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Date:      Fri, 8 Jun 2001 18:59:51 +0800
From:      James Lim <evilfry@sg.freebsd.org>
To:        Gallagher <mgllghr@bu.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: <OT> I Think I have a dead Athlon
Message-ID:  <0106081859510B.40498@evilfry.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.4.10.10106080639170.76882-100000@acstmp.bu.edu>
References:  <Pine.A41.4.10.10106080639170.76882-100000@acstmp.bu.edu>

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Hi there,

=09If i were you, i will bring it back to the vendor :)

Besides please do not do any overclocking and make sure a nice robust=20
fan is stuck onto ur athlon .



On the last episode Friday 08 June 2001 18:51, Gallagher wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> =09I know there are a lot of hardware guru's out there, so I hope no
> one minds me asking this question.  I have an Athlon 600 Slot A CPU
> (yes an oldie by now :-) and a FIC SD-11 motherboard.  The problem
> is when I turn the machine on it does nothing. I mean nothing.  No
> beeps, no movement. Dead.  The fans come on and that's about it.  I
> know this isn't much to work with, but anyone have any idea what
> this could be?  It's not the memory/drives, or anything else,
> because I've tested everything in another machine, except the board
> and CPU, because I don't have another Athlon CPU, just Intel.  I
> know neither the board or the chip is worth much now, but I'd like
> to find out which one is dead, and replace it, because a 600Mhz
> machine is not shabby, by any standards, even if it is the original
> slot A Athlon.  However, I know the whole Slot CPU thing came and
> went fast.  From day one it was bad heat dissipating design.  So I
> wonder if that may be the problem.  I really don't know.  Any help
> is greatly appreciated.  Once again, sorry this is Off Topic, but
> I'm looking for any help I can get.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ~mike
>
>
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--=20
Regards,
James Lim
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