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by GTS
Wed Jul 03, 2002 3:59 pm
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Precautions to take when hot swapping ? Dead motherboard.
Replies: 9
Views: 6333

hotswap success ! one resurrected motherboard.

used a antistatic bag.

i'd STILL be interested to see what would have happened with another chip...... i suspect if the flashing program supports the chip, then a good result shouldn't be impossible.......
by GTS
Wed Jul 03, 2002 7:03 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Precautions to take when hot swapping ? Dead motherboard.
Replies: 9
Views: 6333

done that........ what can i put the "swapped" chip in to make sure it wont get any static on it ? been a while since i did electronics, i'm a mechanical engineer :)

if the chip i'm wanting to reflash is dead, can i use another 128kb or 128kb+ chip that fits the same package ?
by GTS
Tue Jul 02, 2002 7:58 pm
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Precautions to take when hot swapping ? Dead motherboard.
Replies: 9
Views: 6333

Precautions to take when hot swapping ? Dead motherboard.

I've been given an ECS (eilte group) P6LX-A+ motherboard with a celeron 450 to use for a spare computer in the house. the previous owner declared it dead have tried to upload the wrong BIOS file and suffered a blackout halfway through, what luck. a few questions for those that know better: if i try ...