Hey guys, my main PC is having a very strange death. It's a Gateway GM5024b with Foxconn C51GU01 motherboard. I shut it off one night, went to turn it on the next day, and I got lights, full speed fans, no display, no beeps, nothing. It kept doing this when I rebooted, so I tried disconnecting everything inside, replacing CMOS battery and reseating the RAM/video cards. Still did the same, so I had a google, apparently this board failing completely is a common problem, and a replacement is expensive (it seems like all you can get is a reconditioned board, even that is more than a brand new board) and it's a BTX case and board, which makes it more difficult. I thought it'd be a good idea to go for a rebuild, but today I powered it up, and it did a strained beep and locked up at the BIOS screen. I tried rebooting, but it went back to the old fans and lights state.
I've found out if I leave it for a while, it will power up, fans will settle, but it will jam at the BIOS screen. If I immediately reboot, it goes into the fans and lights state, and I have to wait again. All of the fans work, and it has never suffered any problems in the past, it was just a sudden failure.
Might there be any life left, or am I just being too hopeful, and the board is gone?
Edit: Sorry, just noticed I posted this in the wrong forum
