Emachines W2888 Wont Boot!

cyclones · 04-16-2007, 07:06 PM

My cousin gave me his Emachines W2888 Desktop to fix because he though the power supply burnt out after a power interruption. When I opened the case and plugged the power supply in, the motherboard green light comes on and thats it and it will stay on until the power cord is unplugged . I tried a old power supply from my aunts old gateway computer and the fan will spin for a split second and stop and the green light will stay on until you unplug the power supply. Do you think I need a new power supply? Or what do you think it is? I ordered a StarTech ATXPOWER250 ATX 250W Power Supply from Newegg. The power supply can be found here:
Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg

Please help me with to get this machine to boot up.

THANKS!

Trotter · 04-16-2007, 08:38 PM

Odds are the PSU took out the mobo. That's what happened to my mother-in-law's comp (also an eMachine).

The good news is that the CPU, RAM, and disks (hard and opticals) should be fine. Snag you a microATX board with that PSU and you've got a new computer.

cyclones · 04-17-2007, 09:29 PM

How hard is it for me to take out the old Mobo and put a new one in? And How much would it cost for that motherboard?

Thanks!

Trotter · 04-17-2007, 09:33 PM

Disconnect all the wires, unscrew about 9 screws, and out it comes.

Mobos cost from very little to a chunk of change. Post what CPU it has and we'll see what we can find that is decent.

cyclones · 04-18-2007, 08:51 AM

CPU: Intel® Celeron® Processor
(2.80GHz, 400MHz FSB, )
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Monitor: eView™ 17f Monitor
(16" Viewable, 0.27mm dot pitch)
Chipset: Intel® 845GV chipset
Memory: 512MB DDR
Hard Drive: 80GB HDD
Optical Drive: CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
Media Reader: 8-in-1 digital media manager (Secure Digital™ (SD), Smart Media, Compact Flash, Micro Drive, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO, Multimedia Card, USB 2.0)
Video: Intel® Extreme Graphics integrated
Sound: AC '97 audio
Network: 10/100Mbps built-in Ethernet
Modem: 56K ITU v.92-ready Fax/Modem
Peripherals: Standard keyboard, 2-button wheel mouse, amplified stereo speakers
Dimensions: 7.25"W x 14.125"H x 16"D
Weight: 22.5 lbs (PC only, no packaging)
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Current Motherboard: Intel Seabreeze (D845GVSR)

THANKS!

Trotter · 04-18-2007, 09:07 AM

Here's a couple. Socket 478 boards are getting scarce nowadays.

Newegg.com - BIOSTAR P4M80-M4 Socket 478 VIA P4M800 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

MSI PM8M-V P4M800 P4 Skt478 M-ATX Motherboard Retail at ZipZoomfly

Both boards will require you to reinstall Windows and your other programs, since you are changing the motherboard. Both boards have a AGP slot, so you could use a AGP video card.

atomic tofu · 04-18-2007, 10:55 AM

does he have to reinstall or just call up MS for the unlock codes?

Trotter · 04-18-2007, 10:58 AM

Reinstall, The installation on the hard drive will not boot with th e new motherboard... the configuration is too different.

cyclones · 04-18-2007, 07:14 PM

I just took my comp. down to the local computer shop and they told me I need a new mobo. I just took the mobo out right now and I am looking at it and I was looking at the one from newegg but that board if different than the one I have. The One I have had 4 USB ports total and the other mobo has 2.. Would that be fine if I just left the space open with the no USB? Also, does my board have to be a Socket 478 or can I buy other boards?

Trotter · 04-18-2007, 07:37 PM

??? Both boards have 4 rear USB, as well as 2 headers to connect the front USB ports. Are you talking about the I/O shield?

Your CPU is a 478, so you have to use a 478 board.

The boards re different, but should fit fine. Both boards I listed have AGP slots, so they will have fewer PCI slots on them. Both boards have 2 RAM slots, and support up to 2 gig of RAM total.

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