2.20V on Abit TH7II-RAID.
This is what happend when I fried my CPU:
Pressing power button makes drives start and fans turning, but you won't hear a beep even if you pull the mem/videocard out before powering up, and ofcourse the motherboard wont POST with a fried CPU. Also I couldn't shutdown the power with the normal powerbutton, I had to shut off the powersupply.
My case has so many fans that it hovers above the ground 
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