Motherboard replacement

I have a Hp Media Center m8330f with the Asus M2N68-LA motherboard AMD
Phenom-9500 Quad. Can not Get Vista 64 to work with more than 3gb. Wha
woud be
a good replacement Motherboard for this Media Center

Thank
Rand

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rush50

Please repost your inquiry in one of the HP Support Forums:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/


"rush50" <> wrote in message news:...

I have a Hp Media Center m8330f with the Asus M2N68-LA motherboard AMD
Phenom-9500 Quad. Can not Get Vista 64 to work with more than 3gb. What
woud be
a good replacement Motherboard for this Media Center.

Thanks
Randy


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rush50

If you replace the motherboard with anything other than another HP
motherboard from the same family you won't be able to use the HP Recovery
software anymore.

That computer should be able to handle 8GB as is. Are all your RAM modules
matched? Single sided and double sided RAM modules don't mix.
The problem could also be an out-of spec or defective RAM module (it came
with 3GB right?).

"rush50" <> wrote in message
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>
> I have a Hp Media Center m8330f with the Asus M2N68-LA motherboard AMD
> Phenom-9500 Quad. Can not Get Vista 64 to work with more than 3gb. What
> woud be
> a good replacement Motherboard for this Media Center.
>
> Thanks
> Randy
>
>
> --
> rush50

Yes they all match and Hp live support said it all shoud work.It doe
not! They want me to take to to a service center whitch will cost mor
$! I would rather replace motherboard
Rand

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rush50

It's out of warranty then?

Earle

"rush50" <> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
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> Yes they all match and Hp live support said it all shoud work.It does
> not! They want me to take to to a service center whitch will cost more
> $! I would rather replace motherboard.
> Randy
>
>
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> rush50

Yes it was refurb.when I got It.


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rush50

HPO usually offers pre-tattooed motherboards that are direct replacements
for whatever you have.
They are NOT cheap, but are supposed to be plug and play and seldom require
reactivation.
I have installed quite a few on HP/Compaq warranty calls and haven't had to
activate many.

"rush50" <> wrote in message
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>
> Yes they all match and Hp live support said it all shoud work.It does
> not! They want me to take to to a service center whitch will cost more
> $! I would rather replace motherboard.
> Randy
>
>
> --
> rush50

What do you mean by : "pre-tattooed motherboards "?

"Not Even Me" <> wrote in message
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> HPO usually offers pre-tattooed motherboards that are direct replacements
> for whatever you have.
> They are NOT cheap, but are supposed to be plug and play and seldom
> require reactivation.
> I have installed quite a few on HP/Compaq warranty calls and haven't had
> to activate many.
>
> "rush50" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Yes they all match and Hp live support said it all shoud work.It does
>> not! They want me to take to to a service center whitch will cost more
>> $! I would rather replace motherboard.
>> Randy
>>
>>
>> --
>> rush50
>
>

For the OEM recovery disc to work, the BIOS have to be marked (tattooed)
with HP as the manufacturer.
If the board is not 'tattooed' the HP OEM recovery/reinstall disc will not
work.
Most OEMs mark the BIOS with their information and tie the reinstall to
finding that mark in the BIOS.
For years, HP required the Tech to 'tattoo' the board as part of the
replacement process.
But they figured out that not every tech is good at flashing BIOS; and even
if they are, disc failure, drive failure or a corrputed install is more
trouble than having the boards flashed before shipment.
I suspect they also figured out that some techs were using the supplied
software to mark NON HP boards and install OEM software that was not paid
for.

"Jdr" <> wrote in message
news:...
> What do you mean by : "pre-tattooed motherboards "?
>
> "Not Even Me" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> HPO usually offers pre-tattooed motherboards that are direct replacements
>> for whatever you have.
>> They are NOT cheap, but are supposed to be plug and play and seldom
>> require reactivation.
>> I have installed quite a few on HP/Compaq warranty calls and haven't had
>> to activate many.
>>
>> "rush50" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> Yes they all match and Hp live support said it all shoud work.It does
>>> not! They want me to take to to a service center whitch will cost more
>>> $! I would rather replace motherboard.
>>> Randy
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> rush50

I do not care about the the HP recovery disk as I have my own syste
disks. Just look for motherboard would like intel quad. that would le
me use what came in pc
Rand
I know I will need motherboard, proc, and mem

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rush50