OK, replaced old NForce2 mobo, Athlon 2500+ (Socket A) CPU, and 1 stick of 512 MB PC2700 RAM with new NForce4 mobo, Athlon 64 3500+ (S939) CPU, and 2 sticks of 512 MB PC3200 RAM.
Gwen took the old stuff apart, and put the new stuff in. I supervised.
Plugged in the box and …
Our desktop computer died last night. Turned it off to reboot it as a MythTV front-end and it just didn’t come back. Won’t POST, doesn’t give any indication of what’s wrong. All lights on the HD, DVD, and on our RF sensor for the keyboard and mouse stay stuck on. It’s getting power, but nothing’s happening. Lovely. It did this once before, just before we left on vacation, and it just magically came back to life. This time it hasn’t.
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