Seems odd that a motherboard would die at the same time as upgrading new hardware, so I doubt that's the issue. (although, something could have shorted while you were swapping parts).

I would put...

It's a laptop, no cables. It just snaps into connector which I'm assuming is connected straight to the board. Though, now that I think about it, there could be a thin ribbon running from that side...

Sounds like the heads in the drive are whacked out. There really is no way to fix it, back up your data now while you still can.

Dell Latitude D600, won't see the harddrive. I took the harddrive out and stuck it in a desktop(with a 2.5" adapter) and was able to boot all the way up to XP just fine. Now I am aware that these...

Reset your bios settings. If they look like they've already been reset and dont hold settings, the battery probably went dead. Else it could simple be the mobo died.

Some local shops will have...

I had the exact same thing happen. (the computer wasn't even on when it popped) Replace with a known working PSU and only get but a flicker of power when I switch it on.

If the heatsink feels...

Turn off the PSU. Then, while holding the power button in on the case, switch the PSU back on. This sort of jump starts some PCs that I've worked on and usually works.

If not, do you have...

Problem solved, or at least the cause was found. 7 blown caps on the mobo.

Cables have the little notch in them, so technically I can only stick it in one way. (but without the notch, red stripe on IDE cable should be nearest the molex plug) I've tried multiple video...

Issue not resolved. Tried twice to install, machines locks and looses video display about the same spot both times.

See if you can borrow a cpu for testing before you spend the cash. If you still get the error, then you know it just might be only the motherboard.

I've also seen ppl install cpu's rotated the...

30 minute time window to edit messages? Don't think I like that.


I've tried different cables and IDE channels(has 4), adjusting the jumpers accordingly.

I remember a ram chip I added...

I've had a machine lying around for awhile now and recently decided to install Fedora on it. It used to run redhat fine, but I haven't used the pc in over a year. Sometimes, the computer just sits at...

When you start having that many problems, I think it's time to just reformat and start over.

They're both set on cable select, so I didn't think much of it. the other cdrom I used also came from an emachine, which could explain things. mixing hp and emachine? im just asking for a piece of...

ASPIENUM.VXD has to do with your cdrom (aspi stuff)
no idea what SA64CHK.DLL is though. I suggest you reinstall your cdrom drivers.
By any chance, had you recently installed any cd burning...

If you overclock the bus, i suppose it may be possible. Never heard of that though, usually its the processor that goes. I was never so scared in my life when I started to smell the silicon melting...

It could be either actually. The fact you say it only happens while playing games leads me to believe is the card. If you have another monitor, use that for a day to see. You could try updating...

Working on an HP pavilion 4445. (celeron 333). Friend was having weird visual glitches when he plays freecell. Figured just a graphics problem or Windows98 needed updated. Did all that, still...

Probably have to update bios.

They're both registered ecc, as thats what the mobo requires. I'll check for that in the bios.

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I have a GA-7DPXDW motherboard. One 512mb registered ecc ddr stick, of either samsung or micron. I just bought a 1gb samsung stick and stuck it in. For some reason, adding that stick, the computer...

For a celeron chip, 350w will do you just fine. 400+ is often used by ppl who have dual cpu setups.

aww, tallcool beat me to it.
Just curious vdpd2005, what did you pay for that alienware you have listed in your sig?