Hi guys, having a bit of a new problem here so would appreciate a bit of help.
I was just replacing a GPU and I nudged (not banged) the heatsink attached to the CPU. I checked it was still seated ok then didn't think anything of it and put the system back together and pressed the power button. Nothing. Nada. The mobo power button lights up which is an ok sign, but it wouldn't post when pressing the power button. Reseated the GPU, checked cables. Again, wouldn't post. Nada,
The CPU and heatsink again seem fine and sturdily seated so I do some googling and see a lot of people having a similar problem and needing to reseat the CPU. So I take off the heatsink and there is a lot of thermal paste glooped at the sides so I must have put too much on originally. My bad. So I clean up the CPU and heatsink with alcohol lens wipes and some of it goes around the CPU, but I clean it off as best I can with and reseat the CPU. No post.
I then unseat the CPU and press the power button and the mobo whirrs into life. I repeat this successfully multiple times, so the problem is definitely the CPU. However, although the CPU looks clean and the pins look ok it just doesn't whirr into life with the CPU seated and the level is down. The moment I lift the level, it posts.
Advice would be appreciated please.
I was just replacing a GPU and I nudged (not banged) the heatsink attached to the CPU. I checked it was still seated ok then didn't think anything of it and put the system back together and pressed the power button. Nothing. Nada. The mobo power button lights up which is an ok sign, but it wouldn't post when pressing the power button. Reseated the GPU, checked cables. Again, wouldn't post. Nada,
The CPU and heatsink again seem fine and sturdily seated so I do some googling and see a lot of people having a similar problem and needing to reseat the CPU. So I take off the heatsink and there is a lot of thermal paste glooped at the sides so I must have put too much on originally. My bad. So I clean up the CPU and heatsink with alcohol lens wipes and some of it goes around the CPU, but I clean it off as best I can with and reseat the CPU. No post.
I then unseat the CPU and press the power button and the mobo whirrs into life. I repeat this successfully multiple times, so the problem is definitely the CPU. However, although the CPU looks clean and the pins look ok it just doesn't whirr into life with the CPU seated and the level is down. The moment I lift the level, it posts.
- Is it likely that there is some paste somewhere on the CPU that is shorting the mobo?
- Could I have got some traces ofthermal paste inside the socket itself and will this be a bigger problem?
Advice would be appreciated please.