Re: Dead Motherboard

The fact that your CPU has no fan is rather suspicious, especially on
anything over 1Ghz. So it could still be a heat issue with the CPU...

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

"acrs" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ok thanks for all the replies, so far I have tried everything. Removed all
cards/drives/RAM, tried different RAM, different PSU, there is no fan on
the CPU heatsink (odd) but the case fan spins up. I have tried different
HDD cable, tried the HDD on different EIDE channel, pulled battery etc but
nothing.

I think the only thing I have not tried is a different CPU or different
HDD. Will try a different HDD (if I have one lying around) and post back
results.

"Kamal" <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Motheboard cannot be dead. If it was dead nothing would be displayed on
the screen. So it must be a peripheral like bad ram or hard disk.


"Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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As Jamie said, you may not be able to install MCE from your HP disks.
However, having said that, it may also be some things we can do before
you replace the mobo. First, unplug every peripheral you have except for
the keyboard, mouse, and display. If you have additional hardware inside
the PC (tuner card, for example), unplug those too. Try to get a bare
bones system. Then try powering on and see if it gets to the BIOS or OS.
You might also have a memory problem...if you have multiple sticks of
memory on the mobo, try removing one and retrying. If that fails, put
the other back in and remove the one you just tried. This may help
isolate the problem.

It could also be that your CPU is fried, so when you pop open the case,
see if all the fans are dust-free and spin up when powering on,
particularly the one attached to the CPU.

In terms of actually replacing the mobo, MCE is fairly "don't care"
about which motherboard and CPU you use, as long as you have enough
memory and it's fast enough. The only thing to be aware of is that HP
_may_ have made their case to fit their specific motherboard and it may
not fit a standard motherboard design. The only way to tell would be to
pull the motherboard and take it when you visit a computer store to buy
another one. If this is the case, then you may need to buy another case
to put it all in, which should be less than $100 and may be even cheaper
if you shop around.

It may also be worth taking the system to a computer store and pay them
$50 or so to run diagnostics - they can easily find out if it's the
motherboard or cpu or ram or something else causing the problem.

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

"acrs" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have an HP PC 856x with media center, and think that my motherboard
may be dead. When I boot the PC it just hangs at the HP logo and does
nothing. Hitting F1 for BIOS, or F10 for HP recovery does nothing,
infact the only option I have is turning the power off.

So my question is, can I get a new motherboard for the machine? and
will it work with Media Center? I heard it's a 64 bit OS and so believe
this restricts my options. I have called HP and they want an arm and a
leg for the new motherboard, but the board in my PC I can only find at
HP. The motherboard is an ASUS P4SD-LA but I cannot find any
information on the ASUS website.

Really my questions are:
1) Is Media Center a 64 bit OS?
2) Is it possible for me to replace the motherboard with a different
board? (HP tell me there is special hardware and so no other board will
work).

Thanks.









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