Well we had a bad storm today and I couldn't get home in time to turn off my computer 
When I did get home the power was out in my room (and my room only) so I checked the breaker box and sure enough my room was flipped off. I turned it back on and my lights came on and I came back in to check on my computer.
No beeps, just spinning fans. I borrowed my cousin's computer and tested my power supply, cpu, video card, memory, etc etc. Everything worked fine in his computer. Which means it must be my motherboard
I wasn't able to test my new 2100+ cpu though b/c his k7s5a doesn't have the bios update and he wouldn't let me flash the bios cuz he's scared it'll mess his machine up. (i purchased a 1 year warranty on the cpu though so if it is messed up i can get it replaced) but my duron 1.0ghz I upgraded from works fine in his computer but not in mine.
Sooooo my options...
1) I can try and RMA this board out... I have no receipt though but it should still be under manufacturer warranty right? Does the warranty cover surges?
2) I can buy another K7S5A and wait for it to arrive
3) I can buy a different motherboard... (The only reason I originally purchased the K7S5A was it's price and the dual memory feature. however i no longer have sdram so i don't need those slots. i also don't need any onboard components since i have a pci sound card and pci nic)
One problem I see with getting a different mobo is I have windows XP and when I upgraded to the K7S5A, I had to format and restore b/c Windows XP failed to recognize the new motherboard properly and would not boot. Should I expect that to happen again?
Do I have any other options? What should I do? Please someone help me. I'm already going through serious withdrawals
When I did get home the power was out in my room (and my room only) so I checked the breaker box and sure enough my room was flipped off. I turned it back on and my lights came on and I came back in to check on my computer.No beeps, just spinning fans. I borrowed my cousin's computer and tested my power supply, cpu, video card, memory, etc etc. Everything worked fine in his computer. Which means it must be my motherboard
I wasn't able to test my new 2100+ cpu though b/c his k7s5a doesn't have the bios update and he wouldn't let me flash the bios cuz he's scared it'll mess his machine up. (i purchased a 1 year warranty on the cpu though so if it is messed up i can get it replaced) but my duron 1.0ghz I upgraded from works fine in his computer but not in mine.
Sooooo my options...
1) I can try and RMA this board out... I have no receipt though but it should still be under manufacturer warranty right? Does the warranty cover surges?
2) I can buy another K7S5A and wait for it to arrive
3) I can buy a different motherboard... (The only reason I originally purchased the K7S5A was it's price and the dual memory feature. however i no longer have sdram so i don't need those slots. i also don't need any onboard components since i have a pci sound card and pci nic)
One problem I see with getting a different mobo is I have windows XP and when I upgraded to the K7S5A, I had to format and restore b/c Windows XP failed to recognize the new motherboard properly and would not boot. Should I expect that to happen again?
Do I have any other options? What should I do? Please someone help me. I'm already going through serious withdrawals
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