Motherboard

[Stairmaster]

Hello I am looking for advice regarding my mother board issue has my board failed as I am no expert,if someone could point me in the right direction please.

HP Z640 here is the issue 

turn on and I just get a flashing light on rear of motherboard followed by clicking noise, no post screen or anything 

I would have posted a video from my video files but don’t  know how to.
thank you

do I need a new /second hand board 😞

[NonSequitur777]

@Stairmaster,

This is what I would be inclined to do: purchase a used HP Z640 motherboard via eBay: HP Z640 motherboard for sale | eBay (buy from a Seller who offers 'Free Returns') and see if it resolves your problem.  If it doesn't, send back to seller to get your money back.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[DGroves]

i'm not a fan of doing things like this as you are asking the seller to pay shipping costs of the item to you and back to him just so you can freely use the item as a test piece

if you do go this route buying a item to use as a test, consider at least offering the seller you paying for the return shipping back if after testing, you find it's not the motherboard but something else

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@DGroves,

Understood, offering the Seller to pay for return shipping back if this wasn't the fix I think it is, is indeed the honorable route to go.

Chances are though, that the OP needed a replacement motherboard.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777