On 19 May 2007 16:57:24 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote:

PeterD wrote in
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On Sat, 19 May 2007 12:02:38 +0200, Papcina
wrote:

hi people..

im interested in repairing computers motherboards.. mostly the older
ones ( based around socket 370, socket A and lower) and have some
questions... when there is a motherboard fried from a power surge, is
it worth trying repairing?

Never. There are zillions of these out there you can get for free, so
why try to fix one?

WHERE does one get these FREE motherboards?

MOst any independent computer repair shop will do. THey frequently
have to pay to dispose of them, and are glad to give them away. Many
are the result of upgrades. The local shop generates a couple of them
a week, sometimes more. THey usualy have a pile of 20 or so in the
scrap pile at any time.