Re: Power Supply is Okay - Morherboard ???

I sold one of the A7V8X-LA on eBay a couple of months ago. FWIW, the AMD Athlon
boards used by HP and eMachines seem to be fairly prone to failure. One
element is that the power supplies used are pretty cheap (Bestec brand), and
they offer inadequate protection of the motherboards. This would explain why
boards in good condition carry a somewhat premium price even on eBay. They
seem to be in short supply. Of couse, eMachines P4 systems are prone to
failure too, because they use the same cheap power supply.

I have 5 or 6 eMachines cases here, acquired locally for pennies for the other
parts inside. They all have XP stickers on them keyed to an eMachines BIOS, I
think. Just like Dell XP stickers. I'm now trying to figure out what value
the case has all by itself, or even with the other devices inside, but no
motherboard, hard drive, or cheap power supply... Ben Myers

On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 09:16:03 -0500, "Dean-MN" <Reply@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

I couldn't find a A532x motherboard (ASUS ASUS A7V8X-LA ) for sale by doing
a Google search except on eBay. I got the $150 from the "Buy It Now"
listings. So far the only ASUS A7V8X-LA that went to the end of bidding
went for $53 but the description stated "may not work" and no mention of a
DOA policy. I see Dell mainboards going for around $50 even for recent
models like the C520. I'll watch a while before jumping in to bid. thanks
for the tip.
Dean

"Ben Myers" <ben_myers_spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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First, if you want to use the Windows COA on the side of the HP case
without any
grief from Microsoft re. "product activation", and with near-zero software
problems, the replacement motherboard should be identical to the model in
the HP
right now.

Second, despite complaints and bitching about eBay by others, it really is
a
good source for replacement parts at far better prices than either HP or
any 3rd
party parts house would charge. Honestly, $150 seems to be way excessive
for a
P4 or Athlon motherboard. Right now, you can buy a complete used A532x
for
$269 + shipping from a reputable eBay seller. Somewhere south of $100
seems to
be the right price for an A532x motherboard... Ben Myers

On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:13:21 -0500, "Dean-MN" <Reply@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,
Thanks to all for the replies. The owner of the machine has decided to
get
a new HP (because she has credit at the store). I am working on my son
now
to put up the $150 for a motherboard and the HP can replace his Optiplex
GX1
PII 350.
Dean

"Dean-MN" <Reply@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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First off, I apologize for this not being a Dell problem but I am
working
on a HP Pavilion a532x for my daughter's friend and am stumped.

When the power button is pressed, the CPU, case and PSU fans come on
full
speed but nothing else happens. The PSU tests okay and the HD spins up.
The capacitors look to be in good order with none having visual signs of
swelling or rupture. All the cards have been pulled with the same
result.

I don't have any experience with testing motherboards and my feeling is
that this one is cooked. Is there something that can be done to verify
that this is so using only simple tools and a multitester? I'm trying
not
to spend $150 on a new motherboard to find out this one is okay.

I have to say HP Web support is better than it was the last time I used
it
years ago but I can't find a newsgroup or forum like this to post
questions.
Dean
.