> > I received my RMAed motherboard back from MSI today, and although it > > powered right on, the BIOS wouldn't post unless I disconnected the > > CDROM drive and used a different CPU. I had been overclocking an > > AMD64 X2 but luckily I had a Sempron to test with. > > > > Does this sound like a case of an overclocked CPU burning out and > > taking a couple of devices with it, or is it more likely that the > > motherboard died and took a couple devices with it, or something else? > > well, if it works (somehow) with a different cpu, the cpu might be dead. Or > some parts of the energy 'department' of your mobo got overloaded, burnt out > and now is only able to drive the mediocre requirements of the sempron. > > I would try the cpu in a different board. > > An oc'ed cpu needs a lot more power&generates a lot more heat. Both can > damage > the CPU AND the mobo (too much power might fry a regulator, or cook a cap). > Or it might overload the PSU - and then everything is possible. A damaged > mobo or psu can take a lot of stuff with it to hell. > > I hope you learnt your lesson: Overclocking is evil
I'll never overclock again. I'm realizing how much more important reliability is compared to performance and low cost. - Grant -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
