I need to replace a bad Asus A7V motherboard
I took my backup computer to a repair shop,
and they diagnosed the problem down to broken power-etches on the motherboard. (But they want a relate fortune to repair it.) So, since I've built a few PCs from the motherboard up (including THIS one about 4 or 5 years ago) I took it all apart and now have the motherboard out. The original/broken motherboard is an Asus A7V and it has 5 white PCI slots and a graphics-card slot. I found the manual for it...it says 'ASUS A7V' 'JumperFree PC133/VC133' and 'Socket A Motherboard' on the manual cover. The processor in it is AMD (Athlon or Duron...I can't tell for sure yet, because I'm not sure how to remove the large 'CPU Cooler' fan off the top of it.) It's speed is in the 700 MHz range. So, my questions a (1) Can someone suggest a vendor of replacement motherboards who might stock this original A7V motherboard? (Or, the nearest most compatible motherboard that is of equal form-factor and will allow me to preserve the original memory stick and the AMD processor/fan and power supply.) [As I googled around the Internet, I found numerous vendors of Asus motherboard, but all the (2) Explain in some detail how to remove the 'cooler fan' from the top of the CPU? (There is a metal clip on one side...on the edge where the socket has it's wide unused area. Also, it appears that this 'cooler fan' must be removed BEFORE I'll be able to raise the brown bar that frees the CPU from it's socket, right? (I bought the original motherboard with the CPU already in place, so I've never done this part before.) TIA... Dave |
Beautiful! This MSI motherboard does indeed look like a
logical equivalent. The price is right...I ordered it. ('New Egg' was shown on Asus-tek website to be a recommended vendor, so I had no qualms about ordering from them. Their shopping-cart ordering worked flawlessly... so it is a pleasure doing business with them.) Also, your description of how to remove the 'cooler fan' and AMD processor chip were "right on the money". I have removed them both from the broken motherboard. Thanks for the excellent help! Cheers... Dave " wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:27:24 -0500, "David Cook" wrote: (1) Can someone suggest a vendor of replacement motherboards who might stock this original A7V motherboard? It should be a standard ATX MB right? A7v133 was a very popular board at the time and still selling at various places by ASUS. There are tons of other makers too who came out with the same type of board. I gave this board to someone whose running it even now. http://www.ocworkbench.com/hardware/...3/a7v133p1.htm MSI kt133a MB for $49 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...tby=14&order=1 (2) Explain in some detail how to remove the 'cooler fan' from the top of the CPU? (There is a metal clip on one side...on the edge where the socket has it's wide unused area. You get a slender screw driver and slide it in the slot in the clip and then bend the slip outward so that it clears the plastic hook at the base which holds it in place. Then the whole thing just plops off. Take the fan plug out first whch leads to the motherboard usually. Be careful not to put uneven pressure on the heatsink assembly. Theres support for the heatsink on some sides that prevent pushing the whole thing down at an angle but on others , you can end up pushing down on the block of the heatsink that rests on little metal square in the middle of your CPU , when you put it at an angle , it can chip the edges off. Also, it appears that this 'cooler fan' must be removed BEFORE I'll be able to raise the brown bar that frees the CPU from it's socket, right? Yeah because the clip holds the heatsink onto the MB which presses down on the CPU. So you have to take it off before the CPU will come off. |
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