First post, by Cobra42898
This in a gateway 2000 essential, 440bx motherboard. Powers on, LEDs on, but no beeps at all. No video at all, with 2 different known working video cards.
So I got curious and pulled the CPU. What's this white junk on it? The weird thing is, there's no sign of any of it anywhere else except the slot/CPU interface. Not on the card, not on the outside of the slot, no signs of it dripping out from inside, not even a questionable cap in sight. Nothing.
This was a freebie computer. No hard feelings if it's junk. Are there any tests I can perform to see if the CPU is ok? Maybe something inside overheated and bit the dust?
Searching for Epson Actiontower 3000 486 PC.