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CPU or mobo broken?

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Ok, so when I turn on my pc nothing happens, the motherboard standby lights are just on. I've tested my psu and tested everything I can to work out what's wrong.

I'm not asking for any more troubleshooting tips. Since my motherboard acts the same without the CPU on it when I turn it on, is it the motherboard or the CPU that should be the faulty component. Can you "turn on" a motherboard without the CPU? I mean pressing the power button and getting some life out of it like error codes.

I should also mention that the system has powered on a few times for a few seconds, lighting up all the error led's like cpu_led and vga_led.

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Ok, so when I turn on my pc nothing happens, the motherboard standby lights are just on. I've tested my psu and tested everything I can to work out what's wrong.

I'm not asking for any more troubleshooting tips. Since my motherboard acts the same without the CPU on it when I turn it on, is it the motherboard or the CPU that should be the faulty component. Can you "turn on" a motherboard without the CPU? I mean pressing the power button and getting some life out of it like error codes.

I should also mention that the system has powered on a few times for a few seconds, lighting up all the error led's like cpu_led and vga_led.

It's not really possible to start a motherboard without a CPU. The CPU is the brains of the computer. One way to check if motherboard is dead. This only works if you have 2 motherboards or 2 CPUs with the same socket. You can try to put a guaranteed working CPU in the supposed faulty motherboard. If it works, it's probably the CPU. If not. then the motherboard may be the cause.

 

Hope that helps. :)

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It's not really possible to start a motherboard without a CPU. The CPU is the brains of the computer. One way to check if motherboard is dead. This only works if you have 2 motherboards or 2 CPUs with the same socket. You can try to put a guaranteed working CPU in the supposed faulty motherboard. If it works, it's probably the CPU. If not. then the motherboard may be the cause.

Hope that helps. :)

Well I have two motherboards and same thing there.

So you're saying that if you press the power button on a motherboard without a cpu, nothing at all happens. No fans spins up for example?

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Well I have two motherboards and same thing there.

So you're saying that if you press the power button on a motherboard without a cpu, nothing at all happens. No fans spins up for example?

Flat out nothing. The motherboard needs instructions from the CPU in order for it to turn on.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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Thanks so much, now I know :)

Yeah, trust me, you don't want to know how I know this stuff.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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