Just today I bought an Intel E6600 with an Asus P5N-E SLI from Micro Center.
Well, I came home and plugged everything in, and dang, the thing won't power up. The fan moves for about a millisecond before stopping.
If I take out the CPU from the mobo and try, the CPU fan starts just fine and so does the VGA card.
Am I correct in assuming that it's the CPU that's bad? Or do you think that it may be something with the motherboard that's causing nothing to start up when the CPU is plugged in.
Unfortunately, I have neither an extra CPU nor an extra compatible mobo.
I am thinking I should take both things to Micro Center again, but I am not sure if they will test both things with me. I guess if they don't, then I'll try exchanging the CPU first -- but the drive there is like 40 minutes so I don't want to drive back if it's necessary.
Any recommendations? Anyone else have problems with intel e6600s before right out the box?
Well, I came home and plugged everything in, and dang, the thing won't power up. The fan moves for about a millisecond before stopping.
If I take out the CPU from the mobo and try, the CPU fan starts just fine and so does the VGA card.
Am I correct in assuming that it's the CPU that's bad? Or do you think that it may be something with the motherboard that's causing nothing to start up when the CPU is plugged in.
Unfortunately, I have neither an extra CPU nor an extra compatible mobo.
I am thinking I should take both things to Micro Center again, but I am not sure if they will test both things with me. I guess if they don't, then I'll try exchanging the CPU first -- but the drive there is like 40 minutes so I don't want to drive back if it's necessary.
Any recommendations? Anyone else have problems with intel e6600s before right out the box?