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− | == | + | == Boards We Like to Test == |
* [[wikipedia:Socket 423|Socket 423]] | * [[wikipedia:Socket 423|Socket 423]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Socket 462|Socket 462]] | * [[wikipedia:Socket 462|Socket 462]] | ||
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 940|Socket 940]] | * [[wikipedia:Socket 940|Socket 940]] | ||
− | == | + | == How to Test == |
*Secure MoBo to plate, ensuring the risers are not grounding out the board. | *Secure MoBo to plate, ensuring the risers are not grounding out the board. | ||
*Connect | *Connect | ||
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*Once started change the boot order in BIOS to boot from each device. | *Once started change the boot order in BIOS to boot from each device. | ||
*Note | *Note | ||
− | *The Floppy Drive should have Memtest floppy | + | *The Floppy Drive should have Memtest floppy disk all ready in it. |
− | *The CD Drive should have | + | *The CD Drive should have Knoppix in it. |
− | *Once the PCI video has been tested, test the AGP slot with the | + | *Once the PCI video has been tested, test the AGP slot with the Universal Voltage AGP card. |
*there is some knowledge needed to test motherboards properly. | *there is some knowledge needed to test motherboards properly. | ||
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TRY IT it's fun. | TRY IT it's fun. | ||
− | ==So You have all the parts and a | + | ==So You have all the parts and a Knoppix disk.== |
− | *First make sure everything is | + | *First make sure everything is plugged in yeah. |
− | If you have never booted from a live linux cd or | + | If you have never booted from a live linux cd or Knoppix now is the time to learn. |
− | After the system POSTs you will be met by a command prompt it will say | + | After the system POSTs you will be met by a command prompt it will say somewhere |
to press F2 or F3 for a cheat sheet, feel free to do so. or you could just type: | to press F2 or F3 for a cheat sheet, feel free to do so. or you could just type: | ||
knoppix 2 | knoppix 2 | ||
− | then enter. That command | + | then enter. That command will boot the system into run level 2 |
− | which is short for start the system | + | which is short for start the system without the X server. |
− | * next check if the system can see all the hardware and anything else you | + | * next check if the system can see all the hardware and anything else you plugged into it. |
hint: use dmesg | hint: use dmesg |
Revision as of 15:12, 25 May 2008
Boards We Like to Test
How to Test
- Secure MoBo to plate, ensuring the risers are not grounding out the board.
- Connect
- IDE II
- Floppy
- Power Supply
- PCI Video Card
- Some cases might call for testing
- RAID
- SATA
- Some cases might call for testing
- Once started change the boot order in BIOS to boot from each device.
- Note
- The Floppy Drive should have Memtest floppy disk all ready in it.
- The CD Drive should have Knoppix in it.
- Once the PCI video has been tested, test the AGP slot with the Universal Voltage AGP card.
- there is some knowledge needed to test motherboards properly.
here is a list of commands I think one should know. (besides the basics)
- mount(8)
You use this command to mount devices. Like a hard drive or a floppy disk. Some knowledge of the /dev directory is needed but not a whole lot. have fun. mount /dev/fd0 /place/in/file/system/to/mount/device ^ /|\ | this is most of the time /mnt/floppy if you type " umount /dev/fd0 " after that command you would unmount the device from the file system.
- dmesg(8)
This is a very nifty command. It tells all. As in it tells every thing about your system (well most of the time). it is used with the command less(1) a lot. At least with me or grep. Try and type: dmesg | less or dmesg | grep hdc # to see what device is attached to /dev/hdc TRY IT it's fun.
So You have all the parts and a Knoppix disk.
- First make sure everything is plugged in yeah.
If you have never booted from a live linux cd or Knoppix now is the time to learn. After the system POSTs you will be met by a command prompt it will say somewhere to press F2 or F3 for a cheat sheet, feel free to do so. or you could just type: knoppix 2 then enter. That command will boot the system into run level 2 which is short for start the system without the X server.
- next check if the system can see all the hardware and anything else you plugged into it.
hint: use dmesg
- well, what if?
What if what!! It should work right RIGHT! Not all the time is right sometimes It just doesn't work.
hint number two: check for bad capacitors. what are bad caps?? well google it or ask Dave Haskins ;) , but most if the time if it doesn't work then it just doesn't work.