[Tfug] m board

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Other than the fan issue the system works fine.... The replacement fan does not run either.
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From: Choprboy <choprboy at dakotacom.net>
> On Friday 16 May 2008 20:03, Jim March wrote:
> > Declare the motherboard toast only if the fan IS still spinning at a
> > healthy speed.
> >
> > If you end up needing to swap the fan/cooler assembly yourself, write back
> > and we'll walk you through it.
> >
> > If the mobo is tits up then if it were me, I'd pull it out and take it to
> > SWS to physically size up a replacement. Â You might end up needing a new
> > video card too if the old video card is on a slot type such as AGP that
> 
> That probably won't work... Dell, like many other manufactures, has had their 
> motherboards custom made for their products for a number of years. The 
> motherboards, while the same physical size, are no longer fully compatible 
> with ATX/etc. standards. In particular, the power input, a 20-pin ATX-style 
> connector, is not ATX compatible, the pinout is different. Things like PCI 
> and AGP slots are often also slightly off from the ATX specification 
> positions. I would look for a Dell pull motherboard from another system if it 
> comes up dead.
> 
> Adrian
> 
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