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  Post #8 (permalink)   02-15-2007, 10:28 AM
WickedShark
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Originally Posted by WiredTree Zac
It sounds like it is either a problem with the motherboard or CPU as it wouldn't boot the first time if it was because of a memory incompatibility. I've seen the exact same thing happen on a server where the heatsink wasn't making full contact and the chip burnt out a few seconds after the first boot. Do you have another CPU you can try in the board?
Yes this can happen but it does not always cook the cpu completely. Sometimes it just thermal trips the cpu but it sounds like something is cooked for sure.

Did getting a new motherboard fix the issue.
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