[KLUG Members] dead pII

[bill]

Yes, that's what I've been looking for, some sort of thermal fuse that has been
blown.  Haven't found it yet, though.

Mark Kowitz wrote:

> 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
>
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