Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Power supply or motherboard dead?

[Stroller]

On 20 Mar 2008, at 22:29, Grant wrote:
> ...
> I removed everything from the motherboard and even tried another CPU
> that used to run on that same motherboard.  No luck.  I can't test the
> power supply in my P3 router because the CPU power plug is different.
>
> I should have said before that every couple times I try to turn it on,
> the CPU fan spins about 2% of a full rotation and some of the LEDs
> along the back light up for a second.
>
> Would you guys say it is most likely the motherboard at this point?

_Looks_ that way. I mean, you've certainly tried everything else,  
haven't you?

I have to admit that I usually give up before this stage, as I rarely  
have a CPU which matches the motherboard (or if I do they're old  
PIIIs which have so little value I can just replace the whole lot).

I charge my customers £38 an hour for fixing PCs - although obviously  
this doesn't take into account time travelling to jobs or running the  
business (making orders, doing the paperwork), I very quickly write  
off hardware problems as "not worth my while". It looks like I can  
buy a dual-core Athlon and a cheapo motherboard (ok, I'd buy a nicer  
one, but let me make the point) for £55 (ok, admittedly +VAT), so I  
no longer enjoy spending hours messing around with recalcitrant  
hardware.

Stroller.
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