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CIVMatt · 10-09-2007, 06:42 AM

My main PC blinked out yesterday, rebooted - no video no post screen, nada.

After testing the monitor, video card, then the powersupply, I'm pretty sure the fault is in the MSI K8N Neo Platinum 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb board.

Now seeing how I need to get this running to get some work done and grab some emails, whats my best course? I know if I but a new ATX board I'll have to reinstall vista, but my info should be in tact correct? Can I find another exact model of this board and just slap it in?

I'd *like* to just buy a new board and cpu and upgrade while I'm doing it. What cravats do I need to be aware of? I'd really like to just get running again, not slave the drives and copy all the data off and then formatting, etc..

Thanks

10-09-2007, 06:42 AM
CIVMatt Amateur Pimpin Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 13,075	Any PC Hardware pros in here? Dead motherboard! My main PC blinked out yesterday, rebooted - no video no post screen, nada. After testing the monitor, video card, then the powersupply, I'm pretty sure the fault is in the MSI K8N Neo Platinum 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb board. Now seeing how I need to get this running to get some work done and grab some emails, whats my best course? I know if I but a new ATX board I'll have to reinstall vista, but my info should be in tact correct? Can I find another exact model of this board and just slap it in? I'd like to just buy a new board and cpu and upgrade while I'm doing it. What cravats do I need to be aware of? I'd really like to just get running again, not slave the drives and copy all the data off and then formatting, etc.. Thanks __________________ Make easy money with Webcams Last edited by CIVMatt; 10-09-2007 at 06:44 AM..