Re: Hardware Problem?

Just read your post about replacing the mobo--congratulations!

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Curt

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"Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Must be my lucky day. Yep, the machine has been tried from several
| different
| outlets, two different homes... etc. But my luck is that I happened to
| have another
| old computer and its motherboard has the same CPU socket. I replaced the
MB
| in the non functioning machine... and that fixed it.
| Earl
|
| "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:OnsNdN$uHHA.1204@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >I once had a case where the reset switch was faulty and essentially stuck
| >on so that when the computer was powered up it was as thought the reset
| >switch was continuously depressed. Try unplugging the reset switch from
the
| >mother board or both reset and power switch and then simply short the 2
| >pins which the power switch plugs into. You use a small screw driver to
| >short the pins by simply allowing the two pins to briefly be connected.
| >
| > --
| >
| >
| > Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
| > www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
| >
| >
| > "Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:gYNhi.2671$zA4.1371@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >> Windows XP Home
| >> This is apparently a hardware problem but thought there'd be some
pretty
| >> good
| >> ideas of the problem here. No power, no lights, no fan action, no HD
| >> noise... nothing at all.
| >> Checked swith for continuity - ok
| >> Checked power supply in another computer - ok
| >> Tried another power supply in this computer - still nothing.
| >>
| >> Suspect bad component on motherboard. Is there anything specific I
could
| >> look
| >> for on the botherboard? Perhaps replacing the motherboard would be
best
| >> idea?
| >>
| >> Motherboard is K7 - M810XLM, Socket 462
| >>
| >> Earl
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|


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