 Re: Motherboard replacement question...
On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:55:27 -0800 (PST), DanSolo
<daniel.otoole@ucd.ie> wrote:
>I've just inherited a defunct Vaio VGN-FJ3M, which a friend said
>wasn't worth the quote he was given to get it repaired. The repair
>sheet says "no processor sgn" which I guess means the CPU's bust.
It's one of those deliberately cryptic messages meant to be
no help to the customer in fixing it themselves.
The CPU is not likely to spontaneously fail, if the unit
wasn't extremely clogged with dust and a fan failure it is
more likely the mainboard that failed, and that would more
likely account for a large enough repair bill to make it
unworthwhile to fix, though I suppose a repair shop could
also want way too much money to just swap a processor.
>Would it be worth swapping the CPU for a new Pentium M 740 just to see
>if that fixes it? That'd be a fairly cheap/easy job.
Sure, if you had the spare CPU lying around, but that's not
likely to be the problem so I wouldn't advise buying one for
it.
>Or is it likely
>there's something else wrong with the board and the CPU's fine?
Yes that's more likely.
>Choice #2 is to disassemble it for parts and flog on ebay of course!
>Thanks!
The problem there is without ever getting it working you are
left selling the parts "as-is" or worse to admit it may not
work, and ultimately the buyer isn't going to be happy at
all when they buy the part that is broken.
It all starts with trying to power it up now and seeing what
happens. You might also pop the covers off and see if you
spot any sign of a problem.
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