processor minus heatsink

[bugboy]

I'm kind of an idiot. I was replacing the heatsink on my Athlon 1600XP with one of those new quieter vantec TMD fan/heatsink combos because my old combo had my computer sounding like a vacum cleaner. After I had the old heatsink off, I managed to knee the power switch and turn the computer on.
I know, I know I thought it was unplugged.
Anyway, bye bye processor.
Does anyone know if I might have damaged the motherboard (ECS kKS5A) or power supply with that move? How could I reliably check while waiting for my new processor to arrive?

 

[microAmp]

More than likely you fried the motherboard and even possibly other componets in there, video card, soundcard. Not sure about the power supply though.

 

[peter584]

I did it before and it had no ill effects on the MB or PS. It just fried the processor.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: peter584
I did it before and it had no ill effects on the MB or PS. It just fried the processor.

ditto...i'm very very sure that just your cpu bit the dust

 

[AntaresVI]

At least you didnt throw water on it like that guy a few months back...

 

[TheCorm]

Been there.....athlons fry very quickly but it didn't damage anything else......nasty smell though.

Corm

 

[networkman]

If it was only a few seconds, then more than likely only the processor fried. I've done the same thing on accident twice - once with a Duron 1200 and again with an XP1600 Both times only the cpu was bad.

 

[bugboy]

Thanks for the input everybody.
It turns out that only the processor fried.
I'm up and running again.

 

[lenjack]

Having experienced this twice (don't ask how), the board and rest of the computer should be fine.