[mythtv-users] I think my motherboard is broken. Anyrecommendations for a new one exclusively for MythTV use

[Reza Naima]

I had similar problems -- do a google search for 'exploding capacitors'
and the like.  interesting story.  i needed to replace the board.
here's one article i dug up..

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/resource/feb03/ncap.html

-r

On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 10:49:23PM -0500, cmisip sent me this...
> How do you check for proper grounding?  I dont know what happened to
> this pc. Last night it was working fine.  I turned it off, and now this
> happens.  Interestingly though, about a couple of days ago, it exhibited
> the same symptoms.  It would turn on for 1-2 seconds then shut off.  I
> tried a jumper reset and it worked fine.  Now the same trick wont do it
> again.  Thinking it was a cmos battery going bad, I even replaced that
> but still it wont work.  I am completely stumped.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 20:58, Jason Ramey wrote:
> > Also, check to make sure that it's grounded properly. My friend had almost
> > the same symptoms and it turned out that it wasn't grounded correctly. Good
> > luck.
> > 
> > Jason Ramey
> > webmaster at permutation.org
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Peter Loron" <peterl at standingwave.org>
> > To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 9:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] I think my motherboard is broken.
> > Anyrecommendations for a new one exclusively for MythTV use
> > 
> > 
> > > Before you get a new mobo, you may want to check and see if your power
> > > supply is ok. A failing supply might act as you describe. Borrow one
> > > from another machine and give it a whirl. Make sure it's got enough
> > > capacity to handle your components...
> > >
> > > -Pete
> > >
> > > cmisip wrote:
> > > > My Soyo KT400 Dragon Platinum Ultra keeps shutting down after I turn it
> > > > on.  I removed everythng and even the cpu and reapplied with new thermal
> > > > paste but cant seem to get it to turn on and stay on.  Any ideas?
> > > > Anyway, I might be purchasing another motherboard.  Any suggestions ?
> > > > It will be used exclusively for Mythtv in a dual tuner setup.  Currently
> > > > my processor is an amd xp2400+.  I am concerned mainly about linux
> > > > compatibility.  If onboard sound works with Mythtv that is a plus.  I
> > > > also need onboard ide 3 and ide 4 since I have more than 400 gigs of
> > > > storage.  I have been away from the hardware scene for a while.  Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
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