BACKGROUND
I have an ASUS mITX MB on a system running Windows 7 x64 (retail license). 2nd generation Intel CPU, Core i5-2500.
I was getting an error from SMART BIOS saying my boot drive (an SSD) was about to fail, and a similar nag warning from Windows every few minutes, though the SSD manufacturer's utilities said the drive was healthy. So I bought a new SSD and restored a system image to it and brought the system back to life. But now the system doesn't like to start up right away after being turned off, and the HD-in-use light is always lit, and plugging the SSD into a particular SATA port kills the boot process. So I believe the SATA may be failing.
QUESTION
I would like to find another healthy MB and just swap it in and turn the system back on and have it work. Is that possible? Will I have the best luck if I use an identical ASUS MB? If I cannot find the mITX version but the same model number only in mATX, would that also work?
I have an ASUS mITX MB on a system running Windows 7 x64 (retail license). 2nd generation Intel CPU, Core i5-2500.
I was getting an error from SMART BIOS saying my boot drive (an SSD) was about to fail, and a similar nag warning from Windows every few minutes, though the SSD manufacturer's utilities said the drive was healthy. So I bought a new SSD and restored a system image to it and brought the system back to life. But now the system doesn't like to start up right away after being turned off, and the HD-in-use light is always lit, and plugging the SSD into a particular SATA port kills the boot process. So I believe the SATA may be failing.
QUESTION
I would like to find another healthy MB and just swap it in and turn the system back on and have it work. Is that possible? Will I have the best luck if I use an identical ASUS MB? If I cannot find the mITX version but the same model number only in mATX, would that also work?