I've kinda realized that I don't have the tools or the time to diagnose the issue on the board, so I decided to look for a new board. The prices were ludicrous, costing $30 on eBay and it goes up to $70. It was a waste of money, so I looked on ebay for a nice parts PC, and I found a couple of good candidates. I ended up buying one that didn't have a keyboard, hard drive, ram or the front palm cover for, before shipping and tax, $2. after shipping, the total was 18 bucks, which was half the price of a motherboard, and it had pictures of it working. The screen was also intact, if I ever need a screen replacement. This is basically what it looked like:
I found that it'd be easier to transport the parts from the old computer to the new instead of the other way, and guess what, It works! I ran the machine for hours install gentoo, and it never shut off. I look forward to having a stable system : - ) and a nice parts machine if I need or want anything from it.
The error is unlikely connected to the SATA connector issue. That said, since boards for this system are so inexpensive (and used systems likely even less expensive), replacing the system board (or the system) is likely a more cost- and time-effective solution.
Replacing the motherboard is a last resort. I want to try updating the bios. It's currently on A05. I tried using FREEDOS Bootable USB and running the executable, support-assist, the flash option in the bios menu, but they all do the same thing, as shown in the video below. I just disabled Secure Boot, and there's no Bit locker setting to change. Is there something else in the bios I'm supposed to change? Would it be worth flashing the bios chip?
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I've kinda realized that I don't have the tools or the time to diagnose the issue on the board, so I decided to look for a new board. The prices were ludicrous, costing $30 on eBay and it goes up to $70. It was a waste of money, so I looked on ebay for a nice parts PC, and I found a couple of good candidates. I ended up buying one that didn't have a keyboard, hard drive, ram or the front palm cover for, before shipping and tax, $2. after shipping, the total was 18 bucks, which was half the price of a motherboard, and it had pictures of it working. The screen was also intact, if I ever need a screen replacement. This is basically what it looked like:
I found that it'd be easier to transport the parts from the old computer to the new instead of the other way, and guess what, It works! I ran the machine for hours install gentoo, and it never shut off. I look forward to having a stable system : - ) and a nice parts machine if I need or want anything from it.
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December 27th, 2023 12:09
The error is unlikely connected to the SATA connector issue. That said, since boards for this system are so inexpensive (and used systems likely even less expensive), replacing the system board (or the system) is likely a more cost- and time-effective solution.
https://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=category&id=140&subid=476&refine=motherboard
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Replacing the motherboard is a last resort. I want to try updating the bios. It's currently on A05. I tried using FREEDOS Bootable USB and running the executable, support-assist, the flash option in the bios menu, but they all do the same thing, as shown in the video below. I just disabled Secure Boot, and there's no Bit locker setting to change. Is there something else in the bios I'm supposed to change? Would it be worth flashing the bios chip?
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December 27th, 2023 21:40
You need a recognized, partially charged battery in the system to flash the firmware -- do you have that?
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December 28th, 2023 16:48
@ejn63 Yes, It's plugged in and the battery is usually full. The system does recognize the battery as well, The Health is "Fair"
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