Re: emachines T2642 board killed by bestec 250

I don't think it's worth it to try and change out something like the southbridge. there are too many pins and too many things that could go wrong.

In case anyone wants to know more about finding a better quality and cheaper replacement, I used an Antec Smartpower 400 for the PSU and a MSI PM8M-V for the board. I also replaced the floppy ribbon with a longer one to reach the board, so be aware of that.

I did a repair install with an XP Home OEM cd before i booted the new system into windows for the first...

it took me a while to nail it down that this had happened, but when I removed the PSU from the case, I could hear something rattling in there. When I tried the board with another PSU and the SOYO 80h card, all the PSU LED's would light up on it and give me FF on the LCD. PSU fans would work, but not CPU fan or anything else. I can hear clicking coming from the caps (rubycon 6.3v 2200uF) near the CPU when power is applied.

the board is an Imperial_GV 20030812 pictured below:




I have read similar cases in these forums about the bestec PSU's wrecking...