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Hey guys
After much deliberation and hard troubleshooting i have now decided to switch out the motherboard on an old HP Pavilion A6030n. I searched the model number of the board and came up with THIS.
Now This will be the very first time i have ever switched a motherboard. I've watched a couple of Youtube vids and am confident i can perform the task. The only issue i have is, Am i going about this the correct way?
The motherboard powers on for a couple of seconds as soon as i connect the power chord to the back of the power supply but after some time (6 seconds or so) The board powers off and the fans stop spinning. I am not getting any video output and have tried - Re-seating RAM, Re-seating power connectors, Tried a different power supply. The original post can be found HERE
Should i buy another motherboard that comes with a CPU and fan? If so, what kind of motherboard should i replace it with? How do i tell that the CPU is working? should i replace that?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!