My motherboard went bad and I need to replace it. The question I want to ask and find out is how do I get the replacement to work with the current windows XP operating system that is on the current hard drive now
I want the replacement motherboard to work and run the current operating system without giving me a blue screen. What similarity
should the replacement motherboard have in common with the original? So that the operating system that is on the hard drive now will accept the replacement motherboard and run?
You should be fine. Once the MoBo (if it is an exact replacement) is in and your box is completely assembled you should be good to go. I don't know why you are expecting a BSOD though?
I hope this helps,
TampaNative
No it doesn't have to be exact. Why do you expect a Blue Screen Of Death though?
Ok, just checked out some of the posts of the thread you linked me to and have to agree with a couple of posters in that eMachines aren't worth putting any money into to repair. If your MoBo is bad, what's next? Just my opinion formed from my experience with this brand. Although I did swap a hard drive out on one and had no problems as one poster in that thread posted, so I am confused now.
Depending on what model eMachine you have, you should be able to find a MoBo on fleabay.
I do understand that you want to retain the data on the hard drive in it, but there are ways to do that via software. And if the power supply had something to do with the MoBo failure? You might be in for more than you bargained for in fixing this box (such as smoking another MoBo/Processor).
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1. Remove power and unplug all devices hooked to computer.
2. Open case.
3. Write down the location and orientation of all wires connecting to old motherboard.
4. Disconnect all wires from the case that are plugged into old motherboard.
5. Uncrew the screws holding the motherboard in the case.
6. Carefully remove old motherboard.
7. Install new motherboard and secure it to the case (probably using the same screws as the old MB)
8. Refer to diagram you made earlier to plug in all the wires to the proper places in the new motherboard.
9. Check and make sure the new motherboard works before closing the case.
10. If everything is working correctly, close up the case and you are done.
Maybe your memory is bad or the memory slot is bad.
Remove the Power Cord, Remove the Battery, Remove
the cover that houses the memory on the bottom of the laptop then remove
one of the
memory chips. Set the chip aside then try rebooting the computer.
If it boots, then you know the memory chip you set aside is bad so mark
an x on
it with an ink pen. If it fails to boot then move the chip to the next
memory slot and try rebooting. If it fails take the chip out and set it
aside, then put the other chip in and try booting it in both slots. If
it
boots, just to verify that the chip set aside is bad, mark an x on it
and put
it into the open memory chip slot and try booting.
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That's problem there is not a exact replacement.
Does it need to be a exact replacement?
because it a emachine
they say you are not able to do if you read here
My motherboard went bad and I need to replace it. The question I want
to ask and find out is how do I get the replacement to work with the
current windows XP operating system
These operating system looks for certain things to function and work. Now if you replace a mobo board and it has different things it may not work.
I cannot explain much better but it has to be looking for drivers and hardware that it used to boot before.
There a big list and I not sure what it's looking for or needs to work. But something in there need match or else it's not going to work.
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