Eben King wrote:
> Well, I did it. Took apart the DVR (which is really a bog-standard
> computer with a COTS OS and a fancy video card) to replace some
> parts, and when I reassembled it, no blinkenlights. No POST. Not
> even a BIOS beep when I removed all the RAM. Just to make sure I wasn't
> asserting mobo failure unnecessarily, I disconnected all drives,
> unplugged all cards, removed all headers except for fans, and swapped
> the video card with a known good one, and got the same behavior. So I'm
> pretty sure it's a dead motherboard, brought on be inadequate antistatic
> procedures.
>
> This is really a crisis+opportunity. The DVR was needing to be upgraded
> anyhow. My main machine (this one) is largely the same (2 GHz Athlon,
> ASUS A7V333 [here] / A7V266 [there], Nvidia GeForce 4). So what I plan
> to do is move this one to there and replace this one, not necessarily in
> that order. It won't be much of an upgrade for the DVR (133 MHz memory
> bus vs 100 MHz), but hey.
>
> So what should I look for for this one? I'm thinking:
>
> 1. dual-core AMD something
> 2. HSF to go with #1
> 3. maybe PS if mine won't handle it
> 4. PATA card (if the motherboard doesn't do PATA) (until my old drives
> get upgraded)
> 5. sound card (onboard sound is usually crappy) (ALSA needs to like
> it.)
>
> Maybes:
> 6. RAM (if it's changed)
> 7. video card (DVI out)
>
> Help me shop please. I haven't looked it hardware in a couple years,
> so I'm a bit out of touch.
>
Decent page that will give insite
http://www.tomshardware.com/find_by_topic/reviews.html
Purchased this recently from pcinfinity.com
Code Product Quantity Price/Ea. Total
JAN380025640 Computer sys - athlon 64 3800 am2 256MB 40GB 52X CDROM
& more (3 year warranty Brand New) 1 $213.91 $213.91
WARRANTY: 3 YEAR
monitors: not selected
speakers.: not selected
mouse.: Mouse (black)
keyboard.: Keyboard (black)
firewire card.: not selected
wireless card.: not selected
media reader: not selected
modem.: not selected
sound card.: sound onboard
video card.: fx6200 256MB $49.99 $49.99
floppy drive.: not selected
2nd optical drive.: not selected
optical drive.: 52X CDROM
hard drive cooler.: not selected
2nd hard dirve.: not selected
hard drive.: 160GB SATA $33.99 $33.99
install memory as...: no preference
memory heatspreader: not selected
memory.: 1GB DDR2-533 $79.99 $79.99
power supply: 550 WATT $14.99 $14.99
case: Mid Black
cpu: AMD AM2 3800
OPERATING SYSTEM: none
motherboard.: Asus M2N-MX $39.99 $39.99
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