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HSF is "heatsink/fan"
Jim
"Don" <cheeber@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:l%2gc.9736$Hf7.9082@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> thanks for the suggestions. as far as the operating system problems - i am
> aware, in fact i tried a like-for-like replacement used board i found on
> e-bay - but it had bad video, so i bought a new one from differnet mfgr,
as
> the original board is no longer available. i'll try disconnecting
everything
> except memory, and cpu can you tell me what HFS is (fan?)?
>
> thks - Don.
>
> "Jim" <null@null.com> wrote in message
> news:g92gc.11317$Yf6.3302@fed1read07...
> > Hmm, it's not that simple to swap just *any* ol' motherboard as a
> > replacement, different motherboards have different chipsets, components
> > (SATA, RAID, USB 2.0 vs 1.0, Firewire, on-board audio, etc.), and
assuming
> > you eventually *do* boot it, please realize you may encounter a
secondary
> > problem, getting the OS to boot! If this is XP, you will need to do a
> > repair install, at a minimum, and perhaps even reactivate. And a repair
> > install is not even a 100% guarantee, it *may* require a completely new
> > install of the OS, which means you need a "retail" version of XP, not
some
> > OEM version that came w/ the emachine.
> >
> > Anyway, I'm not doing this to scare you, only to save you some
frsutration
> > should you even get past this immediate problem. You may want (even
need)
> > to consider using the *same* mobo make and model if your other options
are
> > limited (e.g., you only have the OEM OS CD).
> >
> > As far as the system not booting, a lot of things could go wrong.
First,
> > make sure the CPU is seated fully into the ZIF socket. Also make sure
the
> > HSF is in good contact w/ the CPU, and oriented correctly. The CPU fan,
> of
> > course, you be connected to the CPU FAN header on the mobo. You must
have
> > at least one stick of memory installed. Also, you can have problems
> > starting if you have the polarity on something is reversed, like an
> internal
> > USB motherboard cable. And make sure the small, little two-wire plugs
for
> > the Power and Reset jumpers on the mobo are not reversed. If this is a
> > Intel P4, make sure the secondary P4 power cable is inserted into the
mobo
> > (that's the smaller 4 pin connector).
> >
> > All you need to get the system booted is the CPU, HSF, 1 stick of
memory,
> > and a video card, that's it. If problems persist, detach anything else,
> > eliminate any other source of the problem. Once it boots, then add the
> HDs,
> > optical drives, sound card, etc.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > "Don" <donaldebert@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:9S1gc.9616$Hf7.8270@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> > > just bought an abit motherboard (for repacement of dead ecs board on
> > > emachines computer), but having problems. when i hit the power
switch,
> i
> > > get a slight cpu fan bump, but nothing else. not sure if i have a bad
> > > board, or something else. this is the first time i've attmepted a
mother
> > > board replacement, so maybe i did something wrong.
> > > --
> > > Don
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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