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I agree - it is a low probabilty that your cpu will be damaged. &nbsp;An outright short might, but those tend to burn themselves out quickly.
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I agree - it is a low probabilty that your cpu will be damaged.  An outright short might, but those tend to burn themselves out quickly.

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I am troubleshooting a HP laptop and think that the CPU is bad. &nbsp;If I replace it with a good one can a bad motherboard wreck my good CPU? &nbsp;Heat sink and fan work properly. &nbsp;THanks
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I am troubleshooting a HP laptop and think that the CPU is bad.  If I replace it with a good one can a bad motherboard wreck my good CPU?  Heat sink and fan work properly.  THanks

Will a bad CPU damage a motherboard?

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