Hi, my friend's computer recently broke down and i've been trying to fix it. The computer is on 24/7 in his shop for security camera reasons. I would have thought it would be the power supply since it is always on but when i replaced it, it doesn't boot up. So now i am starting to lean against the motherboard. I noticed that the heatsink of the motherboard was missing and i wonder if this could be the problem of the start up?
Its a FIC VC-35 motherboard, which is very old and still uses a 478 CPU socket lol.
heres the picture of the motherboard in the computer.
http://img825.imageshack.us/i/imag0079c.jpg/
And heres what a brand new picture of the motherboard looks like.
http://www.geeks.com/imageshare/V/300x300/VC35-BO-unit.jpg
As you can see, the heatsink in the middle is missing and looks maybe a bit melted. im not really sure.
I am about to buy a replacement board but the site im ordering from doesn't have returns. So i want the forum's opinion before i spend $40 on this.
Its a FIC VC-35 motherboard, which is very old and still uses a 478 CPU socket lol.
heres the picture of the motherboard in the computer.
http://img825.imageshack.us/i/imag0079c.jpg/
And heres what a brand new picture of the motherboard looks like.
http://www.geeks.com/imageshare/V/300x300/VC35-BO-unit.jpg
As you can see, the heatsink in the middle is missing and looks maybe a bit melted. im not really sure.
I am about to buy a replacement board but the site im ordering from doesn't have returns. So i want the forum's opinion before i spend $40 on this.