Hardware problem: Dead desktop

[Leslie Gossner]

It should take a minute or two for a CPU to go into thermal shutdown 
after boot. I made the mistake of not plugging in my CPU fan once and it 
still posted and everything. Should get a post and beep at least.  
Anytime you get less than that and your PSU is working it screams dead 
motherboard or CPU but usually motherboard as CPU's very rarely die.
You can still check it wont hurt byut i doubt its the issue.
declan wrote:
> I'd suggest that you check the CPU fan.  Check that its seated properly
> on the motherboard.  Then ensure that its spinning freely.
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