HELP I think I killed my proc!!!!

[kllrnohj]

Originally posted by jamestime88
when i overclocked my MSI k7n2 it fried my power raidmax 400 watt psu and my athlon xp 2400. my friend gave me a antec truepower 330 watt and i bought a 3000+ processor, my board fried both of those too. MSI sucks, just buy a new board, before you do more damage.

out of curiosity, how can a mobo fry a psu if the psu is powering the mobo? how could it fry itself? maybe you just got some bad luck w/ psus

EDIT: he never actually said if the proc was definitely dead, could always test it in another mobo if he has one

 

[jamestime88]

out of curiosity, how can a mobo fry a psu if the psu is powering the mobo? how could it fry itself? maybe you just got some bad luck w/ psus

im not sure how it happens, but it sure as hell does happen. 2 exploding power supplys is too much of a coincidence. if anything can concievebly go wrong, theres an MSI board out there to make sure it does.

 

[hardwired]

try this:
switch off the PSU in the back of the computer while its plugged in.
unplug it, then push the power button (you may hear the PSU discharging if its a more powerful PSU).
hop the jumper into clear CMOS position
wait 1 min
hop it back
plug in and power on while holding the Insert key

also, try replacing the CMOS battery. some of these boards ship with crap batteries.
also, check your capacitors to make sure none of them are bubble-like on top. i've had a few older abit's that had that problem that caused your symptoms.

MSI's are a bit weird.

i dunno, give it a try.

 

[amohedas]

Ok guys nothing to fear. I installed the new heatsink I bough (SLK 900A) and then I unplugged the power connector from the board and switched the cmos jumper, and the system booted. Everything running nice a cool, and all I have is an 80mm Antec fan pushing 34 cfm.

I want to attach a 120 mm Enermax fan that pushes 94 cfm, but I cant find a fan adapter that will fit on the slk 900 using the clips that come with it.

Anyone have any ideas about how to make this work??

Thx

 

[kllrnohj]

Originally posted by amohedas
Ok guys nothing to fear. I installed the new heatsink I bough (SLK 900A) and then I unplugged the power connector from the board and switched the cmos jumper, and the system booted. Everything running nice a cool, and all I have is an 80mm Antec fan pushing 34 cfm.

I want to attach a 120 mm Enermax fan that pushes 94 cfm, but I cant find a fan adapter that will fit on the slk 900 using the clips that come with it.

Anyone have any ideas about how to make this work??

Thx

yeah, mod it, don't use the clips

or grab the zalman fan bracket or whatever (that like L shaped bracket that holds the fan over the hs - came with some of the older zalman HSF) so that it holds it right on the hs