GA-P67A-UD7-B3 - Beep code/error

[Dark Mantis]

It looks fine from what I can tell. I didn't bother putting the heat sink back on. I'm assuming it should at least post or give a different error if it is needed.

If you have turned on your system without the CPU heatsink in place you will need to replace your processor! It will burn out in seconds. There is a thermal trip built in but I suspect that wouldn't be fast enough to stop damage occuring in that situation.

[RedXIII]

It looks fine from what I can tell. I didn't bother putting the heat sink back on. I'm assuming it should at least post or give a different error if it is needed.

If you have turned on your system without the CPU heatsink in place you will need to replace your processor! It will burn out in seconds. There is a thermal trip built in but I suspect that wouldn't be fast enough to stop damage occuring in that situation.

Oh s***. If it was actually damaged, wouldn't I get a different error message? Apparently there are beep codes indicating that a CPU has overheated and another one indicating that the CPU is damaged. The system seems to behave the same as it use to. On a side note, after I turned the system off, the CPU was warm, but definitively not hot. The TjMax is 95C and my finger would probably be glued onto the CPU if it got that hot. I've read and seen pictures of a thermally damaged 2600K; the capacitors appeared melted/gone and the system just turns off in a few seconds. Mine does not look or behave that way.

I think I should be safe, but I suppose I won't be able to tell until I get a new motherboard?

[Lsdmeasap]

Do you have another PSU to test with?   If so try that if you haven't already.

I would also test all the cards on another machine to be sure they all work. 

[Dark Mantis]

If your CPU appears not to have got hot then I doubt that it is working at all as it would heat up in seconds. So that is probably good news and lucky for you. As Lsdmeasap suggested it would be advisable to test everything you can on a known working system.

[RedXIII]

Would it really jump right up to 100C in a matter of seconds? When I said warm, maybe I was being a bit modest. It was hot, but not 100C~ hot. Are you positive that the fail safe shut off would be too late? From what I've read, burned CPUs start smoking and/or look melted/burned. Any idea if a system with a damaged CPU would POST as far as FF without any other beeps?

I did a few more tests;

PSU in old system - worked
Video cards in old system - worked
Old psu in new system -2b beep

So, from this, I can derive that the problem is one of the following;
CPU
Motherboard
RAM

Now, what should I do?

My CPUs limited warranty expires in a few days and my motherboard/RAM expires in about 20 days. Any advice for my RMA procedure?

[Dark Mantis]

Well if you purchased it all from the same retailer I would just take it back and explain that the system wouldn't work and let them sort it out.

As far as the CPU goes I think you were probably lucky and it wasn't working at all as in no power going through it. I really wouldn't like to put the thermal shutdown to the test in your setup with no heatsink at all.

[RedXIII]

Well if you purchased it all from the same retailer I would just take it back and explain that the system wouldn't work and let them sort it out.

As far as the CPU goes I think you were probably lucky and it wasn't working at all as in no power going through it. I really wouldn't like to put the thermal shutdown to the test in your setup with no heatsink at all.

Unfortunately that isn't the case. I bought the CPU at one retailer and the motherboard/RAM at another. Should I just mail all three items back, even though only one of them is probably damaged, or would some other method be less troublesome?
Thanks

[Dark Mantis]

I think in your case that it probably the safest thing to do even though it might not be the fastest.

[KJILM123]

@ DM,

The nVidia 560 is indeed with 2 x 6 pins. I guess it is because it has a lower wattage that it's other siblings. Have a look here.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/40119-nvidia-geforce-gtx-560-ti-1gb-review-4.html


@ RedXIII,

It shocked me that you turned on the computer without the heat-sink. That is definitely a no no at todays CPU's from Intel as well AMD. You could do that in the past with an Intel, but not with any AMD, AMD's were notoriously hot when switched on without heat-sink. It would smoke and crack in a few seconds. So for everyone's safety Never put ANY CPU without heat-sink or proper cooling.


FYI, RedXIII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIsr1R1qy1Y

KJ

[Dark Mantis]

KJILM123  Thanks for confirming that but it was fairly much as I guessed.

+1 for the don't be stupid and use your CPU without a heatsink speach!