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jerodesc
01-16-2002, 07:26 PM
Greetings. This is my first time on this discussion board, but I'm hoping someone can help me. I've got an old computer downstairs that my kids use for their homework and some games. It's an AMD 233 on an Asus TX97-XE motherboard. Recently it began to make a sustained beeping noise after being on for a while. I checked the temperature of the CPU and it was somewhere around 90`C. It appeared that the CPU fan's bearing was acting up. I replaced the fan and since that day am unable to fire the computer up. The on/off switch has no effect on the operation of the tower. As soon as I plug in the tower, the CPU fan and chassis fan turn on, the HDD LED turns on solid, and the power LED flashes steadily. Nothing appears on the screen whatsoever. As far as I can tell, no board, chip or jumper has been dislodged. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
bassman
01-16-2002, 08:17 PM
Hello Jerodesc and welcome,
With a CPU temp of 90c, I would have to say you have a burnt processor. That sustained beeping was probably a high heat warning beep.
When you replaced the fan, you may have dislodged the CPU. Try reseating it and see if that helps.

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jerodesc
01-16-2002, 08:28 PM
Thanks for the timely response. I took out the processor and re-inserted it but to no avail. If the processor is faulty (cooked, I suppose), would that stop the computer from posting/booting up? I suppose that the shutdown of the processor (when I turned it off to install the new CPU fan) could have been its last operation, but I was under the impression that the computer should be able to go into the bios setup without a fully functioning CPU. Doesn't the CMOS control the BIOS? Or is the processor required to direct the entire operation from startup onwards?
Seph-Oh
01-17-2002, 10:28 AM
Heh, if your processor is fried (which it seems like it is) then your computer is completely, totally, and 100 percent inoperative and will not work. It's busted and you need a new processor.
jerodesc
01-17-2002, 06:04 PM
Originally posted by Seph-Oh:
Heh, if your processor is fried (which it seems like it is) then your computer is completely, totally, and 100 percent inoperative and will not work. It's busted and you need a new processor.

Thanks. It was about time to upgrade it anyway. Let me tell you, browsing through this forum gave me a wealth of knowledge. Thanks to all!