visions of effty <impeach_the_shrub@verizon.net> wrote:
> "Zed Rafi" <backuplm2@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1153935118.016029.231690@s13g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> Hello all,
>>
>> My brother's computer crashed a while back, and i've been lazy about
>> repairing it. I've now gathered the courage to starts buying the
>> replacement parts and repair the damn thing.
>>
>> The computer completely crashed; it displays a blank screen upon
>> power up (no bios text or anything). After opening up the case, i
>> noticed brown goo had seeped out of some of the capacitors on the
>> MOBO, so i figured the MOBO is the problem.
>
>
> What the heck is it with HP motherboards and bad caps? It seems like
> every time I see leaky caps the board was from a Pavilion! Are they
> trying to manufacture the stuff to fail???

Mindless conspiracy theory.

>> anyway, the specifications of his computer are here:
>> http://tinyurl.com/juy2y
>>
>> the spec page on the HP site does not mention the socket type of the
>> MOBO, so it's kindda hard for me to choose a replacement
>> motherboard.... I want to buy it off ebay. Could someone point out to
>> me which characteristics i should be looking for in a replacement
>> motherboard?
>>
>> anyway, i've also been told that HP cases are not compatible with
>> non-hp motherboards (size and power-up/reset buttons)... is that
>> correct? does that go also for the PSU?
>>
>> thanks a lot for your time and help
>
>
> Personally, I hate HP mid-towers. Those cases drive me nuts. They
> always seem cramped and always collect tons of dust and other crap. I don't know about
> the buttons, but sometimes you are really pressed
> for layout space in there. I wouldn't try to put a non-HP board in
> one of those things. You'd end up losing a fraction of a inch
> somewhere and it wouldn't fit. You'd have RAM sticking in your power
> supply or CD drive or something.
> It should be a Socket A if that helps.

> I'd get a new mobo, and a new case, then just flop everything into
> the new case and do a repair install or whatever you need to do.

Could get messy, its got a recovery disk system.

> If you get the right board, and a good heat sink & fan you can even
> overclock it a little. No miracles, but it would be worth doing since
> you're shopping for a new board anyway.