[KLUG Members] dead pII

[Mark Kowitz]

Bill,

I don't know if all PII MB's are like this, but I had one that went dead,
and all that was wrong was a temperature sensor/fuse that was open.  It was
positioned right under/next to the processor, and looked like a mylar tab,
3/4 inch long by 1/4 inch wide, with a printed circuit trace in it.  At the
top end the trace was silver, and this was what was burned through or
melted.  I replaced it with a wire (protection gone), and it has been
working for over 6 months.

Good Luck.

mk

> -----Original Message-----
> From: members-admin@kalamazoolinux.org
> [mailto:members-admin@kalamazoolinux.org]On Behalf Of bill
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 4:26 PM
> To: members@kalamazoolinux.org
> Subject: [KLUG Members] dead pII
>
>
> I've got a dead machine (PII, I think, the one with cpu on
> the long card) where
> the user didn't realize the steadily growing growling sound
> were the bearings on
> the fans failing and the suddenly quiet operation wan't a
> sign of improvement.
>
> Anyway the user got a new machine, but I'm wondering the MB is at all
> salvageable for my daughter going to a new school.
>
> Replaced the fans.  I've pulled all the cards and installed a
> generic VGA PCI
> card.  Pulled the memory and replaced it.  Pulled the HD.
>
> But, it won't even show a post screen on power up.  Any ideas?
>
> kind regards,
>
> bill