I need a replacement for a socket 939 board

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gkg101

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Opteron185 dual core
Asus A8N-E single slot nforce4 Socket 939 {RIP}
512x4 Corsair XMS PC3200c2 400DDR
500W PSU
8800 GTS 320
SoundBlaster Audigy SE

I'm looking to replace my dead Asus motherboard. I'm going to take my PC to a shop and see if its really dead or just napping. I think it's under warranty (less than 2 years old). If I get an RMA, would Asus fix it or replace it? Do they keep older units around for this purpose? If I decide to go ahead and just buy a replacment, are there any good socket 939 motherboads on the market that would accomodate my parts?
 
Call up ASUS and request an RMA. They'll ask for date of purchase, serial number, etc. If it's eligible send it back and wait. If not...

You're better off buying used if you decide to buy. The DFI NF4 Ultra-Ds (I think that's what they are? I don't keep up with AMD currently) are really popular among the S939 OCing crowd, but they still demand fairly high prices for used, honestly outdated hardware. Watch the FS/FT forums and pick something up on the cheap that fits you.
 
It should have at least a 3yr warranty from Asus, so you're good with the RMA.
 
I got an RMA from Asus. The girl said Asus might be able advance the RMA, That would be great. I guess they keep a back stock of older boards. I could pay my local tech for the hardware install only or I could do it myself (never switched out a motherboard). The software/windows should run the same, my tech guy said. I'm just a little concerned because earlier, in an attempt to revive my motherboard, I re-set whatever Asus calles the CMOS as per the manuel. I'm guessing that the only thing I'd have to worry about is swtiching the sound from the default internal to external cause I added a soundblaster card a little while ago. But wondering.
 
Pretty much, yeah. Do it yourself -- no reason to pay someone.

Disconnect power.
Pull expansion cards.
Disconnect hard drives and optical drives.
Unscrew board from inside the case (5-9 screws, it varies -- just look, should be obvious)
Remove the heatsink, remove the processor, store it somewhere safe where the pins won't be bent while you wait for the new board.
Pack the board up and ship it off.

When you get the new one, everything backward.
 
Thanks silent-circuit. Oh and thanks to all the people on these forums who gave me excellant advice after my motherboard died last week.
 
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