NOOB question

[smittenkitty]

My old comp has an Athlon XP 2400+ ... I'd like to replace the motherboard, but don't have any ideas where to start ... could someone throw out some suggestions please? THANKS!

 

[Jorakal]

Just curious but why do you want to replace the motherboard? Do you have something specific you want to change or add?

 

[smittenkitty]

mobo is messed up ...

i have major computer problems with that computer ... reboots of its own accord every 30 minutes or so, even when nth is running ... and when i try to do ANYTHING with it, it dies ... e.g. tried to watch a video yesterday and it played for abt 2 minutes before it just died and rebooted ... and it reboots while booting up ... ridiculous.

i think it's a prob with the mobo b/c randomly one day it rebooted and then said that i had new hardware (i hadn't installed anything) and it no longer recognizes the ethernet ... i've tried reinstalling the drivers, but nth.

 

[Jorakal]

Well if you're positive the processor is good, there are a lot of socket A boards out there for next to nothing. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi...ption=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice= for example.

 

[smittenkitty]

What would be a good way to test my processor?

 

[Greenman]

Originally posted by: smittenkitty
What would be a good way to test my processor?

Well, about the only way to test the cpu is in a different motherboard, which leaves you back where you started. I'd spend some time to be sure it's not, heat, memory, video or drivers before buying another motherboard.