Hi All, I recently came across a problem that is forcing me to go to a professional for help...Yeah, I know, I've used the dirty word...
Anyway, my problem is this... I think my motherboard is fried on my laptop, but I have no way of making sure that it is or not. I mean, let's face it, there must be a hundred reasons why a computer won't boot up. Suffice it to say, that the computer does get power to it, I can here things running in the background, but the hard drive stays put, and I don't here any sounds from it. My brother says he does not see any lights emitting from the hard drive light, and at some point, the laptop just sits there looking at me, like it's waiting for me to make the next move. My brother thinks it might be the motherboard, or a controller on the motherboard. My question is, whether a person can check if the motherboard is working properly or not, without actually having to rip it out of it's current location and putting it into another computer, or laptop, as the case may be. Can one check this sort of thing with a continuity tester to make sure all of the connections are alright, or if it's fried, to check if there's a break in the circuitry. This does not have to be done through a blind person, at this point, I would accept help from a sighted stand point, if anything, just to save me the expense of paying someone 50 to 60 bucks an hour to look at an overgrown paper weight. Anyway, your help would be much appreciated. Victor Gouveia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/7EuRwD/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
