You have the wrong group. This is a .Net Programming newsgroup. Look for
something with "laptop" or "windows" in the name.
Robin S.
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"angieb" <an****@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:ED**********************************@microsof t.com...
>i recently purchased a motherboard from ebay. my old one wouldn't power
up.
it powers up now, but that's all. Nothing on the monitor.