I'm trying to track down a problem with an ASUS A8N motherboard, which I got back from someone I sold it to on eBay. It was working in my PC, but the guy who bought it said it isn't working.
Just before I rip everything out of my PC just to put this board in in order to see what (if) is anything wrong with it, I inspected it visually and saw the (removable) BIOS chip looks somewhat charred on top, and also has a black pen marking on it. There's not way of me telling how it looked before, but it's the only odd thing I can see.
My question is if the guy could have literally fried the BIOS chip with something he's done.
Thanks for your help/ideas!
Just before I rip everything out of my PC just to put this board in in order to see what (if) is anything wrong with it, I inspected it visually and saw the (removable) BIOS chip looks somewhat charred on top, and also has a black pen marking on it. There's not way of me telling how it looked before, but it's the only odd thing I can see.
My question is if the guy could have literally fried the BIOS chip with something he's done.
Thanks for your help/ideas!