Issue in System
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Lakshmana said:
@thanksajdotcom OK My client is not interested to replace but he want to identify the component and he wants as to Solder the board
What the client is interested in should not be your only concern. This is not an IT task. You need an electrician here, not IT. The board is not meant to be repaired in this way, chances are even if you figured out what is wrong you would destroy the board trying to replace it. Clients will demand anything that you let them demand, do not let them make irrational demands that make no sense. You are the IT consultant, you have to tell them what is and is not possible. If you do not, they will simply make up anything that they want and be mad at you for not being able to do it.
No one here is going to be able to help with this as this is not an IT thing. IT does not solder components. Rarely do we even replace motherboards, but that's a transition task (between bench work and IT.)
Quite literally, in 26 years of working in IT, I've never heard of someone ask for something like this. Which should indicate just how unreasonable your client is acting. Don't let this be an option. Simply dismiss it as a joke, as something he would be crazy to have said. Don't let him think for a moment that you actually considered trying to do this.
The issue here besides even if you know how to do it, is say you replace a filter capacitor in the CPU power circuit on the MB. Well, Something caused it to fail. Likely another part will be bad (such as a linear volt regulator) up stream of what you replaced. so it will just happen again. The time spent on such things (unless it's your own personal device, or a highly specialized machine) is not worth it. It just needs to be replaced.
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@thecreativeone91 and any mistake on the motherboard may burn up the CPU, memory or other components. The potential cost, even if the components and labour are considered free, could be very high.
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@Reid-Cooper said:
@Lakshmana said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
I tried to boot the system without RAM but there is no beep sound heard from the motherboardA computer cannot boot without RAM. It cannot even get to the point to beep. There is no need to test in this way as there is no way that it can function. It's like trying to start a car with no gas - you know it won't start, so it doesn't tell you anything that you didn't already know.
Some boards have onboard memory, a minute amount. I've seen it. It won't get much past POST, but it will boot.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
@Lakshmana said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
I tried to boot the system without RAM but there is no beep sound heard from the motherboardA computer cannot boot without RAM. It cannot even get to the point to beep. There is no need to test in this way as there is no way that it can function. It's like trying to start a car with no gas - you know it won't start, so it doesn't tell you anything that you didn't already know.
Some boards have onboard memory, a minute amount. I've seen it. It won't get much past POST, but it will boot.
Are you sure that that wasn't just the CPU cache?
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
@Lakshmana said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
I tried to boot the system without RAM but there is no beep sound heard from the motherboardA computer cannot boot without RAM. It cannot even get to the point to beep. There is no need to test in this way as there is no way that it can function. It's like trying to start a car with no gas - you know it won't start, so it doesn't tell you anything that you didn't already know.
Some boards have onboard memory, a minute amount. I've seen it. It won't get much past POST, but it will boot.
laptops/netbooks etc. Sure. I have yet to see a single server with onboard memory.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
@Lakshmana said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
I tried to boot the system without RAM but there is no beep sound heard from the motherboardA computer cannot boot without RAM. It cannot even get to the point to beep. There is no need to test in this way as there is no way that it can function. It's like trying to start a car with no gas - you know it won't start, so it doesn't tell you anything that you didn't already know.
Some boards have onboard memory, a minute amount. I've seen it. It won't get much past POST, but it will boot.
laptops/netbooks etc. Sure. I have yet to see a single server with onboard memory.
It was a laptop, yes.
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Never seen a server with onboard memory, but I have seen servers with enough CPU cache to load Windows!
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@thanksajdotcom said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
@Reid-Cooper said:
@Lakshmana said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
I tried to boot the system without RAM but there is no beep sound heard from the motherboardA computer cannot boot without RAM. It cannot even get to the point to beep. There is no need to test in this way as there is no way that it can function. It's like trying to start a car with no gas - you know it won't start, so it doesn't tell you anything that you didn't already know.
Some boards have onboard memory, a minute amount. I've seen it. It won't get much past POST, but it will boot.
laptops/netbooks etc. Sure. I have yet to see a single server with onboard memory.
It was a laptop, yes.
That a whole other class. it's not unusual for smaller device to solder some RAM directly on the motherboard. In a server everything needs to be replaceable.
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I found an issue in the board where the pin of motherboard is bended so I am going to change the motherboard.Can anyone give the details which motherboard supports the Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 @2.66 GHz/3M
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@Lakshmana said:
Core 2 Duo E7300
I thought this was a server? But either way that is a Socket 775 cpu. What computer is this? is it a custom computer or a brand name, if it's a brand name you'll need to buy the motherboard from the manufacturer for the computer or just replace the whole computer. If it's a custom computer you could replace the motherboard.
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In this system only Software RAID 1 is configured in the CentOS 6.2.Can I change the hard disk to be connected in the new motherboard such as GA-G31M-ES2L.Whether the RAID 1 supports in this motherboard without any Data loss?
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Motherboard crashed is confirmed and I need to change another hard disk.Whether I need to buy the same motherboard are can I use another motherboard for booting RAID 1 configured system
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@Lakshmana said:
I found an issue in the board where the pin of motherboard is bended so I am going to change the motherboard.Can anyone give the details which motherboard supports the Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 @2.66 GHz/3M
You need the matching motherboard for your server, can't just be any motherboard that supports the processor.
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@Lakshmana said:
In this system only Software RAID 1 is configured in the CentOS 6.2.Can I change the hard disk to be connected in the new motherboard such as GA-G31M-ES2L.Whether the RAID 1 supports in this motherboard without any Data loss?
That's not really related to what we are saying. We are saying that motherboards are not blindly interchangeable. What is the model number of the machine in question?
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@Lakshmana said:
Motherboard crashed is confirmed and I need to change another hard disk.Whether I need to buy the same motherboard are can I use another motherboard for booting RAID 1 configured system
Motherboard has no connection to the software, which is where the RAID is.
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If it's running a Core 2 Duo, replace the computer. It's probably cheaper.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
If it's running a Core 2 Duo, replace the computer. It's probably cheaper.
Context. Remember where he is. I'm sure that that is not true.
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@scottalanmiller Model of motherboard is Asus P5N75-AM
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@Lakshmana said:
Asus P5N75-AM
Asus is a good board, for a home system (not considered appropriate for business use here.) I would, if possible, replace with the same board. Is there a reason that you are looking at a different board? Asus are not the cheapest, I guess you could save a few dollars but only the same board is going to be a transparent switch to the operating system. That board appears to still be available here, I assume that it is there as well.
Although AJ is correct, the cost of this board here in the US is easily double the cost of a new computer that is newer.
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Whether the same board supports the RAID 1 at the same SATA ports
