Need help with an ASUS K8S-LA in a Compaq SR1365CL

Hello,

I'm trying to fix a Compaq SR1365CL that has an OEM ASUS K8S-LA motherboard
with an AMD Athlon 64 3300+ processor. The PC will boot (not completely) and
I am able to enter BIOS, but it will never start Windows XP Home. I've even
tried using a new SATA drive in order to install a fresh version of XP
without any success.

In the process, I brought it to a local computer shop and was told that
either the motherboard or BIOS is at fault. On this motherboard the BIOS
can't be updated unless you can start Windows. So I'm not really sure if one
or both are causing the problem.

I'm doing this as a favor for someone who can't afford to buy a new PC and
was given this with the hope that they could have it fixed. I just want to
help them get started using a PC. It would be nice if I could fix it for
under $100. I should also mention that the person who passed the PC along
did something that either broke it in the first place or tried to fix
whatever had happened to it, but I'm not aware of what occurred or was done
to it.

Searches haven't turned up much. I would like to reuse the processor that I
mentioned above (socket 754) in order to keep the cost down. Does anyone
here have any troubleshooting tips that might help to get this PC fixed? If
I have to replace the motherboard, does anyone have any specific sources or
know of one that I can substitute in its place? Does it make sense to stay
with an ASUS motherboard or would any socket 754 board do? Also, do the
chipsets matter?

Thanks in advance to those who post a reply to the group.

Peter.


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