First post, by alexparr
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Anyone remember that 486 computer I was building and posting about a few months back? Well shortly after those posts, it died right in my hands.
Earlier today, I tried to see if I can revive it with a new video card (thinking the old video card died) to no avail. So now I'm on here, asking if anyone's able to repair this thing.
Currently, the situation looks like this:
- The computer will display no video at all
- The power supply works, being only a few months old
- Keyboard indicator lights (caps lock, num lock, scroll lock) do all light up for a short period upon power up. After that, pressing any of the respective keys will not bring them back on
- No idea if it's the motherboard or CPU, but the CPU seems to get about as hot as it did before the system died so 😒
- Extra peripherals used with the computer include a 300W power supply, the aforementioned video cards, a controller card (with a 3 1/2 floppy drive and Compact Flash adapter connected) and a PS/2 keyboard with the appropriate adapter
- Possible suspects include the motherboard (despite providing power to the keyboard), the CPU (a computer can't show video without a functional CPU, right?), and the controller card (previous testing showed that it couldn't work without any kind of drive connected? I only have old video footage to go off of)
For further information, I live in the United States and would like someone who has experience with repairing 486 computers.
Attached are a few pictures of the motherboard from months back, and cosmetically, it looks basically the same now as it did before. I seriously don't know what went wrong. HELP!
Gateway 500S:
OEM Intel D845PT
Pentium 4 @ 1.80 GHz
256MB RAM
GeForce4 MX 440
SoundBlaster Live! CT4780
CAPS MAY HAVE FAILED, NEEDS MAINTENANCE
486 Project:
Jetway Motherboard
i486DX2 @ 66 MHz
8MB RAM
S3 Virge/DX
CURRENTLY OUT FOR REPAIRS