[olug] Hardware problems on an HP desktop

[Eric Pierce]

Well, swapping out the memory didn't help.

I've considered the power supply, but I (irrationally?) deduced that if there's
any kind of power to the system, then the power supply must be alright. 
Obviously, Bill, you think otherwise.  I have a spare power supply so I'll give
that a go.  


I also considered that the MOBO may be the problem.  I dug around on ebay a
while back and found the same MOBO for ~$30-40.  Now I can't find what model it
is on HP's site (they updated the specs page and dummied down the specs! @#$&)
Jay, once I figure out the mobo model (ASUS??), I'll check with you to see if
you have one and/or can get one in stock.

Thanks for your input.
Eric Pierce
 
--- Jay Swackhamer <Jay at RebootTheUser.com> wrote:
> I've had a couple of HP's in with these symptoms, and it ended up being a
> flaky motherboard each time.
> 
> 
> > Albeit not directly Linux related... I figured someone here may be able to
> > spot
> > these hardware symptoms.  Read on if you have a minute.
> >
> > On my sister's HP desktop (Pavilion 7915 I think), when she turns on the
> > power,
> > the blue HP power on screen (pre-BIOS) comes up and proceeds to do
> > nothing.  It
> > doesn't even let me pop into BIOS to mess around.
> >
> > The odd thing is that if she turns off the computer and tries again, after
> > around 10-30 tries, the computer will boot up as if nothing is wrong.  So
> > she
> > has gotten into the habit of leaving the computer on 24/7 if she can get
> > it to
> > boot.
> >
> > I initially unhooked everything (every connector I could unhook) and
> > plugged
> > them back in firmly.  I reseated the processor.  I also tried leaving all
> > the
> > drives (hd, fd & CD) unhooked and booting, but still it had the same
> > problem.
> > I even "spit shined" the connectors on the memory cards before reinserting
> > them.
> >
> > I'm going over this evening to switch out the memory w/verifiable working
> > memory.  If that doesn't work, I'm stumped.  Maybe the motherboard is
> > whack?
> >
> > Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > Eric Pierce
> >
> >
> >
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