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I think my motherboard on PC is fried?! Help!
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:41 am
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:41 am
Had some bad weather recently and most of my electronic were fried.. Think the MB is shot, the power supply seems fine as the light on front of tower does turn on.
Is it possible that more needs to be replaced? I see no visible damage anywhere.. I do have a sound card installed.
Is it possible that more needs to be replaced? I see no visible damage anywhere.. I do have a sound card installed.
This post was edited on 9/21/14 at 8:53 am
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Posted on 9/21/14 at 11:06 am to Boudin
Yes it is very possible.
You would need a repair specialist to look at it.
You would need a repair specialist to look at it.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 2:08 pm to Tigah in the ATL
Can't just swap out the main board?
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:53 pm to Boudin
Yeah just order a main board. You can get one at your local radio shack. All PC's use the same one.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 4:45 am to Casty McBoozer
Wow.. Appreciate it
Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:17 am to Casty McBoozer
Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:24 am to Swoopin
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Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:15 pm to Casty McBoozer
Casty be nice.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:38 pm to Tigah in the ATL
Sorry, the level of detail in the OP was so high I couldn't help myself.Posted on 9/22/14 at 12:46 pm to Casty McBoozer
Yeah I'm not even going to try.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 1:04 pm to Boudin
Does it POST? Like does it beep a few seconds after you hit the power button? Easiest way is to unhook everything from the mobo except for one stick of ram, clear the CMOS, hit the power button, and see if it POSTs. If there are no beeps, there is a good chance your board is done.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 2:06 pm to Casty McBoozer
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Casty McBoozer
Posted on 9/22/14 at 2:08 pm to Boudin
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Boudin
Does anything show up on your monitor? Are you hearing any beeps? Is this a brand name computer (Dell, HP, etc) or custom-built? What exactly happens when you hit the power button?
We need detailed answers to help you, and no you can't just go buy any MB and swap it out.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 5:48 pm to Bard
At no point did I say ANY motherboard.
Um it's a Dell, it powers up. The light turn on, but nothing shows up on my monitor
Um it's a Dell, it powers up. The light turn on, but nothing shows up on my monitor
Posted on 9/23/14 at 10:12 am to Boudin
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Um it's a Dell, it powers up. The light turn on, but nothing shows up on my monitor
The problem is - it could be "anything", and it could be "almost everything" - at this point. It's possible all that's left is the power supply and power light indicator. That would all work pre-POST. The ROM could be dead. the CPU could be dead. Everything could be working except the video card.
That's the problem. Until you start doing some voltage tests (and I assume you don't feel qualified to do that) there no way to know without swapping things out.
And, have you tested the monitor with another source to make sure it is working?
How old a computer is this? If it is more than 2 or 3 years old, it is not worth swapping parts out - IMHO. Either buy/build a new one and try to bring your hard drive over to save your data.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 12:35 pm to Ace Midnight
K, that's what I was looking for, thanks.. and yea, about 3 years old
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