Parting out a laptop

kbronski · 17 Apr 2013

I'm parting out a dead laptop that was given to me. The only thing wrong with it was an issue with the motherboard where the display wouldn't go to the screen... wasn't sure if it was a bad GPU or not. I want to sell the CPU, though (AMD Athlon II P320 2.1 GHz Dual-Core (AMP320SGR22GM)), and am wondering if there is a way I can test the CPU to see if it is working.

x BlueRobot · 17 Apr 2013

Prime95 or IntelBurnInTest, both have tutorials available on the forum.

kbronski · 17 Apr 2013

So, if I can't boot up the computer, I'm out of luck, huh?

Golden · 17 Apr 2013

Correct - if the motherboard is toast, then you have no way of testing the CPU.

kbronski · 17 Apr 2013

Well, what should I do with it? Sell it?

Golden · 17 Apr 2013

Donate it to charity

kbronski · 17 Apr 2013

Might as well sell it. :P