Collon wrote:
Paul and Kony,

The company called me at 3pm today to tell me they no longer had any of
those motherboards, so my order never went through. I can't find another one
on the Net. The reason I was trying to find something similar is because I
want to be able to hook everything back up just like it was and because I
still want the ram to work. Also, it very well could be that the cpu in the
old one still works fine, so I might not even need a new processor.

I am thankful Kony mentioned that integrated video. Two weeks before my comp
stopped posting, I got that infamous "No Signal" on the monitor. So I got a
new monitor, and the comp worked for about a day. I never had it on again
after that until the day I turned it on and the comp wouldn't post. So I
guess it could be the integrated video. Now I am wondering if I should just
by a pci video card to put in it to try?


The BIOS sequence would normally be checking for
RAM, before it checks for video. When the processor
first starts, the RAM is not set up, and all there
is, is the CPU and the BIOS chip. By reading BIOS code
and using processor temporary registers, eventually
the processor gets around to setting up the memory
controller. Once memory is available, then more
complicated codes can be run, and the rest of the
hardware (including video) can be started.

If you remove RAM, and you hear "beeps" coming from
the computer speaker, then you know the processor
is alive. At that point, it might make sense to
put the RAM back, add a PCI card, and try again.

If it won't beep, when the RAM is pulled (with the
power off), then there isn't much point in considering
the PCI video card.

If, on the other hand, the signs are encouraging, then
you might consider a PCI video card. I'm assuming you'd
be buying this new - if it is in your junk pile already,
by all means give it a try.

Paul