The Motherboard

Remember when I wrote that my computer wasn't working very well, and I thought it was the graphics card? Well, after a long process of trying to figure this out, get the graphics card in the mail, send it back, and troubleshooting along with my cousin Joey- we finally figured out (he did) that it was the motherboard. This was quite disturbing considering the motherboard is the most important part of a computer. But to my contentment there was actually an upgraded version of mine for under $70!

So I had to put this together. I took pictures of my original motherboard and how everything was connected and then attempted to take out the motherboard and replace it with the new one. I did have a few questions and I called my cousin, and the one question on the headers (little tiny wires with attachments for the front panel and sound) that he couldn't answer, I called the BioStar tech support. The good news: My computer is finally working!!!

old mother board

Me with the new mother board!

Thank you to Joey and Paco, the BioStar tech support guy!