OT: Better to test cpu or mobo first?

Just to check on a long shot. Have you changed the drive configuration
since it last worked? If you put an IDE cable on backwards the machine
will behave as you describe. But short of that I would support the
theory that it is probably the motherboard.

Eric

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003, Jay Jacobson wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 Robert.Wultsch@asu.edu wrote:
>
> >
> > In short:
> > Is it better totest a known good cpu in an unknown mobo or the other way around>
>
>
> Generally speaking, I have found that a motherboard (or the components on
> it) are *far* more likely to fail than the CPU. Thus, if you are
> troubleshooting an issue, I would test the motherboard first - chances are
> that will be the culprit.
>
> ~Jay
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