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*Broken or missing memory slot attachment arms are no reason to reject a board as long as the board passes all the other tests. | *Broken or missing memory slot attachment arms are no reason to reject a board as long as the board passes all the other tests. | ||
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− | | Is it a DELL motherboard ? || | + | | Is it a '''DELL''' motherboard ? || |
*Remove the heatsink and, if it is of use on other types of motherboards, save it. Otherwise, recycle the heatsink. | *Remove the heatsink and, if it is of use on other types of motherboards, save it. Otherwise, recycle the heatsink. | ||
*Remove the processor and save it for testing later if it qualifies (it is of the minimum speed and processor type). | *Remove the processor and save it for testing later if it qualifies (it is of the minimum speed and processor type). | ||
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*Recycle the motherboard. DELLs require a special chassis and cannot be universally mounted in third party chassis's. | *Recycle the motherboard. DELLs require a special chassis and cannot be universally mounted in third party chassis's. | ||
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− | | Is it a BTX format motherboard, a multisocket server board, or have a non-standard ATX format? || | + | | Is it a '''BTX''' format motherboard, a '''multisocket server''' board, or have a '''non-standard ATX''' format? || |
*Remove the heatsink and, if it is of use on other types of motherboards, save it. Otherwise, recycle the heatsink. | *Remove the heatsink and, if it is of use on other types of motherboards, save it. Otherwise, recycle the heatsink. | ||
*Remove the processor and save it for testing later if it qualifies (it is of the minimum speed and processor type). | *Remove the processor and save it for testing later if it qualifies (it is of the minimum speed and processor type). | ||
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*Recycle the motherboard. | *Recycle the motherboard. | ||
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− | | Check for SATA ports || | + | | Check for '''SATA''' ports || |
*Absence of any SATA ports is reason to recycle a motherboard. | *Absence of any SATA ports is reason to recycle a motherboard. | ||
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Revision as of 14:23, 26 May 2010
Motherboard Testing
Tex 20:37, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
There are a multitude of items to check in motherboard testing. This is not for the faint of heart. Lose hope all yea who enter here.
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