Hello, I am working on my friends computer that is in a lot of trouble. Here is what happens upon pressing the power button, the computer turns on, I get the POST screen, the splash screen and then the windows is loading screen (it runs xp). About a second later, I am prompted by a quick blue screen and then the computer restarts itself. After looking inside, I noticed that the north bridge cooler had fallen off, and the pin that holds it in place fell out too. I began diagnosing it. I changed the boot order, I tried booting it from the last known configuration, and I even flashed the cmos. After that still didn't work, I used a hard drive that was laying around, same problem. I would be able to easily replace the FSB cooler, but I don't know anything about soldering, so that venture didn't work out. I think this is solely a motherboard problem, will swapping out the motherboard fix this, or will I just waste money by having to buy more parts?
P.S.- It is a Compaq SR1320NX if anyone is curious.
P.S.- It is a Compaq SR1320NX if anyone is curious.