Think my MoBo is dead

[marcplante]

Last night, my computer suddenly reverted to a startup screen, including the phoenix Bios information at the top and confirming my Processor type. It is frozen beyond that.

I suspect a motherboard failure.

HW:
MSI K8N NEO4-F 939 ATX board
Athlon 3000+ processor
1 Gig Kensington RAM
Seagate 160 G PATA HD


Questions:

1) Am I correct? Other potential culprits?
2) Warranty on MoBos is 90 days? Just confirming. This unit is 8 mos old
3) Any known issues with MSI MoBos (I'm headed to the MoBo forum after this). What brand replacement should I buy?

Thanks

 

[LiLithTecH]

Kensington makes RAM modules?
Did you mean Kingston?

Did you try clearing the CMOS (bios)?

 

[marcplante]

Yes, Kingston. Sorry

Cleared the CMOS byremoving the battery with no result. I've put in the form to request an RMA and will whip back to MSI. At least I've got a three year warranty to work with.

Thanks for the reference to the CMOS. That seemed to be the major troubleshooting step listed on their site for this problem.

Marc