Cpu or motherboard issue?

[ialovi]

Recent my nice threw a paperclip into my case and it shorted out the motherboard and now it won't turn on. The blinking lights show that there is a cpu error or mismatch because it is a dual xeon board. Is it moree likely that the cpu is dead or the socket is dead. It's a dell precision t7400 so idk if that is a factor

 

[DanDOGGO]

How hard can that kid throw?! It's possible that the motherboard short circuiting killed the sockets. You may need to get it replaced.

 

[geoff]

The only realistic way to find out is to swap parts out one by one. However, I understand that few of us have the luxury of spares to do this.
Ordinarily I would say the Motherboard (and to a lesser degree CPU as well) would be damaged by a short like that. However, if the motherboard is still able to boot and report a CPU error, it does suggest that the M/Board may have survived. Which suggests the CPU is the problem.

But this won't be reliable, because even if you replace a faulty CPU, there maybe other non essential components on the M/board that were damaged as well.

So consider these:
-You mentioned you had a dual Xeon M/board. Do you have more than one CPU? If so try each CPU separately.
-If the BIOS permits, try the CPU in the other socket, assuming you have a single CPU in the dual socket M/board.
-What are the costs to replace the M/board and CPU? If they are older models, it may be cost effective to source replacements for both to be sure.
-Ask a computer dealer with repair facilities about the cost to just test the Motherboard and CPU only. And ask them to test each part and advise if they work. They will have spares to do this easily. (You will just give them the M/Board and CPU only)

Geoff.

 

[ialovi]

So it's sounding like the motherboard has stuff to protect the cpus from messing up stuff and it's most likely the motherboard itself? I think that may be the problem though because I get the same error code whether the cpu is in or not

 

[ialovi]

I think I will just send them both back it'll suck to wait for part a and part B be the problem and I'll have to wait another week for part B to return and wait for a new one to come