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How do you test a mobo?

Discussion in 'Processors and Motherboards' started by Thunder, Jul 19, 2002.

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  1. Thunder Newcomer, in training

    To find out if it is shot? It's an Asus CUW-AM HP OEM board.
    With a known good CPU and ram it boots to the setup screen and stops without the option to press del to enter setup. No beeps. Have removed all drives and cards.
    Thunder, Jul 19, 2002
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  2. Rick TechSpot Staff

    Try resetting the CMOS. Consult your motherboard manual for further details.. But basically it invovles shorting out two pins on your motherboard using a jumper.
    Rick, Jul 19, 2002
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  3. Thunder Newcomer, in training

    Thanks, it's a cheap OEM board, no jumpers or dip switches. I did remove the battery though.
    Thunder, Jul 19, 2002
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  4. Vehementi TechSpot Paladin

    If POST never completes, the initial beep at start up signifies it is, than most likely the BIOS is corrupted, or there's a fried chip somewhere on the board. Both situations are very undesirable...If your BIOS is corrupted, and you can't boot up to flash your BIOS, you may need a new BIOS chip, which probably costs more than the board is worth. If there's a fried chip on your sysbo, then, well, your whole board is shot.

    This is all out of the assumption that resetting your CMOS (be sure to completely unplug your machine before removing the battery) didn't do any help. Post back with your progress! :)
    Vehementi, Jul 19, 2002
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  5. Tweakster Newcomer, in training

    If your Bios is currupt there is a way of flashing it.

    http://www.flashbios.org/ offers flashs

    Heres how to hot swap

    http://www.tokenasians.com/articles/bioshotswap.html
    Tweakster, Jul 19, 2002
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