[PLUG] Computer Won't Boot

[<brad-plug@litech.org>]

Hi All-

This is more of a hardware issue than a linux/software thing, but, I
wasn't quite sure where to turn. My computer just 'died'.  I went to
turn it on after about 3 weeks of having it off, it booted, I got to a
logon screen, entered my password, and it rebooted itself.  The next
reboot, it got about 20 seconds into the boot process, shut off, and
hasn't started since.

I swapped the power supply first, thinking that it may be the problem.
Neither supply works.  From the moment I give it power, there is a
strange smell emanating from the area near where the CPU connects to the
motherboard.

So, I am thinking that my CPU burned out (AMD 2200+, about 1.6 years
old), but I'm not sure why it burned out.  If it did go, did my
motherboard probably fry with it?  Or should I just replace them both?
If not, what should I check?  I am thinking about just buying a new
motherboard/CPU, however, my current motherboard was (and may still be)
working great (plus it has lots of expansion ports most of which are
used), and I would rather not buy a new something if the old something
still works.

Any ideas, please let me know.  If you are replying individually to me,
please drop the '-plug' from my e-mail.  It is a filtering thing.

thanks
-brad

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