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==Welcome to mobo land==
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** this is about how to test motherboards.
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== Boards We Like to Test ==
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 423|Socket 423]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 462|Socket 462]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 478|Socket 478]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 479|Socket 479]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 603|Socket 603]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 754|Socket 754]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 775|Socket 775]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 939|Socket 939]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket 940|Socket 940]]
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* [[wikipedia:Socket AM2|Socket AM2]]
  
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*there is some knowledge needed to test motherboards properly.
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== How to Test ==
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* Grab a Motherboard, check for visual defects (blown caps, mutilated components)
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here is a list of commands I think one should know. (besides the basics)
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* Secure MoBo to plate, ensuring the risers are not grounding out the board.
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* Test battery,
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*mount(8)
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* Add a tested processor and a fan for that MoBo
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  You use this command to mount devices. Like a hard drive or a floppy disk.
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* Add tested memory
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  Some knowledge of the /dev directory is needed but not a whole lot. have fun.
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* Attempt to post
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** Connect the minimal things needed to post (power, keyboard, video, etc).
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            mount /dev/fd0 /place/in/file/system/to/mount/device
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** If it does not post replace the processor (do an internet search with the socket number to find the range the range of compatible processors).
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* Power down, then attach:
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                                  /|\
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** Imaged hard drive to IDE1 (Primary)
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                                    |  this is most of the time /mnt/floppy
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** CD Drive to IDE2 (Secondary
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  if you type " umount /dev/fd0 " after that command you would unmount the device from the
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** Floppy Drive to FD controller
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  file system.
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** Peripherals (mouse, keyboard, Video)
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* Boot into BIOS
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*dmesg(8)
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** Set the clock and date.
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  This is a very nifty command. It tells all. As in it tells every thing about your
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** Change the boot order to be CD Rom first , Hard Drive second, Floppy disconnect.
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  system (well most of the time). it is used with the command less(1) a lot. At least with me
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* Boot to Memtest, Let it run for a minute. Test all memory slots. (The memtest program is a boot option on the hard drive)
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  or grep.
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* Boot up to Operating System
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** Check that the mouse and keyboard work.
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          Try and type:  
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** If you have on board video check that it works.
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                        dmesg | less
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** Test all the USB ports with a mouse.
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            or
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** If you have on board sound play a audio cd, if not then open a terminal and run basiccheck -m
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                        dmesg | grep hdc  # to see what device is attached to /dev/hdc
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** Open terminal and run stress-test.
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  TRY IT it's fun.
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** Test all card slots by plugging in a video card, turn on computer, if you get a screen turn off computer and repeat with all slots.
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*Some cases might call for testing
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==So You have all the parts and a knoppix disk.==
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**SATA
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*First make sure everything is pluged in yeah.
 
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  If you have never booted from a live linux cd or knoppix now is the time to learn.
 
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  After the system POSTs you will be met by a command prompt it will say some where
 
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  to press F2 or F3 for a cheat sheet, feel free to do so. or you could just type:
 
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        knoppix 2
 
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  then enter. That command well boot the system into run level 2
 
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  which is short for start the system with out the X server.
 
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* next check if the system can see all the hardware and anything else you pluged into it.
 
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  hint: use dmesg
 
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*well, what if?
 
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What if what!! It should work right RIGHT! Not all the time is right sometimes It just doesn't work.
 
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hint number two: check for bad capacitors. what are bad caps?? well google it or ask Dave Haskins ;)
 
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, but most if the time if it doesn't work then it just doesn't work.
 
  
 
==HAVE FUN==
 
==HAVE FUN==

Latest revision as of 11:46, 1 December 2010

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replaced with new page MotherBoard Testing

Boards We Like to Test

How to Test

  • Grab a Motherboard, check for visual defects (blown caps, mutilated components)
  • Secure MoBo to plate, ensuring the risers are not grounding out the board.
  • Test battery,
  • Add a tested processor and a fan for that MoBo
  • Add tested memory
  • Attempt to post
    • Connect the minimal things needed to post (power, keyboard, video, etc).
    • If it does not post replace the processor (do an internet search with the socket number to find the range the range of compatible processors).
  • Power down, then attach:
    • Imaged hard drive to IDE1 (Primary)
    • CD Drive to IDE2 (Secondary
    • Floppy Drive to FD controller
    • Peripherals (mouse, keyboard, Video)
  • Boot into BIOS
    • Set the clock and date.
    • Change the boot order to be CD Rom first , Hard Drive second, Floppy disconnect.
  • Boot to Memtest, Let it run for a minute. Test all memory slots. (The memtest program is a boot option on the hard drive)
  • Boot up to Operating System
    • Check that the mouse and keyboard work.
    • If you have on board video check that it works.
    • Test all the USB ports with a mouse.
    • If you have on board sound play a audio cd, if not then open a terminal and run basiccheck -m
    • Open terminal and run stress-test.
    • Test all card slots by plugging in a video card, turn on computer, if you get a screen turn off computer and repeat with all slots.
  • Some cases might call for testing
    • SATA

HAVE FUN

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