Is my MB dead?

[arabiansword2001]

How would u know if MB is dead?

 

[kursplat]

what does\doesn't it do ?

 

[rkoenn]

It could be difficult without spare parts to check it out with. First, is the power supply fan coming on and is the green power LED on the case coming on? If so, looks like a good power supply but there could be other problems with PS. Next are you getting any beeps from the PC speaker? These indicate some problems themselves. Remove everything from the board including all drive cables and all the cards except the video card. Does it show BIOS on screen now. Also, in case there is some really "bad" BIOS setting causing the problem, reset the CMOS with the CMOS jumper. If all these fail to bring up the BIOS screen at boot, then it is either the MB, CPU, PS, or memory. Try a different stick of memory if you have one. I have rarely had a bad CPU, only once I believe where it prevented the machine from displaying the BIOS and that was after a lightning strike. Good luck, without spare parts it will be hard to determine what is the problem short of something obvious.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

PC testing 101

Remove everything from the mobo including the mem and video card (assuming you don't have on board video) and everything else rkoenn mentioned and unplug all power cables from your drives, If you get cpu fan turning and no beep code of long short long (memmory error code) then you have a bad proc, if your cpu fan doesn't turn at all(assuming it plugs into 3pin connector on mobo) and you have no leds on to speack of try another power supply, if that don't work try another proc, if you do get the error code, put in one stick at a time(if you have more than 1) and retest, unless you have on board graphics enabled you should get long long short (no video adapter available code), if you get the code, plug in your video card, retest, does the system post? if yes then one at a time plug in your expansion cards retesting after each one, sometimes a bad expansion card will crash your isa/vesa-local/pci buss and won't post. if you find one that doesn't work try another expansion slot, if it still won't work you probably found your(a) culprit, Continue by plugging in first your floppy power and 36pin data cable retest, next any cd-rom or tape devices in the same manner one at a time. Save your bootable hard drive(or array) for last.

 

[CaptnKirk]

How do u know if your motherboards dead

When you post a vague question, it's a good bet.
More info needed.

 

[Buz2b]

Originally posted by: arabiansword2001
How would u know if MB is dead?

We wouldn't know unless you told us more about your situation. Please repost your question here with information as to what MB you have, the CPU, Power Supply, HDD's, etc. Along with that, let us know the symptoms that lead you to believe it might be bad and the steps you have taken to correct this; successfull or not. Maybe then we can go down the path to find you the answer you were searching for.