tofu.captain@gmail.com wrote:
> Months ago one of my main computers running winXP crashed. At first I
> thought it was a software issue, and reinstalled XP. However, the
> video seemed to struggle upon installation. So I put in a another hard
> drive and installed Ubuntu Linux. It worked fine for a few days and
> then the video on the monitor also begain to freeze and lock up the
> system.
>
> Now, I can't get the computer to POST and the mobo complains about the
> AGP slot.
>
> The problem is that no matter what video card I put in, the video card
> fan will not spin. So that rules out the problem being the video card.
> So my question is, how do I determine if the problem is the
> motherboard or the power supply?
>
> Everything else works fine, so that leads me to think the mobo may be
> the problem. But how can I be sure of this?
>
> My mobo is an Asus A7N8X Deluxe

It's etiher Bad Caps, or bad agp gontroller/agp slot.
Both of these are a motherboard-level problem. AGP controller issues
can be worked around by the simple expediant of using a PCI card. Bad
caps=new motherboard, and bad agp is SHOULD get new motherboard.....

Bad caps is MOST likely. A compatable motherboard can be had, check
local computer shops if they have any New Old Stock around. It's
something you have to ask for.