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Does anyone have or know where I can get a new motherboard for the Aspire T160, the motherboard has no markings on it to even say who manufactured it so I have not had any luck at finding one, the closest I have been able to come to it is the Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS but it is not exactly the same but very very close.

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reported an unmarked motherboard in an Acer Aspire T160, which makes locating an exact OEM replacement difficult. ’s suggestion to consider retail motherboards and ’s tip to run a hardware-identification utility are useful starting points. Below is a compact, practical checklist that fills gaps left by earlier replies and helps turn an unknown board into a solvable parts problem.

A safe, systematic inspection usually finds identifying marks. Power must be removed and the chassis grounded before opening. Look for small silkscreen codes and barcode stickers on both sides of the PCB (near the RAM slots, PCI area, CMOS battery, or speaker connector). Photograph the entire board and take close shots of the CPU socket area, connector banks, EEPROM/BIOS chips and any printed alphanumeric codes — clear images make matching far easier when contacting sellers or posting in parts groups.

If the machine still boots, capture BIOS vendor strings and version information or run a hardware-ID tool from the OS to get chipset and board identifiers. Note physical characteristics: memory type and count, number and type of drive connectors (IDE vs SATA), main and CPU power connector pin counts, and expansion-slot layout. Verify that any candidate replacement matches the motherboard mounting-hole pattern and I/O shield outline; many OEM cases use nonstandard cutouts.

For sourcing, used OEM boards commonly turn up through repair shops and resale marketplaces; posting the photos and recorded codes speeds identification. If an exact OEM board cannot be found, a retail replacement can work but usually requires adapting front-panel harnesses, the I/O shield and sometimes the PSU—salvaging CPU, RAM and drives into a new retail board is often the most cost-effective option. Always observe ESD safety and full power isolation when handling internal components.

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i wouldn't try to buy a direct replacement... my recent experience with acer products has been poor. i would start looking at ASUS or ABIT reference boards, they're both inexpensive and reliable.

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i wouldn't try to buy a direct replacement... my recent experience with acer products has been poor. i would start looking at ASUS or ABIT reference boards, they're both inexpensive and reliable.

Thanks for your information, have found ACER to be very difficult to do business with. They are doing their best to force you to do all your business with them once you purchase a ACER PC. They will never see me with an ACER PC again.

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i'm with you there, i bought a desktop from them and two months later microsoft told me that the copy of vista i was using was illegal. i STILL haven't recieved a proper product code from acer.

a home built pc is usually cheaper and more relieble than anything mass manufactured anyways... lesson learned for both of us.

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Does anyone have or know where I can get a new motherboard for the Aspire T160, the motherboard has no markings on it to even say who manufactured it so I have not had any luck at finding one, the closest I have been able to come to it is the Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS but it is not exactly the same but very very close.

I ran across your post in a Google search because I'm considering upgrading the motherboard in my own T160.

I found this free software extremely helpful:

http://sisoft-sandra-lite.en.softonic.com/

Download and install that utility. Clicking on the Hardware and then Mainboard options will tell you everything you need to know and more. On my system it says the motherboard was manufactured by Acer itself (who knows?). But it will give you the exact model number, serial number, etc., so that should help.

James

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