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Well I was on my computer playing World of Warcraft and we started to have a brown out... Well we have 4 computers and the Vaio was the only one that actually shut off. The next day I went to turn my computer on and nothing was happening. I looked in the back and the green light was flashing and not solid like it should be. So I thought, maybe my power supply went out because of the brown out. So I unplugged my power supply from everything in the computer and started plugging things in one by one. Well I found out that when I plug it into the motherboard the light will flash. So I'm guessing I need a new mother board... Well it's harder to find one that I thought. Apparently Intel says that their Intel Desktop Board D945PPR doesn't exist. I can't find it on their website AT ALL! Can anyone help me? My computer is a Sony Vaio Pentium D. The motherboard is an Intel Desktop Board D945PPR. It has two numbers though... D945PPR and D945GPR. I can't find either one on Intel's website and I can't find them on Newegg or any other website. Anyone know of a replacement one I could use or maybe my computer won't turn on for a different reason?
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-Rinkor16
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Oftentimes with computer companies such as Sony and HP, manufactureres will make the products and only sell them to the company directly, so that consumers cannot fix it. For example, HP uses Asus boards but you'll never find them on Asus' website.
Ebay and amazon.com are usually the best places to look. Also Googling for your product.
I did that, and didn't find anything. You may have to send it to Sony for support. I doubt that they will send you a new board 
Before you go so far as to replace the board though, where is the flashing light? Is it on the power supply? If it is (which I am guessing it is), your PSU may be bad. I'd check that first, it's much cheaper and easier to fix. TEAM APARTMENT: No one rocks quite as hard as we do. Dick Cheney's Mechanical Heart wrote:the flying spaghetti monster skullfucked Bob's corpse. Lead Salad wrote:My ePenis is 10 feet long! WDF wrote:A pair in douchbaggery.
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Yes the light on the power supply is blinking... But when you take off the cover on the side of the computer you can see the little LED light blinking on the Motherboard...
I think I might call Sony Support and see what they can do...
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Rinkor16 wrote:
Yes the light on the power supply is blinking... But when you take off the cover on the side of the computer you can see the little LED light blinking on the Motherboard...
I think I might call Sony Support and see what they can do...
That sounds like a very suspicious PSU. I'm 90% sure that's your problem.
Good luck with Sony tech support TEAM APARTMENT: No one rocks quite as hard as we do. Dick Cheney's Mechanical Heart wrote:the flying spaghetti monster skullfucked Bob's corpse. Lead Salad wrote:My ePenis is 10 feet long! WDF wrote:A pair in douchbaggery.
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Two words: "Power Strip." silverwasp wrote:Be careful what you wish for... I have 10 younger siblings and I am only 20....
Yes.... Same parents WarMachine wrote:meh...maybe if he hadn't been handed a burning house he could have done great things, but right now he has won the Prize for what? Damage Control?
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little sketchy to do this, DONT KILL YOURSELF, <--- DISCLAIMER on the 20/24 pin connector that goes into the board fro the psu, take a piece of wire and connect the green one to any black one; but make sure the psu is not plugged in when u do this, then plug it in, (make sure u or anything is else is not touching that wire, )if u see the fans come and stay on steadilty psu is probally fine MakeSureItsCharcoalGrilled wrote:
yes. please go fuck yoruself and die.
MakeSureItsCharcoalGrilled wrote:
it's ok. all computer components have clearly dotted lines along which you can cut* to make smaller.
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HolyJaw wrote:Two words: "Power Strip." LOL. You know a power strip will not save you from that. You would need a power cleaning UPS to save you from brown outs. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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Oopsie wrote:HolyJaw wrote:Two words: "Power Strip." LOL. You know a power strip will not save you from that. You would need a power cleaning UPS to save you from brown outs. FIne. Two words. "Lap top." :) Actually, not sure why a power strip wouldn't save you from a brown out. It's just a massive fluctuation of incoming energy into your domicile's lines, isn't it? A power strip is supposed to protect from a surge, like in a blackout, right? silverwasp wrote:Be careful what you wish for... I have 10 younger siblings and I am only 20....
Yes.... Same parents WarMachine wrote:meh...maybe if he hadn't been handed a burning house he could have done great things, but right now he has won the Prize for what? Damage Control?
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Ok.... Power Strips/Surge Protectors are NOTHING more than mini breakers with a bunch of outlets on them. The ONLY thing, and I mean the ONLY thing they protect you from, are high surges of CURRENT reaching your electronic devices. What does this mean? If an EXTREMELY HIGH voltage comes across the line (which causes a spike in current), it will trip the "mini breaker" inside the surge protector. Usually this is around 2 amps. If say a 150 Volt or 80 Volt source comes into the surge protector, it's going to say la de da, that's less than 2 amps I don't care.... Voltages 120 +/- 10 so 110 -> 130 is about all that you can put to a 120 V electronic device without causing degradation and problems in the long run. Brown Outs are VERY Harmful to electronic equipment. Even a basic UPS will protect you from Brown Outs to a large degree, because if the voltage drops below 110 the UPS will kick in and remove the low voltage line power from your electronic devices. You do not necessarily need a device with AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulation) in it. However if you have a device of that nature, its going to provide slightly cleaner power. And it will protect your equipment from smaller and more frequent variations in voltage. The best thing to do is just run an isolated outlet for your computer equipment and put at least a basic UPS on it. Yargh
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