HELP! MB Dead? CPU? Both?

[Darkride]

Well I decided I need to put the side back on that case
but it needed a serious cleaning out first.. so I blew out what I could and got down n dirty with the alchohol/q-tip..
Even took off the heatsink and cleaned it and it's fan out, put on new heatsink coumpound and got it all back together..

and then...nothing.. dead..

The board is an asus A7M-266, running an athlon XP 1700..
I can power it up, the board power LED comes on, CPU fan spins, video card fan spins, and the Northbridge fan just kinda tries to.. slowly jumping forward a little better each time.. eventually getting a decent spin(I tried cleaning it too, after all this started).
My Asus I-Panel (you know I bought this for diagnostics, WORTHLESS) just lights up the msg led.. doesn't even try to get as far as a msg..
It doesn't beep at all.. never gets there..
The CPU doesn't physically LOOK burnt in any way..but what do I know? only CPU I ever saw killed shattered the core.. that was pretty obvious.
of course all of the cards came out.. and the video card back in..
I've tried more different jumper settings than I care to mention.. voltages, jumper-free, manual clock settings..etc..
I get nothing..

So before I take the 1 1/2 hour drive this afternoon to get new, is there anyway of knowing if it's the MB, CPU, or both that I'll need?
Even just a probability? :help:

[Micro Bean]

Did you completely take out motherboard from the case and clean it or you just cleaned it while it was in the case. IF you didn't you might have caused alot of static in behind the mobo. If you did take it out... did you let the mobo dry? Also have you tried resetting the CMOS. Check your mobo manual and see where its located most boards have the jumper next to the battery. Unplug the power and move the jumper from 2&3 to 1&2 then wait then put it back into normal position and try that. But from what you say I dont think the Mobo is dead heck what Do I know

[Darkride]

well at first I left it in the case <I know, don't do THAT again
and yes, though there doesn't seem to be a reset jumper as such (yes, I've thoroughly been through the manual, upside down and all) I've removed the battery for several minutes during the last time I took it apart, cleaned, and re-assembled..
something I've done again and again tonight..

[ben-the-slacker]

It's probably the motherboard. I finally got my Duron sys back up and working again today, after I bought a new mobo. It still carried power, but I think the ZIF was shot. Retards at Best Buy urged me to buy a new CPU, luckily, I didn't listen.

[Micro Bean]

Okay check to see if that all your jumpers are correct heres the link to where the jumpers are for the cpu
CPU jumpers

[Darkride]

Originally posted by Micro Bean
Okay check to see if that all your jumpers are correct heres the link to where the jumpers are for the cpu
CPU jumpers

Unfortunately, the original BIOS for that board, and therefore that sheet, doesn't support the 1700+.. therfore the updated bios and use of jumper-free mode..

[Micro Bean]

Duh hehheheh what was I thinking see Im no help

[Darkride]

Originally posted by Micro Bean
Duh hehheheh what was I thinking see Im no help

An easy detail to miss

[Darkride]

OK, one more question , I know this can happen in reverse, but,
Is there any possibility that if I buy a new MB, and place what turns out to be a fried CPU on it, is there any possibility that it can damage the new motherboard?

Also, given which lights lite (cdrom does, though unconnected to the MB), and which fans spin (atleast partially) that this could still be a power supply issue?

[TOAD6147]

Did you get the system speaker plugged back properly? If so, are you NOT getting a POST beep? Are you positive you've properly dumped the CMOS settings so that you are required to enter and set the system time and date, etc. on initial boot? A bad power supply is possible but not very probable at this point. Get an extra and try it to see if it helps.