Busted Motherboard :/

[Nix]

So, I have this old Latitude D600 I bought used before I knew a thing about computers.

Two years ago, it busted and did not start.

So after getting a new computer and gaining much tech knowledge, I brought it to a friend's house and we took it apart together. The diagnosis? A busted Logic board, most likely due to overheating.

What do you guys think is the best course of action for this computer? Salvage the working parts (Processor, Hard Drive, Memory, Wireless card) and let it gather dust? Or try to get a new motherboard and bring it back to life?

Or am I completely ignorant and using explicit terminology to express a rather simple problem?

 

[hate]

depends on what you would want to use it for...

If you want to use it for a gaming computer... I would just scrap the whole thing... maybe the HD and wireless card could be saved...

But I would try and fix the board... and then use the computer as a storage system. Or maybe a system that could be a decent media center system.

 

[Snipeye]

Media storage server. Best use for it I think at this stage. Don't need to invest much money into making that work.

 

[Nix]

I was going to use it as my work computer, storing files, making presentations, media. Not gaming.

 

[kYuKi]

I was going to use it as my work computer, storing files, making presentations, media. Not gaming.

Sounds good.

 

[hate]

I was going to use it as my work computer, storing files, making presentations, media. Not gaming.

That sounds like a perfect use for it.

 

[Nix]

Now that I've found a board for $40, I will now attempt to fix/upgrade it without permanently damaging it.

Also, any recommendations for processors? When I looked at it it looked pretty incompatible.

 

[Sephiroth]

Now that I've found a board for $40, I will now attempt to fix/upgrade it without permanently damaging it.

Also, any recommendations for processors? When I looked at it it looked pretty incompatible.

What socket is the board?

 

[Nix]

What socket is the board?

What do you mean by that?

 

[DJ Wolf]

The socket is what connects your processor to the motherboard.
You cant go and buy just any processor like you can with most hard drives. You have to find the socket that you are currently using and then find a processor that fits that.
You can usually Google the processor and find the information.
For example I searched for my laptop cpu: "i7-2760QM 2.20 GHz Specifications" and found this:
http://ark.intel.com/products/53474/Intel-Core-i7-2760QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz
I found the supported sockets to be FCBGA1224, FCPGA988 (Scroll down and you will see it)

 

[Nix]

The socket is what connects your processor to the motherboard.
You cant go and buy just any processor like you can with most hard drives. You have to find the socket that you are currently using and then find a processor that fits that.
You can usually Google the processor and find the information.
For example I searched for my laptop cpu: "i7-2760QM 2.20 GHz Specifications" and found this:
http://ark.intel.com/products/53474/Intel-Core-i7-2760QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz
I found the supported sockets to be FCBGA1224, FCPGA988 (Scroll down and you will see it)

I know what a socket is, I just didn't know how sockets were identified.

Socket 479, or ?FCPGA and ?PGA479M

 

[Sephiroth]

I know what a socket is, I just didn't know how sockets were identified.

Socket 479, or ?FCPGA and ?PGA479M

Looks to me like you're going to be stuck with any Pentium M or Celeron M cpu's.


In all honesty, It's worth it just to build a new rig.

 

[Nix]

Looks to me like you're going to be stuck with any Pentium M or Celeron M cpu's.


In all honesty, It's worth it just to build a new rig.

I know, but I need this experience and this computer. I'm trying to get certification.