Another dead emachines board

bronyraur · 11-16-2006, 03:14 PM

I have a customers eMachines T1840 with a dead motherboard. Its a socket 478 with a Intel chipset:
Intel
FW82801DB
F2230129
SL66K

The computers part# is 511453

Trying to locate a replacement.

If you need more information from me let me know.

bronyraur · 11-16-2006, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bronyraur

I have a customers eMachines T1840 with a dead motherboard. Its a socket 478 with a Intel chipset:
Intel
FW82801DB
F2230129
SL66K

The computers part# is 511453

Trying to locate a replacement.

If you need more information from me let me know.

I finally got the information about the board from an emachines "tech". Its a TriGem International Model: Imperial MBEM2095IMPL. Thats all he gave me. Now I just need to find one.

**Doby** · 11-16-2006, 03:21 PM

Try ebay, I seen boards named imperial on there

suprafly · 11-16-2006, 08:41 PM

Don't most Emachines just use MicroATX?

bronyraur · 11-17-2006, 01:51 PM

No, they actually use a rat on a wheel. When that rat dies, your screwed.

**Fr4665** · 11-20-2006, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bronyraur

No, they actually use a rat on a wheel. When that rat dies, your screwed.

lol im quoting that

bronyraur · 11-20-2006, 10:52 AM

Yeah, you should post that on Bash.org

ebackhus · 11-21-2006, 11:38 AM

I replaced the board in an eMachine for a customer but didn't go with a direct replacement. If it failed who's to say the "new" one won't die quickly as well? I dropped in an ECS mATX board and it's been running perfectly. I also had to replace the PSU with a better one (read: anything but stock) because the PSU was also problematic.

bronyraur · 11-21-2006, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

I replaced the board in an eMachine for a customer but didn't go with a direct replacement. If it failed who's to say the "new" one won't die quickly as well? I dropped in an ECS mATX board and it's been running perfectly. I also had to replace the PSU with a better one (read: anything but stock) because the PSU was also problematic.

Yeah, but what about the proprietary "Windows XP" thats on there? What about the "recovery disks"? I would put a real board in all the garbage emacs that come in here if it were not for that.

ebackhus · 11-21-2006, 05:49 PM

They couldn't locate their Restore CDs so I just installed XP Home SP2 and used the key on the PC case. I used the CD that came with the board to install the drivers and it worked like a charm.

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11-21-2006, 05:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,968 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 26	They couldn't locate their Restore CDs so I just installed XP Home SP2 and used the key on the PC case. I used the CD that came with the board to install the drivers and it worked like a charm. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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suprafly Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 64 OS: WinXP	Don't most Emachines just use MicroATX?

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bronyraur Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 10 OS: XP Pro Service Pack 2	No, they actually use a rat on a wheel. When that rat dies, your screwed.

11-20-2006, 10:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
bronyraur Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 10 OS: XP Pro Service Pack 2	Yeah, you should post that on Bash.org