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new board suggestion???

diablo2

diablo2

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I inherited a computer to fix for my niece but the board has a chassis intruded alert and ive tried everything to bypass it to get into the bios and cant.. cant get into windows either. so i would like a suggestion on another board to purchase. the board with the problem is an asis p4p800 se-uayz.

On the box it says:

part number: 90-m8lavk-gouayz
p4p800se-uayz
socket 478, intel 865pe, ddram,agp 8x, 6-channel audio, marvell gbit lan, sata raid, ataa100, s/pdif out interface, crashfree bios2, q fan technology, multi language bios

Im wondering what other motherboard can i get? i would like a board that would fit the cpu that is in the assus board right now and would like just a board with sata hard drive connections? i DONT want any pata hard drive mother board

Is that possible?

The cpu is a pentium 4... i cant get on windows to see any other stats of the cpu


If you need any other specs, let me know where i have to look on the board or how to look at the CPU its still connected to the hsf and the board
 
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Did you clear the cmos on the motherboard? I'd think that would clear that error message. You really don't want to have to go out and buy a 478 board. I'm sure you know those have been out of production for years now so your only option is the secondary market, such as ebay, or even the trading forums here.

I really think that you can make that board work. Try clearing the cmos, and pulling the battery if you didn't already. I've never heard of a chassis intrusion alert that wouldn't go away.

Sorry to insult your intelligence if you already tried these things. You said you've tried everything but you might have still not done everything possible.
 
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i tried clearing the cmos. i took out the battery moved the jumper to 2-3 pins for 20 seconds. then put the jumper back to the default 1-2. put the battery back in, turned it on and chassis intruded was still there. i even reflashed the bios with two other bios from asus' website each one flashed successfully but still a chassis alert. i moved the chassis jumper on and off still the same...

when i got it, i turned in, on and i couldnt even get into the bios or start windows with that damn alert...

i just dont know a tricky workaround, i even read on a post where someone said to hold down the ctrl key while you boot up, i even tried that , didnt work!
 
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sounds like you've covered it then from what I can see. I'd say post a WTB thread in the FS/FT forums here. You will likely get a better deal from a member rather than somewhere like ebay. People know that anyone who needs a 478 board wants it to repair an existing system and they will charge top dollar because they know you don't have many options.
 
Sounds like that computer is getting towards the end of what is worth replacing. It can be a real headache fixing a system like that since good boards are hard to find and for similar dollar amounts you can get into something modern.

You won't find an exclusively SATA based motherboard for S478, in fact you will be lucky to find a board with 2 or 4 SATA ports.

The DDR ram and the P4 cpu aren't worth much now, and I'm sure the PSU and the HDD's in that system are long in the tooth as well. I don't want to sound too negative about this, but I'm sure most people here would agree with me that it is not worth it to put much into that system unless you can really get the board on the cheap, like less than $50.

Otherwise you ought to step up to an el cheapo AM2 system that uses low cost DDR2 ram and inexpensive budget CPU.
 
thats why i posted to hear some other points of view.

what are some other good boards, i know i dont want any boards that incorporate chassis intruder alerts AT ALL? i remember reading something a ways back about jumper less boards, what about those good or junk?

thanks
 
Looking at it from a purely cost standpoint, finding a replacement 478 board is probably the way to go. You'll obviously have a similar performing system to what it was.

I guess the point is, for a little more money you could upgrade the cpu/mobo/ram, but it might not be worth it when you might also need a new hdd to really take advantage of the speed that the new platform offers. Its hard to say without knowing what the rest of the specs of the system are. It might simply be cheaper to buy a new computer and then that would negate the whole point of this thread.

These types of situations tend to get sticky. You'd also want Windows 7 if you were to upgrade the system, and at that point it becomes cheaper to buy a system.

I know there has to be some 478 boards for sale around here, lemme take a look:

searched for 478 and pentiium 4 in fs/ft section, only match that came up was another WTB post. I guess ebay is the other option.

I've been through this same situation before so I know what its like. Just trying to help 🙂
 
diablo2 said:
thats why i posted to hear some other points of view.

what are some other good boards, i know i dont want any boards that incorporate chassis intruder alerts AT ALL? i remember reading something a ways back about jumper less boards, what about those good or junk?

thanks
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Generally speaking, from what I've seen, all boards nowadays are jumperless excluding basic things like clear cmos. I suppose there are boards that use a button to clear the cmos but I'd guess there is still a jumper there. The days of setting FSB settings and things of that nature via jumpers are long gone. I think any reputable brand board should be fine, the choice of chipset really is paramount when choosing a motherboard, with the specific manufacturer implementation being the next concern. With motherboards ranging from $40 to $400 nowadays, you have to find the best board given your budget and then things like # of power phases on the cpu power circuitry, mfr. bios update support, and which chips are used on the board, and I/O and motherboard layout become a concern since it has to suit your needs in terms of sound cards, video cards, and everything else specific to your setup.

As far as chassis intruder alerts, I don't know about that, but I believe this setting can be turned of in the bios.

Anyways, sorry I opened up a can of worms here, just sittin around bored this afternoon. Hope I'm of some help here.
 
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