Alternatives to IPMMB-FM (Formosa) motherboard

Amin_question · ‎10-21-2016

Hi,

Questions: commercial alternatives to IPMMB-FM (Formosa) motherboard of (HP ENVY h8-1400ex Desktop PC)

PC failed. It had an issue that it does not recover after going into sleep mode. Later it stopped working. PC support suggests that motherboard failed. I wonder what are the alternatives ?

Best regards,

A

wb2001 · ‎10-21-2016

The HP ENVY h8-1400ex circa 2013 was issued under WIN 8 OS. Only an exact replacement motherboard would work with the current hard drive, which you upgraded to WIN 8. I would suggest you take the unit to a locale shop, and get a second opinion.

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Alennx · ‎02-23-2017

Well "Dean", that wasn't the question was it?

This motherboard is beset by an unnatural number of problems and people with common sense don't want to buy a straight replacement board to continue their misery... So the question for anyone with enough money to buy a new motherboard is:

In the universe of new motherboards, is there another board that fits these mount points and face-plate, in this case?

The matter of the OS license is not part of the question and is easily remedied, don't you think?...

Now, since you're an "Expert," and I am just a wandering minstrel, I shall take it upon myself to answer the question for him, and for you...

I'll be right back...

... and the answer is

MBD-C7Q67-O - Micro Atx - Intel 2ND Generation Core I7/I5/I3

The board is a "Micro ATX" (mATX) board that supports the same LGA1155 CPU on the same layout.

They are selling for about $200 on Amazon ...