Caxus
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So i've built about 6 computers before. Today i built my athlon 64 3200 system and it wont post and i think either the CPU or MB is DOA.
Spec:
Athlon 64 3200
MSI KT8 NEO
2x 512 mb corsair xms pc3200 (non ecc)
300 watt antec psu
The diagnostic lights don't go past the first stage which is the CPU testing phase so i'm lead to believe the problem is the CPU. However this seems strange because its a brand new retail box cpu. Won't post, wont do anything except run the cpu fan and diagnostics. This is with me testing it with just the ram, cpu, and a vid card that i know works. There doesn't seem to be any power going through the cpu at all because it doesn't even get warm or show any signs of life. But i'm also wondering if it could be the motherboard because i seemed to fumble with it a bit more than usual this time and i might have damaged it. Its also the first time i didn't use a static wrist strap but i was very careful about decharging myself constantly. Tried resetting the cmos.
I guess my next step is to RMA the cpu unless i hear otherwise. Any thoughts?
Spec:
Athlon 64 3200
MSI KT8 NEO
2x 512 mb corsair xms pc3200 (non ecc)
300 watt antec psu
The diagnostic lights don't go past the first stage which is the CPU testing phase so i'm lead to believe the problem is the CPU. However this seems strange because its a brand new retail box cpu. Won't post, wont do anything except run the cpu fan and diagnostics. This is with me testing it with just the ram, cpu, and a vid card that i know works. There doesn't seem to be any power going through the cpu at all because it doesn't even get warm or show any signs of life. But i'm also wondering if it could be the motherboard because i seemed to fumble with it a bit more than usual this time and i might have damaged it. Its also the first time i didn't use a static wrist strap but i was very careful about decharging myself constantly. Tried resetting the cmos.
I guess my next step is to RMA the cpu unless i hear otherwise. Any thoughts?