So my dad bought this Lenovo 3000 K100 PC about 5 months ago, and the motherboard and TV tuner card had a meltdown already. He did not buy any kind of extended warranty, so he's pretty much SOL.

I've been trying to find him a replacement, but I've been out of the loop with computer hardware for so long that I don't even know what to look for. I tried looking at lenovo.com for replacement hardware, but there website SUCKS! You can't view a list of parts, everything must be looked up by part number. I tried entering all 3 of the serial numbers on the motherboard, and they don't list anything. They will probably charge more than its worth anyway. Then I tried googling "Intel G33 Express", and several different models came up.

Anyway, whats an affordable, reliable motherboard thats compatible with Core 2 Quad processor, DDR2-667 Ram, decent onboard video & audio, etc? I'd like to find something compatible with all the other hardware from the lenovo.

Hopefully somebody can steer me in the right direction...

Here are the specs of the computer, directly from Lenovo.com

http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/le...n/2410/28.html

Processor Core 2 Quad Q6600
System Board Intel G33 Express
Memory 3*1GB DDR2-667
HDD 500GB SATA2
Graphics Onboard GMA X3100
ODD 16X Rambo
Audio Onboard AD1888A
Ethernet Onboard Intel Pro
Card Reader 8 in 1
TV-Tuner WinTV HVR-1800
OS Windows Vista Home Premium

Thanks HAN!