Dell

D_Money5042000 · 04-25-2006, 02:54 PM

Ok I'm having trouble with a dell. it worked fine last time I used it but then it was put away for about a year because I have a pc and my gf moved in and she had the dell but we only need 1 pc. Now I'm kinda upgrading the pc i built at school and I decided to see if i can get any parts from the dell since it's just sitting there. Well after opening it i was amazed a little and changed my mind about upgrading the pc i got from school but rather upgrade the dell. I wanted to see how fast the CPU was so i took took this metal thing of it but it came off with the chip. Odd? well that's what I thought. So i put it back in and closed the dell and plug it in. It look like just about everything works but It's not booting. When I took the metal thing off the Chip the second time it didn't come off with the chip. I had at move this latch/lever thing to get it off. So is there any way to figure out if the cpu and motherboard are fine? if they are not how do i figure out what kind of dell it is so I can get a barebone? I know the 80 GB hard drive is fine and the 2x512MB DDR Ram is fine but That's all i know about the computer since it's not mine and my gf knows nothing about what's inside a computer

D_Money5042000 · 04-25-2006, 02:56 PM

Feel free to email me at D_Money5042000@yahoo.com. any help would highly appreciated

D_Money5042000 · 04-26-2006, 01:47 AM

anybody? I really like the Dell. I would hate to see it go to waste. It has like 8 usb ports and I use like 5 usb devices so i'm ussually unplugging the ones I don't need to plug in the ones I need cuz my pc has only 2.

Yasu · 04-26-2006, 01:57 AM

Your post is kinda confusing. When you took of the HSF(I'm assuming that's the metal thing you're talking about) the CPU also came off? If that did happen then your CPU has passed on to the afterlife...probably. The mobo is probably fine, but it sounds like you killed the CPU.

It's probably too late to tell you this but you can find out what kind of CPU you have and how fast it is by right-clicking on My Computer and going to properties...

Motoxrdude · 04-26-2006, 02:01 AM

Was the metal thing big? As in atleast 5" by 5" 2" or larger? or was it about 1" by 1" by 1/8 or an inch?

Theres two metal things when it comes to CPUs. The heatsink or the CPU cover thing.

D_Money5042000 · 04-26-2006, 02:07 AM

yeah it was the heatsink. The name just couldn't come to me this morning And I know to right click my computer and select my properties but when I thought about that the ram and HD were already out so instead of putting them back I thought I'd just remove the heatsink and see.

D_Money5042000 · 04-27-2006, 12:02 AM

u think i should buy a new cpu for it?

D_Money5042000 · 04-28-2006, 02:03 AM

How do I figure out what kind of cpu to get?

Yasu · 04-28-2006, 02:10 AM

First you figure out what kind of socket your mobo is. I don't know if you screwed up your mobo when you took the CPU off. Did the Mobo have pins or did the CPU? If the CPU had the pins then it's most likely a socket 478. If the mobo had the pins then your CPU was an LGA 775.

Sacrinyellow5 · 04-28-2006, 02:11 AM

I'd go to Dells website and do a little research on your computer. There should be some info about your mobo and cpu.

04-25-2006, 02:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	Dell Ok I'm having trouble with a dell. it worked fine last time I used it but then it was put away for about a year because I have a pc and my gf moved in and she had the dell but we only need 1 pc. Now I'm kinda upgrading the pc i built at school and I decided to see if i can get any parts from the dell since it's just sitting there. Well after opening it i was amazed a little and changed my mind about upgrading the pc i got from school but rather upgrade the dell. I wanted to see how fast the CPU was so i took took this metal thing of it but it came off with the chip. Odd? well that's what I thought. So i put it back in and closed the dell and plug it in. It look like just about everything works but It's not booting. When I took the metal thing off the Chip the second time it didn't come off with the chip. I had at move this latch/lever thing to get it off. So is there any way to figure out if the cpu and motherboard are fine? if they are not how do i figure out what kind of dell it is so I can get a barebone? I know the 80 GB hard drive is fine and the 2x512MB DDR Ram is fine but That's all i know about the computer since it's not mine and my gf knows nothing about what's inside a computer

04-26-2006, 01:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Yasu Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Age: 21 Posts: 1,199	Your post is kinda confusing. When you took of the HSF(I'm assuming that's the metal thing you're talking about) the CPU also came off? If that did happen then your CPU has passed on to the afterlife...probably. The mobo is probably fine, but it sounds like you killed the CPU. It's probably too late to tell you this but you can find out what kind of CPU you have and how fast it is by right-clicking on My Computer and going to properties... __________________ CPU: Intel P4 3.0 HT Mobo: ASUS P5P800 RAM: 2x512 PC3200 VC: ATI Radeon X850PRO HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA PSU: 500watt Ultra X-connect

04-26-2006, 02:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 19 Posts: 7,932	Was the metal thing big? As in atleast 5" by 5" 2" or larger? or was it about 1" by 1" by 1/8 or an inch? Theres two metal things when it comes to CPUs. The heatsink or the CPU cover thing. __________________ Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre?

04-28-2006, 02:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
Yasu Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX Age: 21 Posts: 1,199	First you figure out what kind of socket your mobo is. I don't know if you screwed up your mobo when you took the CPU off. Did the Mobo have pins or did the CPU? If the CPU had the pins then it's most likely a socket 478. If the mobo had the pins then your CPU was an LGA 775. __________________ CPU: Intel P4 3.0 HT Mobo: ASUS P5P800 RAM: 2x512 PC3200 VC: ATI Radeon X850PRO HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA PSU: 500watt Ultra X-connect

04-28-2006, 02:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sacrinyellow5 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 927	I'd go to Dells website and do a little research on your computer. There should be some info about your mobo and cpu. __________________ Harvey Pekar "Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff" ------------------------------------------------- -Tower /AMD 64x2 Dual Core 4400+ (2.3Ghz) 3 GB DDR2/Geforce 8600GT(SSC)/160 SATA HD/DVD-RW/Vista Home -Laptop /Core 2 Duo T6460 (1.66Ghz)/2 GB DDR2/Intel GMA X3100/250 SATA HD/Vista Premium -Server /P4 2.26 Ghz/1 GB Ram/GeForce FX 5200/80 & 250GB HDx2/500 GB External HD/DVD-RW/XP -MAC G4-QS (2x1Gz)/1.5 GB Ram/GeForce TI 4600/40 GB & 2x120GB HD/DVD-RW/OSX Go Cards!

04-25-2006, 02:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	Feel free to email me at D_Money5042000@yahoo.com. any help would highly appreciated

04-26-2006, 01:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	anybody? I really like the Dell. I would hate to see it go to waste. It has like 8 usb ports and I use like 5 usb devices so i'm ussually unplugging the ones I don't need to plug in the ones I need cuz my pc has only 2.

04-26-2006, 02:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	yeah it was the heatsink. The name just couldn't come to me this morning And I know to right click my computer and select my properties but when I thought about that the ram and HD were already out so instead of putting them back I thought I'd just remove the heatsink and see.

04-27-2006, 12:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	u think i should buy a new cpu for it?

04-28-2006, 02:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	How do I figure out what kind of cpu to get?

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