Can bad motherboards fry CPUs?

[sypher0725]

Well i got a PC to fix and I get a 1 beep post, but i get no video. Checked the video card and it works. I want to try with another the cpu from my computer, but can teh other motherboard, if defective, fry my CPU?

 

[sypher0725]

nevermind, its the cpu.

 

[bmxfreakrider]

yet another post where a user solves his own problems^_^. just hope its the cpu, and not the motherboard