sm4christ@gmail.com wrote:

> A friend of mine was just told by HP tech support that his motherboard
> is dead. His computer is only three years old, and everything else is
> working fine. He thinks he should go to Best Buy's Geek Squad to get
> it replaced. What is your reccommendation? Oh, its an Athlon I
> think.

Your friend should have HP tech support replace the motherboard or, if
the computer is out of warranty, at least buy the motherboard from HP.
Otherwise the HP Recovery Disks will not work and your friend will also
need to buy an operating system.

I don't see how "everything else is working fine" can be possible if
something is wrong with the motherboard, though.

Malke
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