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With 20 years experience I can answer almost any question about Intel computers ror build, restore, backup, configure, OS problems, Hardware issures. Setup of hardware components, repair, remove and replace. Trouble shooting hardware/driver issues.
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You are here: Experts > Computing/Technology > Focus on PC Support > PC hardware--CPU & Motherboard & RAM > motherboard problem?
Expert: Rider
Date: 1/2/2008
Subject: motherboard problem?
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QUESTION: I have a gateway 500x and when i power it up. it instantly goes to amber light on the front panel. I tried a different power supply and the same thing. Do you know what the problem could be? and if its the motherboard do you know where would i beable to find one online? which one?
Thanks,
Robert
ANSWER: It could be the motherboard, it could also be something else, have you tried unplugging the power to all the other devices like the hard drive, floppy, cd rom?
Ground yourself then take out the memory and any cards in the slots. Then power it up you should get a set of continuios beeps.
If you don't get the beeps, and the power led stays abmer then you MB is dead.
If you get the beeps and the power led goes green then it isn't your MB. Try installing the memory first, when you power up you should get a series of beeps that indicate that the video card is missing. If you get the beeps then install the video. Power up do you get the bios setup screen?
And so on adding back each card, then the drives.
I don't have a source for Gateway products, you can try eBay or do a search for your computer make and model, someone may be selling them.
HTH
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QUESTION: ok did all that. still nothing. their is a green light on. on the motherboard....
Answer
Well then your motherboard or your procesor has failed. I am not familure with this computer, how old is it? If it is over two years then buying a processor just to see if that is the problem may be worth the cost, it would be cheaper than a motherboard. But if it isn't the processor you have two of them. Catch 22. (unless you happen to have an extra processor that will work in the mb. Check the manufactures web site for the processors that will work with that motherboard)
I am of the opinion that the motherboard has failed.
HTH
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