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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kawayanan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 24 October 2009 5:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Discussion about mythtv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [mythtv-users] Hardware death - CPU vs motherboard?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Well, I just checked to see if
I could test the PSU. I have two others in the house, but either my other
computers are sufficiently old to be different (very possible), or the PSU on
this Asus Barebones is non-standard.<br>
<br>
I can't test the PSU in the way you describe because the BIOS screen never
comes up. It never gets that far (fan spin, nothing else happens).
As for RAM tests, again, I can't get to BIOS, let alone memtest86 (I also use
UBCD). It had two sticks of RAM and neither one worked alone. On top
of that, a brand new stick of RAM didn't work either. I find it hard to
believe all are bad.<br>
<br>
I think its PSU, motherboard, or CPU. The problem is I have no way of
figuring out which one. This may just be the final death of this
machine...<br>
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Thanks again<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I had a similar experience just last month with a Windoze PC
that had previously been running fine. Suddenly, it died, and when I tried to
fire it up, it would not get past the POST. Eventually, I took it to my local
repairer, who told me that it was the MB that was shot. I was able to transfer
the CPU (an Athlon X2) to the new MB together with some new RAM sticks, and
everything is now fine. <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#17365D'>Chris Jones<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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