I am running an ASUS dual CPU motherboard, with 2 AMD Athlon MP 2100+ chips. My bios detects the cpu in the CPU0 slot, but it doesnt detect the one in the CPU1 slot, why would this be?
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I am running an ASUS dual CPU motherboard, with 2 AMD Athlon MP 2100+ chips. My bios detects the cpu in the CPU0 slot, but it doesnt detect the one in the CPU1 slot, why would this be?
Maybe the second CPU is defective? Try messing with the BIOS a little and if you find nothing there try swapping the two CPUs.
as a matter of fact.... I cracked open the case, and took a look at the motherboard, CPU1 is FRIED BLACK!! How could this happen? The computer works fine, but the 2nd CPU fries, would this be a manufacturing defect, or am I doing something wrong? And if I was doing something wrong, wouldnt the other CPU be fried also? Thanks a million!
OK I'm assuming you've got a heatsink/fan on the second CPU :p is it (or was it) attached securely with nothing to block its contact?
How about thermal material-- did it have thermal material, if so what kind. If it's the crap that comes on the bottom of the heatsink it may have worn off? I am not sure
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Can you RMA the CPU and get a new one? That's what I'd try, especially if you bought it as a retail package and are willing to argue you had the heatsink/fan that came with it on properly.