[Linux] Replacement K7N2G-L motherboard

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Have you tried cleaning the memory sockets?  In the old days I would
have used a freon based tape head cleaner.  I've seen similar problems
(including the working a while) when small hairs have gotten into
sockets.

Now I'd probably use canned air - and I might try looking for a foam
q-tip (a bit of foam on a stick that is used as a q-tip to clean tape
heads).  I might also try microscopic examination (magnifying glass?)
looking for a bit of contamination...

For that matter, how much is that CPU and Memory worth on today's
market?  Is it going to be cheaper to replace all but drives?

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Steven Benmosh - wordz2u@gmail.com
<+flux+simicich+8e3dc7c87a.wordz2u#gmail.com@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
> My MSI K7N2G-L motherboard, which I purchased in 2003, has just died. I
> still have the Socket A Athlon XP2500 CPU, 2 GB Kingston memory chips, and 4
> IDE drives that are fully functional (as is the ATX case).
>
> Could anyone advise me how I can find a replacement that will allow me to
> continue using the components? It can be the same board, or another one that
> fits my ATX case, has 3 memory slots and 4 IDE slots.
>
> I am pretty sure it is the MB that is messed up. It has been crashing for a
> while, which I attributed to my Ubuntu, but then it stopped running the
> POST. It seems that the memory slots are not functioning well - when I take
> the memory out and only use one of the 3 sticks, it runs intermittently,
> then dies. If I then move the memory around it starts working again, for a
> while.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Z.
>
> --
> Check out my web site - www.words2u.net



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