Author Topic: Help! (Read 479 times)

Debonair · « **Reply #15 on:** January 19, 2007, 02:36:31 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
...It has been VERY cold for California.

I came home yesterday and my screen saver (the fish swimming) was frozen.....

OMG LOL:aok

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 19, 2007, 03:20:16 PM »

Heya Mt

Before you touch anything inside make sure and walk around the house in socks dragging your feet!

IF it is thew Mobo, changing one out is pretty easy. Fry's or newegg will have good deals on motherboard CPU combos, make sure you get the type that will take your video card (AGP versus PCIE) and will take your ram.

New MOBO and proc combo can be had for 250 or less. Install is some screws and cables. Not a big deal.

midnight Target · « **Reply #17 on:** January 19, 2007, 03:25:40 PM »

If I change a mobo what are the chances I might have to re-install windows?

lukster · « **Reply #18 on:** January 19, 2007, 03:38:12 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
If I change a mobo what are the chances I might have to re-install windows?

Unless you get the exact same motherboard you should definitely reinstall Windows even on the off chance it works without doing so.

Debonair · « **Reply #19 on:** January 20, 2007, 12:56:19 AM »

pour some prestone in ur screen saver lolololol

WhiteHawk · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2007, 06:43:39 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
If I change a mobo what are the chances I might have to re-install windows?

Man dont change anything until youve ruled out nearly everything else. Search and Download memtest86 from somewhere and run it on youre bad puter. See if you blew out a stick of RAM. You should let memtest run for 4 hours or so. That is what it sounds like, and you need to move this to the hardware and software section. Some of those guys are aces at computers.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #21 on:** January 20, 2007, 08:21:39 AM »

open it up ,, do some dust bunny control ...if its really clogged it may have over heated and fried something ... also sniff the power supply .if it smells like burnt electronics it may be the culprit .

Does it make any kind of "Beeps" when you try to start it ??

midnight Target · « **Reply #22 on:** January 20, 2007, 01:58:36 PM »

Rosc was closest. dirty fan and fried vid card. I'm baaaack.