[NTLUG:Discuss] how to?

[Fred]

I haven't seen this problem addressed before and, although probably simple, I'm
not sure how to proceed.

A brand X puter with I'm-not-sure-what-kind of MB with an Athlon 1.7GHz cpu
went tits up after I tried to install a better?? cpu cooler. Unit powered up
for about 5 secs and then powered off. I put the original heatsink back and it
ran ok. After a long stare-and-compare I tried the new heatsink again with the
same result, only this time the @$#!! thing wouldn't work with the old one. I
also found an electrolytic with a domed top with a little dot of crud on it.
Damn!! I must have let the smoke out.

The question is this -- can I swap the MB/cpu and still boot, or will the
system just lock up in the middle with a kernel panic? If it won't boot, how do
I fix it so it will without wiping out the data on the hdd?

Thanks,
Fred 

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