F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop No screen, mouse or keyboard connected to the motherboard.

No screen, mouse or keyboard connected to the motherboard.

No screen, mouse or keyboard connected to the motherboard.

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GreeenBear
Member
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09-14-2016, 07:49 AM
#1
i found a very old (7-8 years) computer. I have checked the PSU with a multimeter it's working great although very old. my mobo fan spins but there is no display/keyboard/mouse but i tried connecting phone and it charges. the problem is i can't replace the cpu as i can't find it any where but with the help of multimeter i tried some tests: -ram slots are not getting any voltage(it should get 1.5v) -Northbridge capacitors(just beside the chip very small ones) are not getting any voltages from any section. -the VRM chip is getting the desired voltage. -all capacitors/components looks good. specs- msi-7592 ver 5.2 g41m-p26 kingston ddr3 ram *1 iBall iBALLZPS-281 230 Watts PSU Intel Pentium Processor E2180
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GreeenBear
09-14-2016, 07:49 AM #1

i found a very old (7-8 years) computer. I have checked the PSU with a multimeter it's working great although very old. my mobo fan spins but there is no display/keyboard/mouse but i tried connecting phone and it charges. the problem is i can't replace the cpu as i can't find it any where but with the help of multimeter i tried some tests: -ram slots are not getting any voltage(it should get 1.5v) -Northbridge capacitors(just beside the chip very small ones) are not getting any voltages from any section. -the VRM chip is getting the desired voltage. -all capacitors/components looks good. specs- msi-7592 ver 5.2 g41m-p26 kingston ddr3 ram *1 iBall iBALLZPS-281 230 Watts PSU Intel Pentium Processor E2180

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doglover4421
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112
09-14-2016, 01:35 PM
#2
The board seems capable of supporting up to a core 2 quad, meaning you could buy an affordable dual-core processor for very low cost in the UK, or a similar model around $5. However, I'm unsure if it requires updates to work with those CPUs. Alternatively, you might consider a Pentium model instead. You don't have to match the exact CPU exactly.
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doglover4421
09-14-2016, 01:35 PM #2

The board seems capable of supporting up to a core 2 quad, meaning you could buy an affordable dual-core processor for very low cost in the UK, or a similar model around $5. However, I'm unsure if it requires updates to work with those CPUs. Alternatively, you might consider a Pentium model instead. You don't have to match the exact CPU exactly.