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I have a Gigabyte GA-8KNXP (Rev 1) board that after 2 years stopped
booting up. It will not even enter POST. It has always been on a APC,
battery backup.
The only thing I've done recently was back in December I upgraded to a
P4 3.2 Ghz (prescott) CPU from a P4 2.4Ghz CPU.
When it wouldn't boot, I assumed the CPU failed. I put the old one
back in, but the system still won't boot.
I swapped as much as I can with an older computer (PS, Graphics,
monitor, KB, etc) without any success. I've even changed the battery
for the BIOS/CMOS.
It seems that all that is left is to replace the motherboard. It was a
great game system.
Has anyone had a similiar failure?
I'm tempted to go to a ASUS board. What kind of issues should I
prepare for in changing a motherboard? This system has XP Pro
installed. Will I have to re-install the s/w as well?
Thanks.
I have a Gigabyte GA-8KNXP (Rev 1) board that after 2 years stopped
booting up. It will not even enter POST. It has always been on a APC,
battery backup.
The only thing I've done recently was back in December I upgraded to a
P4 3.2 Ghz (prescott) CPU from a P4 2.4Ghz CPU.
When it wouldn't boot, I assumed the CPU failed. I put the old one
back in, but the system still won't boot.
I swapped as much as I can with an older computer (PS, Graphics,
monitor, KB, etc) without any success. I've even changed the battery
for the BIOS/CMOS.
It seems that all that is left is to replace the motherboard. It was a
great game system.
Has anyone had a similiar failure?
I'm tempted to go to a ASUS board. What kind of issues should I
prepare for in changing a motherboard? This system has XP Pro
installed. Will I have to re-install the s/w as well?
Thanks.