Solve : System starting problem?

1.	Solve : System starting problem?
Answer» One of you motherboard IDE plug-in ports could be bad and you could use a PCI addon card.Finally, it turned out to be the M.Board problem & its burnt. The RAM slot smokes (damaging the RAM ofcourse ) & hence i guess I gotto change the M.Board. So, guys, my question is : Any chance of the CPU GETTING damaged too ? ... I was thinking to get a M.Board (462 socket) compatible with the CPU I have (AMD Athlon AX 1600 DMT3C)... well, thats the current M.Board & CPU I have of which the M.Board is burnt. I didnt WANTED to spend much so trying to be economical here. Pls suggest, i guess the information above is sufficient for the new readers too.If the RAM is ruined then of course the CPU being destroyed is another possibility. If you have a repair shop nearby they may be able to check it for you for a few bucks to prevent throwing good money after bad. Other than that there is only the "try and see" approach. A bad power supply can cause all of this damage by the way. You stated it was FINE, but I am not convinced at all.

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