- Oct 13, 1999
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OK. They're not actually my CPUs. A friend of mine brought me his computer because it just shut off while he was working on it, and it wouldn't come back on. I tested the CPU (Duron 700) and determined it was bad, so we ordered a replacement. The motherboard appeared to be OK because I popped a 1.2Ghz Athlon in it and it worked fine. We ordered a Duron 950 as a replacement, and I installed it for him. It seemed to work fine for a couple of weeks. The other day though, it locked up and he couldn't shut it down. He cut the power off on his surge protector and then tried to turn it back on, but he got nothing. I tested the CPU and it has gone bad.
What could be causing the CPUs to die? Would it be the power supply (250watt)? Would it be the motherboard (MSI K7T-Pro2 {KT133})? I can't understand why it would be running fine and then all of a sudden kill the CPU. I am going to get a replacement CPU, but I'm afraid to put it back into the system again if it's going to die again. Help?!
What could be causing the CPUs to die? Would it be the power supply (250watt)? Would it be the motherboard (MSI K7T-Pro2 {KT133})? I can't understand why it would be running fine and then all of a sudden kill the CPU. I am going to get a replacement CPU, but I'm afraid to put it back into the system again if it's going to die again. Help?!