Which motherboard to use

They don't have that same MoBo anymore so I wrote this for ya. While shoping for a Mobo, a few things to look at are front bus speed (FBS), USB speed, SATA speed and also what you want the MoBo for and what you want to do with it. The Front bus speed is basically the speed at which your computer parts communicate with each other. Most MoBo's now a days have a FBS of 2600 which is what you want. They used to be all 1000 and a few still have that speed but you want to STAY AWAY FROM that speed. Some newer MoBo's are going toward a high FBS than 2600 but the price is rarely worth it right now. The USB and SATA speeds are really just a prefence right now, because not all parts (but close) are compatible with USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0 not to mention that most people don't even notice a huge difference in transfer speeds, which to me really isn't worth it for the prices. Here is a link to www.newegg.com and is a list for all Biostar MoBo's http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007625%2050001442&IsNodeId=1&name=Biostar
If you'r okay with a micro ATX (form factor/size of the board) then I would look at the fourth one down BIOSTAR A75MG. It has USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0 and it's only $49.
I've used biostar many many times but on my last computer I built I thought Id try the newest, biggest, baddest motherboards from ASRock. I made a mistake. The first one was DOA, the second lasted about a week and the third they sent me lasted just over two weeks. Not only is their products sorely disappointing but their RMA process is extremely painful. But not biostar. They have a kick ass warranty and they also have a program that if you send them any biostar MoBo weather you originally purchased it or not and they'll fix it (refurbish) and send it back for $40. Never again will I stray from the beauty that is Biostar.
If you've never used newegg, I would suggest getting used to it. They have great prices and they also have the customer reviews that you do want to look at.

I hope you found this helpful. Cheers

Helpful Tip #1: Laptop will not turn on

I have had a problem with all but one of my laptops and have been asked questions about this very problem from many people. "The lights on my laptop turn on but my laptop doesn't. the screen just stays black and the hard drive doesn't spool up. whats going on"? While this may be indicative of several things -hard drive, motherboard etc.- I've noticed that this problem is usually "Electric" related and have seen this solved two different ways. The method to try first is to unplug the laptop, take out the battery, and hold down the power button for ten seconds then release, then press and hold the power button for a full minute. This electrically purges the laptop. Replace the battery, plug in the laptop and try turning it on again. This usually takes care of it (this has worked for me every time) but if not, trying a different adapter may solve the problem. I've never had to try this myself but has worked for people I know.