Computor problem (1 Viewer)

[olley]

Hi last week one of the shop computors started acting up :Sad: swopped it for the spare and took it home, ran a test on it and got told H/D is U/S, so of to PC world and get a new H/D, try to install XP on it and it crashes so not the H/D

Have a google and it seems an ACPI fault is likely the mobo, Its a 3 year old Compaq so not much chance of any new spares, but I got a s/h one of Ebay for £40, fitted it in last night and all appears to be ok.

Olley

 

[scotjimland]

Its a 3 year old Compaq so not much chance of any new spares,

Should have bought a Mac ..

seriously.. glad you got it sorted :thumb:

Jim

 

[olley]

Hi Jim, do you know how long it took to change the mobo? and what tools you need?..................................10 minutes and no tools

Try that on a Mac.

Olley

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[scotjimland]

Hi Jim, do you know how long it took to change the mobo? and what tools you need?..................................10 minutes and no tools

No idea..

Macs don't break down

Actually I do know.. :Sad:

I tried replacing the CD drive an old 10" iBook.. absolute nightmare

There are some sites giving step by step instructions for dismantling.. but if you thought a dongle was hard.. !!

and have you ever tried replacing a battery in an iPod ..??

 

[sinbad1]

Think you need to reformat your test