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Hi,
I bought a new computer a little over a year ago (some specs included below) and it recently stopped working. It powers on and the drives spin, but it does not go into its boot sequence. I don't know much about computer hardware, but I'm guessing there is something wrong with my motherboard (I did try with a different hard drive with the same results). Of course, my warranty on the hardware just expired, so the place I bought it from isn't willing to help out.
Basically I've got two questions: is there anything I can/should try with the motherboard I have to see if it is still usable? It is an ABIT IS7 series (IS7-V2) board. Secondly (especially if the answer to the first question is "no") could you recommend a board to replace the one I have? The board I have has been discontinued (though I could probably still buy one somewhere, I just don't want it to break in a year too). I'm not sure what I should be looking for (which is why I'm asking for help), but I guess I'd want comparable to better functionality to the way the one I have is supposed to perform (or at least the info I need to look for to make sure it is compatible with all of the other components I have). Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
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Pentium® 4 Configurator
www.cyberpowersystem.com/custom/piv.asp[/URL]
2ND_USB: STANDARD 2 USB PORTS + 2 EXTRA USB PORTS CONNECTORS
CAS: ATX MEDIUM TOWER CASE 350 WATT
CD: COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW)
CDRW: CD-RW 52X32X52
CPU: (800Mhz FSB)Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU @ 3.4GHZ 1MB w/ Hyper Threading
HDD: Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM ATA 100 8MB Special Editon
MOTHERBOARD: *(DDR400-800MHz FSB)ABIT IS7-V2 848P, Intel(R) i848
Mainboard PRESCOTT SUPPORT w/ LAN & 5.1 SOUND W/SATA
MEMORY: 2048 MB (512MBx4) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY
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I bought a new computer a little over a year ago (some specs included below) and it recently stopped working. It powers on and the drives spin, but it does not go into its boot sequence. I don't know much about computer hardware, but I'm guessing there is something wrong with my motherboard (I did try with a different hard drive with the same results). Of course, my warranty on the hardware just expired, so the place I bought it from isn't willing to help out.
Basically I've got two questions: is there anything I can/should try with the motherboard I have to see if it is still usable? It is an ABIT IS7 series (IS7-V2) board. Secondly (especially if the answer to the first question is "no") could you recommend a board to replace the one I have? The board I have has been discontinued (though I could probably still buy one somewhere, I just don't want it to break in a year too). I'm not sure what I should be looking for (which is why I'm asking for help), but I guess I'd want comparable to better functionality to the way the one I have is supposed to perform (or at least the info I need to look for to make sure it is compatible with all of the other components I have). Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
__________________________________________________
Pentium® 4 Configurator
www.cyberpowersystem.com/custom/piv.asp[/URL]
2ND_USB: STANDARD 2 USB PORTS + 2 EXTRA USB PORTS CONNECTORS
CAS: ATX MEDIUM TOWER CASE 350 WATT
CD: COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW)
CDRW: CD-RW 52X32X52
CPU: (800Mhz FSB)Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU @ 3.4GHZ 1MB w/ Hyper Threading
HDD: Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM ATA 100 8MB Special Editon
MOTHERBOARD: *(DDR400-800MHz FSB)ABIT IS7-V2 848P, Intel(R) i848
Mainboard PRESCOTT SUPPORT w/ LAN & 5.1 SOUND W/SATA
MEMORY: 2048 MB (512MBx4) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY
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