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How can i test a motherboard?

Asked by: dtlg90vt

hello, i have a emachine i gained from a customer. It is a emachine t2825 the mother board is a d33007 and i have a northgate machine both amd mobo's.  on the emachine i turn the computer on and the cpu fan turns on for a sec and then turns back off i'v tried everything im at the point where im going to order another t2825 on ebay i'v tried swapping ram videocards and even the processor from the northgate which was a amd xp +2400 and the emachine is a amd xp +

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2008-03-23 at 09:54:11ID23262755
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t2825

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Computer Motherboards

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