Mobo or Cpu Fried?

[mokaboy]

Hello,

I have a problem.... Need some advice...

Basically by accident i kicked my pc while it was on which resulted it in turning off? I tried turning it back on with no luck so i took it apart and reseated CPU (i wish i didnt now) and made sure everything was connected. I then turned the computer on but smelt burning so i turned it st8 off. The comptuer will now turn on but will no post... i wana know what needs replacing, the MOBO or the CPU or what to do next? I do not have a mate who has another AMD64 system i can test the cpu with.

Computer is a

AMD64 3400+ Newcastle Core
512mb RAM
80 Sata
Gigabyte K8800? something like that nothing special

 

[zephead]

what happens most often in cases like this is the motherboard is damaged. often times, a hairline fracture will occur, which is invisible to the naked eye but can render the board useless. if you have no spare parts to test, i recommend taking the box to a local PC repair shop, where they can interchange working parts to determine what broke.

usually, when a running machine is kicked, knocked over, or dropped (i've seen all 3 happen plenty of times), the hard drive is destroyed. but first, you should turn you attentions to getting the system to POST.

 

[mokaboy]

ok to make it post, other than going to a repair shop what do you most likely think it is? mobo or cpu? i can buy either of these and if its not i can take it back. Christmas is obviously coming soon so i wanna get it done. mobo or cpu? im guessing/hoping mobo.

 

[Jimbeau]

I'd start by buying & trying a mobo, because they are cheaper than CPU's.

 

[zephead]

i'd say there's a high probability that the mobo went bad.

 

[TimeParadoX]

How do you accedently kick your computer? :haha:

well It's probably a Mobo problem because those things are fragile ( when you kick them ) so a part probably got disconnected or something like that

 

[rmdl51]

LOL been there!!
I accidentally kicked my computer so many times but I guess mine is a little bit more resistant . At work I hit a working computer with my arm, not really a big deal but it freeze, so when I tried to restart, won't POST and smells burned, so I take a look at the components and one of the components melted on the MOBO, the problem was that MOBO wasn't very well secured and it moved and I guess it made ground contact or something and short circuit that component.
Well like everybody else said, try MOBO first, I know newer intel CPU's shut down itselfs if they are at burning risk. but i guess is not the same for AMD's

 

[patrickeriksson]

Hello,

I have a problem.... Need some advice...

Basically by accident i kicked my pc while it was on which resulted it in turning off? I tried turning it back on with no luck so i took it apart and reseated CPU (i wish i didnt now) and made sure everything was connected. I then turned the computer on but smelt burning so i turned it st8 off. The comptuer will now turn on but will no post... i wana know what needs replacing, the MOBO or the CPU or what to do next? I do not have a mate who has another AMD64 system i can test the cpu with.

Computer is a

AMD64 3400+ Newcastle Core
512mb RAM
80 Sata
Gigabyte K8800? something like that nothing special

What HSF do you have? The reason why I am asking is because if you have a heavy aftermarket one there is a small chance that the CPU got damaged if you kicked it. The weight and leverage of the heatsink can actually crack the core.

 

[zephead]

The weight and leverage of the heatsink can actually crack the core.

doubtful. if anything happened involving the heatsink, the socket or mobo would probably be damaged instead.