Re: [PLUG] Alms for the Poor

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

On Thursday 04 October 2007 00:11:58 Matthew Rosewarne wrote:
> After removing almost everything save the CPU and power
> supply, I've figured it's either the CPU or the motherboard. ÂI don't
> actually know, though, and everything is well out of warranty. ÂI need to
> replace one of them, but I'm not sure which one, and I really don't want to
> have to buy both if I can help it.
>
> So my plea: ÂDoes anyone have (or know someone who has) a socket-F Opteron
> that they would be willing to lend me to help me troubleshoot this? ÂIt
> would really help me no end.

I have a carcass sitting around with a similar problem in my basement.  My 
question, and why I have done anything with it, is can a shorted motherboard 
cause damage to to the cpu?  That's the fear I've had with just replacing the 
CPU.

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