Is it my MoBo?! :(

[guernseynick]

My computer has failed to boot and is hanging up on post code 39, which means "test DMA page registers" on the abit aa8xe post code list.

I have looked around and on some sites it says to replace DMA controller IC or replace motherboard.

Obviously I would prefter not to have to do the latter, but i have no idea what the controller IC is abbreviated from. I know what the Direct Memory access is and does, but i cant work out what it means by the IC. I assume it is part of the board itself, and cant really be replaced without buying a new MoBo.

What else could it be? A knackered GPU, soundcard or lan cards?

Thanks

Nick

 

[PabloTeK]

IC means Integrated Circuit, it'll usually look like a black chip.

 

[elitehacker]

I think its would save you time and effort to just get a new board, its just not worth it trying to fix motherboards if the problem is not minor like a blown capacitor or something.

 

[guernseynick]

ok thanks guys, could it be any of the other components that had broken other than the IC itself like the graphics card?