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Question posted by amandahwoodring on March 14th, 2013

Mother Board For Emachines Et1641-02w

if the main mother board goes out can you use i different one that's not the same thing if not what all mother boards would work in this computer

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on March 14th, 2013 11:30 PM

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The type of motherboard that would fit to your eMachines ET1641 computer varies depending on the types and capacities of some other hardware components. Some of the hardware components that you need to consider are the following.

CPU / Processor - Check the socket if compatible with the motherboard.
RAM Card - Check the RAM slot if DDR2 or DDR 3 type.
Hard Disk - Check the hard disk's cable if ATA or SATA cable
Power Supply - Check the pins of the power supply

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