if there is any software to check a dead motherboard

[dileep.hard]

hi friends
i have a doubt about this
if there is any software to check if the motherboard is dead or not
and there is any software to trace where ic / capacitor / track / resistor / bios is crashed

[nevermind1534]

Not really. If the board is dead, it shouldn't run anything.

[moon111]

Sometimes motherboards or OEM's have bootable diagnostic CD's.

For a potentially bad motherboard, disconnect all drives, pull expansion cards, memory, disconnect kb/mouse/printers/etc.

Basicly test it with nothing but PSU/MB/CPU. I've seen something as innocent as a USB hub cause a no-post.

[nevermind1534]

If it's dead and won't post, I don't think much of anything would work.

[markkleb]

one prob with checking is the mobo can be pretty complex. One part may be dead but others will work.

If its a comp failure I usually check the PS first.

I have a skt 939 mobo that has no onboard USBs but otherwise works fine. One other mobo skt am2+ works perfect but only in the memory in slots 1a or 3a. If I try to put a stick of memory on slots 1 or 3B it wont boot.

some mobos have removable Bios chips that can be purchased separately if you think it may be a bios failure.

[progbuddy]

They normally have a small set of pins for a diagnostic chip on the motherboard somewhere. Either that or you could get a PCI one.
http://www.pc-diagnostics.com/pc_dia..._pci_bus.shtml

[Twigsoffury]

well if you've part swapped the power supply with a known good one, same for the ram and such it's prob a mobo.

As far as I know you'd need the board to turn on and post before it can run any sort of anything.

you can jumper the green and black wires i think 18-19pin to turn a psu on by itself.