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| Thread ID: 51880 | 2004-12-02 07:23:00 | CPU or Mobo Failure ? | i-gordon (962) | Press F1 |
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| 299104 | 2004-12-02 09:44:00 | Thanks everyone I have to leave it now untill tomorrow night. Anymore suggestions in the meantime would be appreciated. I borrowed a better multimeter so I can do some more accurate testing. Tested the CMOS battery 3.2V . I think thats right |
i-gordon (962) | ||
| 299105 | 2004-12-02 10:07:00 | Your cpu should be fine just get a new board Lots of amd gurus here who can suggest inexpensive decent mobos |
the highlander (245) | ||
| 299106 | 2004-12-02 10:24:00 | An Asus nForce2 board would be fine for that CPU. There's an A7N8X NForce2 for $137.00 but a Gigabyte GA-7NF-RZ nForce2 for $93.38 both listed on Pricespy. Don't know about the Gigabyte one, someone will come up with some info though. Is there any chance you can RTM the board to the NZ agent. The capacitor faults are well known and have seen board replacements all over the place. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 299107 | 2004-12-02 11:09:00 | >Is there any chance you can RTM the board to the NZ agent. < Since it was a pc company board its a very high probability it was one of their parallel import jobs and it would have to be RMA to taiwan. |
the highlander (245) | ||
| 299108 | 2004-12-02 16:10:00 | YEP...........slight bulging is all it takes........they're probably the cause | drcspy (146) | ||
| 299109 | 2004-12-02 20:22:00 | Gigabyte rocks - imo the best mobo brand out there , wont go wrong by buying a gigabyte | noone (22) | ||
| 299110 | 2004-12-03 06:24:00 | Checked PSU with better multimeter all voltages correct, so I guess that narrows the fault down to the Mobo as the most likely. How do I go about removing the CPU ? Any special precautions ? |
i-gordon (962) | ||
| 299111 | 2004-12-03 06:38:00 | nah bulgy caps are dying ........no doubt about it at all...........they are NOT supposed to bulge AT ALL | drcspy (146) | ||
| 299112 | 2004-12-03 06:42:00 | AMD Installation Guides (www.amd.com). Pick your poison. | Murray P (44) | ||
| 299113 | 2004-12-03 06:47:00 | How do I go about removing the CPU ? Usual antistatic precautions , it can be difficult to remove the heatsink from the processor - have heard sometimes the whole heatsink/ processor may pull out of the socket ... have you still got the mobo handbook? BTW I second the option of a Gigabyte board - just beware those with Northbridge fans - like the one I'm using now GA-7VA - they can be kinda noisy [ stops and thinks about Zalman ZM-NB32J that should have arrived today ...] , good luck |
KatiMike (242) | ||
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