I have collected over 20 motherboards off various computers. All of them still have processors, RAM, everything...What can I do with them that would be productive? What type of modifications would be required to incorporate new components to build a new system around them?

Disconnect everything, Except processor, ram memory, and processor fan.

I MEAN EVERYTHING!

NO data cables from mobo to harddrive, or optical drive/s
(MOtherBOard)

NO Front Panel USB cables, or Front Panel audio cables; to motherboard.

NO computer case fans. (Unless front computer case fan is for the Processor)

Whatever I didn't state, INCLUDE it.

1) Processor, Heatsink, processor fan.
2) Ram Memory

Now, does the BIOS Setup utility screen come up?

Then check out the Power Supply.
Check the 3 main voltage power rails with a multimeter.
OR,
Use a KNOWN to be good, Compatible power supply; for a test unit.

("What? What am I doing honey? Oh, I'm just temporarily borrowing the Power Supply from your computer, for a test unit."

"What? No I'm not crazy. REALLY! Some guy with the name of joecoolvette said it would work. What?

Yeah. joecoolvette. No, really, that is his user name. Uses a black Leopard for a user icon.

Couch tonight? OK. {lol!)

Post back in a Comment.

Regards,
joecoolvette

Probably the hard drive if you've already changed everything else.

Hi there,

This problem could be due to carious problems.

1) Your motherboard is faulty.
2) Your Processor is faulty.
3) Your RAM chip/s are faulty.

Firstly, you will need to unplug your computer and open it up. Then you need to locate the RAM which looks like this:




Remove one piece of RAM (assuming you have more than one piece) and try to start the computer again, then if it doesn't work, remove the other chip and reinsert the chip that was first removed and try to power up again.

If it works, then one of the RAM chips were faulty and you will need to replace them.

If the computer still does not work, then either your Motherboard or Processor are faulty.

You should then buy a new motherboard which isn't too expensive (be sure to buy a motherboard that will fit in your computer and will also be able to handle your processor.). Place the motherboard with the RAM in to the computer case after removing the old motherboard. Then carefully remove the processor from the old one and put it in to the new one.

Be sure to re-insert any cables that you have unplugged from the old motherboard in to the new one. Then try and power up once the machine has safely been closed again.

If the computer works, the motherboard was faulty. If it still does not work, then your processor is faulty and you will need to buy a new processor and install it.

Alternatively, you can take the computer to a repairman who will test the various components which will save you the hassle of doing all of that work and it will also save you the cost of having to buy new RAM and a new motherboard if in fact it is actually your processor that is faulty.

Thank you for using FixYa! Have a great day and please remember to rate this solution.

Best regards,
BearWeb

Remove/disconnect everything (Ram, Cables, Power Supply, Battery, Processor, Pci cards, Display cards if there's one, etc.) from the motherboard, and after while, reconnect/put them on the motherboard again. Make sure you correctly installed the Ram and it's working. Also don't forget to connect both the power supply cables (20 pins connector and 4 pins connector) to the board. Now reboot your system, can you hear anything (beeps)? If this doesn't help, your nearest culprit to the problem is Display card. Good luck

First open cpu cabinet.
Reattach ATX power connector from smps to motherbord.
Refix RAM memory.
Pull cmos cell from motherbord for 10 minutes.So all settings are defaults.
Pull processor fan and processor then refix both Clean dust from all parts.
Remove pci cards from motherbord.
Make sure motherboard is not ground with cabinet cover.
Then check.
TRy with another RAM .
If still same problem then you need top change your motherboard orm processor.
Let me know if you need further assistance.Thanks for using FixYa.

Download a small utility called CPUID from http://www.cpuid.com or use this direct download link "http://www.cpuid.com/download/hwmonitorpro/HWMonitorPro_106.zip". Using this utility you can analyze your system hardware statistics and also you can find the RAM capacity supported in your system along with various other RAM parameters. It will also show you the available free RAM slots to use, as well. I hope this is useful to you.

The big thing you have to check on is wattage if they have the same output power and the mounting holes matchup i don't see why not. Most pc components are made by 3rd party vendors and then the companies name gets slapped on it. So double check

That additional RMA will be good for your computer so it will be much faster and don't worry everything should work fine there after adding new RAM to your computer....

That additional RAM will be good for your computer so it will be much faster and don't worry everything should work fine there after adding new RAM to your computer....

re check all inserted pci cards and all memory, reseat if necassary. Have you recently upgraded anything, if so remove. Continuos beeps can also indicate processor power failure.