dinbun
+ he's not an actor
TJ : how'd you test for dead motherboards anyone?
i just tested PSU (black to green) and that whirls up fine... its either the motherboard or the switch (which according to the ye-olde book is in correctly)
Cheers
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:57,
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TJ : how'd you test for dead motherboards anyone?
i just tested PSU (black to green) and that whirls up fine... its either the motherboard or the switch (which according to the ye-olde book is in correctly)
Cheers
+you're too much of a pedant
he has appeard on tv as himself, thus he is 'near enough' an actor for me
test motherboards easily by dousing them in boiling hot soapy water and them test it
by scrubbing it clean with a wire brush
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 15:59,
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test motherboards easily by dousing them in boiling hot soapy water and them test it
by scrubbing it clean with a wire brush
ahah
do i need a bucket or will a sink surfice? and should it be plugged in first?
edit : my mates been on tv (well two of em actually - one singing "i've got a brand new combine harvester" and the other was in lads army - the first series) and i don't call them actors...
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:00,
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edit : my mates been on tv (well two of em actually - one singing "i've got a brand new combine harvester" and the other was in lads army - the first series) and i don't call them actors...
sometimes they just go kaput
manufacturing quality sometimes isn't
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:08,
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on average my pc's tend to last about 5-6 years (normally)
this one is only about 4 years old so should have a few more years left in it before it starts to deteriate (in theory)
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:11,
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unfortunately that's not really a guarantee
I have a board from 1997, hell I've got a machine from 1991, both work perfectly
board bought in 2003 lasted about 2 years before losing it
another board giving signs of badness after a few months, pretty random unless you go for a very high end manufacturer
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:33,
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board bought in 2003 lasted about 2 years before losing it
another board giving signs of badness after a few months, pretty random unless you go for a very high end manufacturer
erm...
lemme go check its downstairs
edit : k7 Triton 400 (KT400)
GA-&VA
VIA KT400 chipset
or something just as shiney :D
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:46,
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edit : k7 Triton 400 (KT400)
GA-&VA
VIA KT400 chipset
or something just as shiney :D
so.. shite then
gigabyte?
not the highest quality, despite the wailing bullshit from some folks, I've had 100% failure with that brand
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 17:09,
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not the highest quality, despite the wailing bullshit from some folks, I've had 100% failure with that brand
who?
www.b3ta.com/users/profile.php?id=50770
*goes to find some jam*
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:03,
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*goes to find some jam*
If it's ATX
(which it probably is) then you can disconnect the switch from where all the jumper pins are and connect the two pins it was plugged into with something metal. This closes the contact and will power the PC.
Of course, your PSU might be dead, which is probably liklier.
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:06,
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Of course, your PSU might be dead, which is probably liklier.
i've double checked the PSU that whirls around fine - black to green method
what switch? the soft power switch?
ATX sounds right... its downstairs and im upstairs atm...
don't suppose you got a diagram? :D
edit : do you mean the "open case" bit? or am i confused?
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:10,
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ATX sounds right... its downstairs and im upstairs atm...
don't suppose you got a diagram? :D
edit : do you mean the "open case" bit? or am i confused?
ok i've just put a jumper (not too wooly) over the switch to bypass that
and still nothing (infact i did that earlier too) hmmm whats next? (i've got another mo-board but i don't think it'll support the RAM i've got :()
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Thu 11 Oct 2007, 16:31,
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