Re: Do I have a damaged CPU?


"baddley" <cod.oilXX@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:13:57 GMT, "SteveH"
<steve.houghREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"baddley" <cod.oilXX@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I had been running a desktop with Asus A7M266, AMD Athlon 1.4GHz and
750 MB, 266Mhz DDR memory chips when I noticed the CPU fans
intermittently malfunctioning. Then I started getting frequent shut
downs of the desktop saying, " A problem has been detected and windows
has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
PAGE_FULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA......"

I replaced the motherboard with PCchips M848A. The problem persists.
After spending some time to figure out the cause of the problem, I
concluded that the CPU is the culprit. Is there any program I can use
to test it?

Do damaged CPUs cause problems like mine?

Try running it with one stick of memory in it. although as the other
poster
says, I would suspect the power supply. It's very unlikely to be the CPU
and
unfortunately, having to put your bits in a PC Chips mobo isn't going to
help diagnosing the problem any.

SteveH

Yes, I tried to run one stick of memory. It did not help. I have a new
Antec 500W Power supply.

Google for 'Hot cpu tester'
Mike.


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