Comments on: How to POST Test a Motherboard http://www.custompcblog.com/hardware/post-test-a-motherboard News and Information for the PC Enthusiast Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:42:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.custompcblog.com/hardware/post-test-a-motherboard/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Paul Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:17:10 +0000 http://www.custompcblog.com/?p=21#comment-371 Dack, I always recommend using a cooler when post testing a motherboard to avoid any potential problems. Technically the chip shouldn't heat up to fault temperatures in 10-15 seconds but the cooler only takes a couple seconds to put on and then you don't need to worry about it. Plus this way you can ensure that if you are having POST issues they are not related to an issue with the way to CPU and cooler is mounted. On a side note, you do not need to reapply thermal compound each time you use a tester cooler. Some people make this mistake and get a buildup of thermal paste on the bottom of their tester cooler overtime which will actually reduce the amount of heat transferred to the cooler. You only need a paper thin layer on the chip and cooler. Paul Dack,

I always recommend using a cooler when post testing a motherboard to avoid any potential problems. Technically the chip shouldn’t heat up to fault temperatures in 10-15 seconds but the cooler only takes a couple seconds to put on and then you don’t need to worry about it. Plus this way you can ensure that if you are having POST issues they are not related to an issue with the way to CPU and cooler is mounted.

On a side note, you do not need to reapply thermal compound each time you use a tester cooler. Some people make this mistake and get a buildup of thermal paste on the bottom of their tester cooler overtime which will actually reduce the amount of heat transferred to the cooler. You only need a paper thin layer on the chip and cooler.

Paul

]]> By: dack http://www.custompcblog.com/hardware/post-test-a-motherboard/comment-page-1/#comment-369 dack Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:14:37 +0000 http://www.custompcblog.com/?p=21#comment-369 is it neccesary to put a cpu cooler? if i dont do it can it cause some damage in those 10-15 secs im trying the post test? is it neccesary to put a cpu cooler? if i dont do it can it cause some damage in those 10-15 secs im trying the post test?

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