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Title: MAME project setback
Post by: Daniel270 on July 09, 2004, 03:08:47 pm

Well... it was bound to happen sooner or later (altho I'd have preferred not at all)....

This morning, I went to turn on the cab and killed the PC.... power supply died and I fried the motherboard  :'(

looks like my project is on hold indefinitely now

Title: Re:MAME project setback
Post by: whammoed on July 09, 2004, 03:14:01 pm

RATS!
What kind of motherboard do you need?  Maybe someone here has one laying around collecting dust.  Is it a budget thing?   Do you have anything worth trading?  The only ones I think I have are old old ones for HP desktop 486.

Title: Re:MAME project setback
Post by: Daniel270 on July 09, 2004, 03:17:01 pm

It's an HP Pavilion 6633C.... and don't worry about it.

Over the past 4 years, I've learned that HP products (mostly the PCs) aren't worth the hassle... I'd be better off building a custom PC anyway... one that handles all the games I like playing with no trouble.

Title: Re:MAME project setback
Post by: whammoed on July 09, 2004, 03:20:21 pm

No problem
I agree HP is no good.  I've had more things bust on pavilions at work than other brands, though we do have more HP than anything, still seems unreasonable.

Title: Re:MAME project setback
Post by: Daniel270 on July 09, 2004, 03:24:30 pm

Yep... just wish I hadn't bought 4 of 'em....

Title: Re:MAME project setback
Post by: WTFPWND on July 09, 2004, 03:40:58 pm

How does a PS failing, fry a mobo??  If the PS just went poof, odds are your mobo is fine.

Edit: If you're in or close to NJ, I have plenty of spare PS's laying around.

Title: Re:MAME project setback
Post by: Daniel270 on July 09, 2004, 04:41:10 pm

Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm just going to build a system for the replacement....  I've had nothing but problems with the HP line of PCs for a long time.  

Might take me a while tho... living on a budget makes spare time projects kinda rough to afford.

Title: Re:MAME project setback
Post by: RayB on July 09, 2004, 08:27:51 pm

Quote from: WTFPWND on July 09, 2004, 03:40:58 pm

How does a PS failing, fry a mobo??  If the PS just went poof, odds are your mobo is fine.

When  PS fails, there's usually a quick surge.
I once lost a harddrive to a failed PS.

Title: Re:MAME project setback
Post by: Floyd10 on July 10, 2004, 04:38:31 pm

I havent found any problems with my HP machines, mechanically. My XP effs up a bit though... But I blame that on microcrap