[CS-FSLUG] Processor

[Josiah Ritchie]

I agree with Nathan. You could also confirm this with perhaps another
monitor. That error message on your screen sounds like your monitor is
getting a flaky signal.

One way to diagnose this is to listen for things booting up. When you
turn it on, do you hear the hard drive whine up and things clicking? If
the processor is bad, you won't get that far as it's needed for the
motherboard to operate at all.

You might also try taking it down to a barebones system. I've actually
have motherboard that worked outside the case, but not inside. Probably
due to a crack in them.

JSR/

On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 09:55, N. Thompson wrote:
> I think you may also want to check the video card, on my motherboard if 
> the video card is bad I get those exact same symptoms.
> 
> @ndrew wrote:
> 
> >David,
> >
> >I'd just try and test the CPU in another motherboard, if you have one
> >available (or if someone you know does).
> >
> >--
> >@ndrew
> >andrew at dothedrew.net
> >http://www.dothedrew.net
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> >"No man has a good enough memory
> >to be a successful liar."
> >  Abraham Lincoln
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> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz 
> >>[mailto:Christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of David M.
> >>Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 9:32 AM
> >>To: christiansource at ofb.biz
> >>Subject: [CS-FSLUG] Processor
> >>
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>Could anyone here tell me how I can test a processor in a 
> >>computer to see if it's good or bad?
> >>
> >>I have a computer here that will not boot and I get a black 
> >>screen with "no signal found" and the lights on the keyboard 
> >>flash simultaneously when the computer is turned on.
> >>
> >>I have a suspicion that the BIOS chip is bad but I don't want 
> >>to buy a BIOS chip and either the motherboard or the 
> >>processor being the problem, because motherboards come with 
> >>BIOS chips.
> >>
> >>Also if it's the BIOS chip, getting a new motherboard would 
> >>probably be the best solution, but I want to make sure the 
> >>processor isn't bad.
> >>
> >>David M.
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