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| Thread ID: 117986 | 2011-05-14 06:36:00 | New mobo,CPU,RAM, on HP with XP Home. | b.... (7683) | Press F1 |
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| 1202013 | 2011-05-14 23:20:00 | Still think they are a bunch of cowboys -- What "good Repair place" gives back a PC, only half done, and leaves the customer to finish it off, (unless instructed to do so from the customer) with the possibility of total failure and needing a complete reinstall ? Why not finish the job :groan: | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1202014 | 2011-05-15 01:53:00 | Thanks for all the replies guys. The problem started with intermittant black screens that got longer and more frequent over a few days. The computer was still running in the background when the screen returned. I tried another monitor but still the same. Then started getting USB issues on startup, reinstall webcam, hub etc. Screen finally went black all the time. Took it to shop to try a graphics card instead of onboard. When I told them of black screens they asked if it had developed any USB issues. When I said yes they said that it would more likely be the motherboard. They tried a card, resetting BIOS, and a few other things without any luck. When I picked it up they said the cheapest option would be to try to find a motherboard that would take my existing Sempron and RAM. They offered the upgrade package when I asked about other options. Price seemed good, but the XP reinstall comment took me by surprise. I have taken the computer home until I decide what to do. Would love to buy the components and do it myself, but don't have a XP Home cd. |
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| 1202015 | 2011-05-15 23:21:00 | Both boards have AMD chipsets which is the 1st issue, VGA drivers arent too important....I think the new board will boot in safe mode, id then use the add\remove programs and uninstall any old drivers from the old build.... As WT said, I cant believe a repair shop would leave the job half done! |
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| 1202016 | 2011-05-16 03:15:00 | In my experience, XP will definitely NOT work. The XP Key would be an OEM HP Key which expects HP BIOS, would not validate on a "Gigabyte" motherboard. | tmrafi (5179) | ||
| 1202017 | 2011-05-16 03:31:00 | There should be ways around that kind of thing in software - although depending on your point of view not necessarily legal - though in my opinion if you have a real COA (even OEM) and you're only using the OS on one computer it's not as if you are really doing anything too bad. As for your actual hardware problem, I would say the nvidia chipset has died, certain model lines a couple years ago are known to have big problems, all will eventually break. If you got issues with the USB too though I would also look at the PSU. HP has been known to use certain Bestek PSUs which have a design issue - as certain capacitors fail in the 5vSB power circuit, the 5vSB rail starts climbing, sometimes going over 16 volts - this ends up in a dead motherboard and anything that was connected to the USB. (although your system sounds a bit too new for that particular PSU model) Of course replacing the capacitors fixes the PSU but they are pretty pathetic anyway and ultimately should not be used. If you are upgrading you should probably get a better PSU anyway - you may wish to consider a new case also, some of the HP cases are pathetic especially for cooling - although some are just fine. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1202018 | 2011-05-16 03:53:00 | If the Gigabyte board is installed, just one thing to check before its fired up. Make sure the wiring for the front USB connector /ports is in the correct order. The wiring should be two rows of Red/White/Green/Black. There has been a few times when I have changed out boards, that HP have wired up the plugs differently. Trust me its not nice when you plug in a USB device -and it gets hot instantly, then the smoke comes out :crying due to incorrect wiring on the USB port. Doesn't happen often - but check. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1202019 | 2011-05-16 04:10:00 | Good to know... I even bought a cheapish case once where the ports had been done wrong in the factory - one of them had the data lines swapped. Luckily all it meant was that when I plugged anything Windows said "This device has malfunctioned" but nothing was damaged. I make sure I check the wiring on ports on new cases, now - (would not be good if the power rails were backwards!) |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1202020 | 2011-05-16 04:55:00 | yes, the smoke is critical and must never be let out. Things don't work without it. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1202021 | 2011-05-16 05:03:00 | You have to give credit to those clever component manufacturers for being able to get that magic smoke inside in the first place! | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1202022 | 2011-05-16 06:19:00 | In my experience, XP will definitely NOT work. The XP Key would be an OEM HP Key which expects HP BIOS, would not validate on a "Gigabyte" motherboard. Yes it does. But where does the shop say they weren't doing the O/S reinstall? I read that they just advised it might have to be a fresh install as the driver update might not work. |
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