Dead motherboard, X40, anybody know how to fix?

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bigtiger · #1 Post by **bigtiger** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:17 pm

Hi, I like this forum and has been a frequent visitor for about half a year.

Now I have dead X40 motherboard. When I power it up. The fun runs but nothing is on the screen. When I touch the motherboard, the video card (I believe) is very hot. The hard drive does seem to want to spin. That is all I can tell. Anybody know if this is an easy fix? Some suspect that the CPU might be dead.

Thanks everybody.

DavidNZ · #2 Post by **DavidNZ** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:28 am

It'll be under warranty, correct? If so, a motherboard shouldn't take too long to replace. Call IBM and report it. They'll sort you out.

bigtiger · #3 Post by **bigtiger** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:51 pm

Thank you, David, it is already out of warrranty. IBM want $700 to replace the motherboard.

#4 Post by **daeojkim** » Sat May 20, 2006 12:39 am

The most cost effective method would be to buy one from e-bay and replacing it yourself.

Or just sell it and get another one.

JK

DavidNZ · #5 Post by **DavidNZ** » Sat May 20, 2006 12:55 pm

Out of warranty? Have the X40s been around longer than three years already? If so, wow does time fly...

Either that or your warranty was less than three years? I thought they all carried three years, though...

bigtiger · #6 Post by **bigtiger** » Sat May 20, 2006 6:37 pm

Thank you, David and JK.

I think I will have to buy a motherboard from eBay which costs around $200- $400.

It has 3 years of warranty and ended the end of 2005. Time flies

Edit: I always mistook it with my X24. It only has one year warranty.

JHEM · #7 Post by **JHEM** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:36 pm

bigtiger wrote:It has 3 years of warranty and ended the end of 2005. Time flies.

The X40 was introduced in 2/2004. There's no way one of the non-express (one year warranty) models is out of warranty.

Unfortunately, you have an Express model and it only had one year of warranty.

Regards,

James

Website · #8 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Sat May 20, 2006 9:14 pm

JHEM is correct, the X40 listed in your signature is a 2386-8EU, which only had a 1 year warranty.

bigtiger · #9 Post by **bigtiger** » Sun May 21, 2006 12:41 am

Sorry, I made a mistake. yes, you are right. it only has one year warranty. I had a X24. I always mistook it with my X40.

Quattro · #10 Post by **Quattro** » Sun May 21, 2006 12:39 pm

i have some experience fixing X-Series boards. I can take a look at it for ya.

bigtiger · #11 Post by **bigtiger** » Sun May 21, 2006 8:48 pm

Hi, Quattro, Thank you very much. How can I contact you? You can leave a message for me at 401-515-3212.

Thank you very much.

Dead motherboard, X40, anybody know how to fix?

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