1/26/03 10:24:16 AM, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In reply to g's mail, d.d. Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:05:48 +0000: > >>from your replies, it is now to decide if problems is with mainboard >>or if you have a harddrive problem. >> >>with box in normal upright position, put harddrive on it's side. >>does system stay up? > >Yup, no problem. I am of course NOT going to twiddle the running drives >around, but they function wonderfully either on the side or straight up. So >it is the mobo, as Marc and et also already suspected. > >Too bad. This ASUS board was pricey. But then, even good things can die an >early death. >
If it is a cracked trace on the mobo dont call it beyond repair yet. It could be a problem that can be repaired by caveman technology. If you can discover what way the board needs to be flexed or bent to keep it working maybe you can do something as simple as install a mechanical device in the case to push or pull it in the correct direction. I once had a rather expensive shortwave receiver with similar problems and I could not find the problem after several hours of troubleshooting. I ended up unscrewing the circuit board and sticking a cigarette butt under the board and screwing it back down this flexed the board enough to make it work. This was by no means a good professional repair but it did continue to reliably work for many years. I would give it a try, you got nothing to loose and if you can make it work well for a couple of years what more do you need. by then you will probably be ready to upgrade. I have also seen another problem similar to this once in a computer try having a long hard look at the electrolitic capactiors near the cpu. look for bulged tops and or wiggle them a bit to see if one has become loose. I have seen the the leads actually pill loose from the bottom of this type of capacttor before and do some odd things. Just a long shot Marc
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