Hello,
The motherboard on my main computer, an Abit IS7E2, apparently got fried along with my power supply after a surge caused by an electrical storm went right through my surge protector.
I have tested the motherboard with other power supplies and the results vary: with one power supply (350W, 12V/12A) the computer's fan starts spinning, the LED on the motherboard flickers very quickly and the front LEDs flash every second or so, right after I connect the power cable the power supply. Pressing the ON button won't start the computer. With another power supply (500W, 12V/22A), I don't have the problem with the fan or the front LEDs, but the LED on the motherboard flashes every second or so, at a much slower rate than before, and it is still impossible to turn on the computer.
Though I am clearly no expert on any of this, I'm almost convinced that my motherboard is fried. Luckily, though, no other computer components besides the power supply and the motherboard sustained any noticeable damage.
I need to buy a new motherboard, but I want to make sure that it will be backwards compatible with my Prescott P4 3Ghz <478> CPU (bought it 3 years ago), current RAM (DDR400) and IDE drives. If the motherboard doesn't have an AGP port, only PCI and PCI Express ports, that's alright, as I have an available PCI Express video card.
Will I be able to find a new motherboard that is compatible with my existing setup? Of course, I also want the motherboard to work with the Core 2 Duo CPUs and newer RAM modules, but at the moment I'm on a budget so I only need to buy only the essential components to get my computer to work again.
Can someone recommend me a motherboard that will suit my needs? I was thinking about buying the exact same motherboard, but I can't find them anywhere and since I'm going to buy a new motherboard, I might as well as buy one that is up to date with current technology. The motherboard doesn't have to be a top of the line motherboard, and I don't want to spend over $100 for it.
The motherboard on my main computer, an Abit IS7E2, apparently got fried along with my power supply after a surge caused by an electrical storm went right through my surge protector.
I have tested the motherboard with other power supplies and the results vary: with one power supply (350W, 12V/12A) the computer's fan starts spinning, the LED on the motherboard flickers very quickly and the front LEDs flash every second or so, right after I connect the power cable the power supply. Pressing the ON button won't start the computer. With another power supply (500W, 12V/22A), I don't have the problem with the fan or the front LEDs, but the LED on the motherboard flashes every second or so, at a much slower rate than before, and it is still impossible to turn on the computer.
Though I am clearly no expert on any of this, I'm almost convinced that my motherboard is fried. Luckily, though, no other computer components besides the power supply and the motherboard sustained any noticeable damage.
I need to buy a new motherboard, but I want to make sure that it will be backwards compatible with my Prescott P4 3Ghz <478> CPU (bought it 3 years ago), current RAM (DDR400) and IDE drives. If the motherboard doesn't have an AGP port, only PCI and PCI Express ports, that's alright, as I have an available PCI Express video card.
Will I be able to find a new motherboard that is compatible with my existing setup? Of course, I also want the motherboard to work with the Core 2 Duo CPUs and newer RAM modules, but at the moment I'm on a budget so I only need to buy only the essential components to get my computer to work again.
Can someone recommend me a motherboard that will suit my needs? I was thinking about buying the exact same motherboard, but I can't find them anywhere and since I'm going to buy a new motherboard, I might as well as buy one that is up to date with current technology. The motherboard doesn't have to be a top of the line motherboard, and I don't want to spend over $100 for it.