Question I bought a used x299 mobo

[chris2023]

So stupid. With the hopes of determining if this blank lga 2066 chip I bought a few years ago has any lif in it. The mobo itself was sold as p/nw. Si I have to try and determine what's wrong with it first. I remember blowing up 1 or 2 cpu's back in the socket a/462 days, by plugging them into a mobo that I shorted out.

Anyway what are the preliminary checks to be carried out to hopefully insure the board won't immediately zap a cpu. I was planning to plug this spare xeon (w-2123 I think, lga 2066) before the blank chip, not that it's bound to tell me really anything, as the xeon needs a c422 board ( which I have, the blank chip when inserted showed nothing). Verify if it still works in my c422 board. Then try the blank chip. And probably see nothing happen.

Just a off the beaten path side project. The x299 is an Asus prime x299-a.

 

[USAFRet]

The mobo itself was sold as p/nw

"p/nw" == "Parts/Not Working" ?

Well, it is dead. The seller told you this.

What do you hope to do with it? Just toss that 'hope' out the window, along with whatever you paid for it.

 

[lvt]

Firstly, give the motherboard a good washing to remove dust and potentially metal debris that could cause a short circuit. No need to use soap, just a hose with warm water will do, then let it dry under sunlight for a day (if there is no sunlight you can use an electric fan overnight). Also avoid using compressed air to dry the board as excessive pressure may damage small capacitors.

 

[chris2023]

The board seems pretty clean. I'm concerned about voltages. I can look for obvious signs of electrical damage, swollen caps, etc. But that doesn't mean everything. I need a troubleshooting manual of sorts. That'll show me what voltages to check and where.

This is assuming an lga 2066 xeon and lga 2066 core series socket delivers voltages on the same pins. Anyone know? I think that must be the case as there are a few hybrid boards out there that support both type of chip.

 

[Zerk2012]

The board seems pretty clean. I'm concerned about voltages. I can look for obvious signs of electrical damage, swollen caps, etc. But that doesn't mean everything. I need a troubleshooting manual of sorts. That'll show me what voltages to check and where.

This is assuming an lga 2066 xeon and lga 2066 core series socket delivers voltages on the same pins. Anyone know? I think that must be the case as there are a few hybrid boards out there that support both type of chip.

Parts, not working. You bought a dead board end of story.

 

[chris2023]

Why??? It may just have bent pins. Or be otherwise fixable.

 

[USAFRet]

Why??? It may just have bent pins. Or be otherwise fixable.

And the seller didn't consider all that?

Right now, there is exactly one person and one set of eyeballs on the entire planet looking at this motherboard.
That person should tell us what may 'look wrong'.