[mythtv-users] Hardware death - CPU vs motherboard?

George Mari george_mythusers at mari1938.org
Sat Oct 24 12:56:13 UTC 2009


On 10/24/2009 07:35 AM, Kawayanan wrote:
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> My question is whether there is a way to determine if this is a CPU or
> motherboard problem?  I don't have access to a different CPU to test, and I
> don't want to buy a CPU and have it turn out to be a motherboard problem.
> If its a motherboard problem, I guess that means starting over with a
> effectively new system (the Asus is a barebones with most everything
> onboard).
>
> Any suggestions?  My wife and kids are missing DVR. :(
>
> Thank for any help!
>
It may be a power supply problem.  If you have another system you can 
temporarily spare, swap PSUs, or move the suspect motherboard into an 
empty case, if you have one.

Power spikes, in my experience, tend to kill PSUs first, then 
motherboards, then CPUs, in that order.


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