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Are These the Symptoms of a Failed Motherboard?
An HP Pavilion p6310f. AMD Athlon IIX4 630 Quad-Core, 6GB DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9100. About 17 months old.
I turn it on and the green light on the power supply turns on, as does the light on the power button. The processor fan and the fan at the back of the chassis immediately start, run for a few seconds and then stop. The HDD makes an initial noise as if it's going to power up then goes quiet when the fans stop. Both power lights remain on. The USB keyboard never lights all. The monitor never even flickers - it just stays dark.
I removed the CMOS battery for an hour. Reinserting it did nothing. I removed all the memory. No beeps on start. I tried a different power supply. Nada. I have triple checked all the connections.
Motherboard looks fine. No bulging or leaking capacitors.
Is it dead? Is it worth fixing?
Last edited by boweasel; 21 Nov 2011 at 09:46. Reason: Lack of response