Stanford set me a pink slip

Shelnutt2 · 06-07-07, 06:47 AM

Freakin Folding! Mobo is dead again.............

So first time my motherboard dies in the middle of the 2 for 1 contest with ZIM. I was doing pretty good, I might have beat Mr. Tomato, as I was averaging slightly more ppd.

But it happens sometimes. So got back from school trip to Italy yesterday, test everything out with my fresh from RMA mobo, it all looks good. I hook it all up through it in a case and wait to try it till this morning. So this morning I get up and turn the puppy on, all it good, bios boot. So I go into the bios to disable onboard audio and adjust all the settings, dates, (leaving it at stock clocks). I boot up into Debian. FAH starts up automatically, and I run a software update. Then all of a sudden I smell this eletrical fire smell. I quickly try to turn everything off. To late computer frooze, then it restarts by itself fater than I can get to the power cord.

I didn't see any smoke but my PSU is definetly fried. It smells bad. (Can I get an RMA on that?). I swapped in a older PSU I have here, and the motherboard just restarts itself 2-3 times and then nothing. No video, no sound, no beeping. The motherboard doesn't post. So this is great. A PSU and a freakin Motherboard are dead this time........I better be able to RMA them both, as I did nothing freakin wrong...except run FAH.

pscout · 06-07-07, 07:04 AM

A fresh ASUS rma is dead after a few minutes?!

Man that hurts!

What psu was it?

harlam357 · 06-07-07, 08:18 AM

Man, that bites.

On a much more pleasant note... good to have you back Shel... sorta.

inkfx · 06-07-07, 08:24 AM

Ahh! Rotten luck. >:[

You should definitely be able to RMA both the board and the PSU.

sno.lcn · 06-07-07, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by pscout

A fresh ASUS rma is dead after a few minutes?!

Man that hurts!

What psu was it?

It was unfortunately my antec neo he 500w.

Luckily I just found the original receipt

WarriorII · 06-07-07, 09:51 AM

O_*

Ow.... that's gotta hurt.

Glad to see you back Shell, hope your trip was good.

Sorry to hear about the hardware misfortunes.

Was it a C2D rig?

Shelnutt2 · 06-07-07, 10:58 AM

Yeah its my main rig. (also my only folding rig).

My trip was incredible. As soon as newegg opens up a Europe website, there will be nothing to stop me from moving to italy. Its so nice there.

harlam357 · 06-07-07, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sno.lcn

It was unfortunately my antec neo he 500w.

Ouch... Antec strikes again.

/meaning, I've had a couple Antec psus carp on me in my lifetime. Doesn't surprise me.

Hack30 · 06-07-07, 03:59 PM

OUCH!

Sorry to here that.

:/

ihrsetrdr · 06-07-07, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Shelnutt2

Freakin Folding! Mobo is dead again.............

Was that the P5B-D in your sig? I had nothing but trouble with the one I had- either run great(for a while) or not-at-all...

pscout · 06-07-07, 04:07 PM

I am really starting to wonder about asus'es ability to actually fix anything with an rma.

They are great mobo's if they work, but their rma's sound like worse odds than a crap shoot. I have 1 failed asus rma out of 1 attempt so far.

I would find it very hard to believe that the psu failure was coincidental ... more likely that the fix from the rma failed and fried the psu?

I do have 2 p5b-d's so i hope they stay stable.

ChasR · 06-07-07, 08:47 PM

One lesson I've learned through numerous builds and more than a few failures is always assemble the rig on your bench and run it a few days before you put it in the case. It'll save you a lot of time and get it folding quicker.

deadlysyn · 06-07-07, 11:17 PM

Sad fortune on that rig Shel. I had one die on me last week too. I just need to get the time to get it sent off for RMA. Mine also had a PSU involved, but it was the PSU that took the mobo. The board was great until the PSU died in the middle of the night. I woke up to find some burnt traces on the back of the board. I have heard quite a few horror stories of Asus RMA, but the Asus boards that I have are working flawlessly. But at the same time, I have also had nothing but good luck with Biostar boards. Anyway, I hope you get everything worked out. It really doesn't feel too good to have a rig die on you like that.

06-07-07, 06:47 AM	Thread Starter #1
Shelnutt2 Overclockers Team Content Editor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: /home/	Stanford set me a pink slip Freakin Folding! Mobo is dead again............. So first time my motherboard dies in the middle of the 2 for 1 contest with ZIM. I was doing pretty good, I might have beat Mr. Tomato, as I was averaging slightly more ppd. But it happens sometimes. So got back from school trip to Italy yesterday, test everything out with my fresh from RMA mobo, it all looks good. I hook it all up through it in a case and wait to try it till this morning. So this morning I get up and turn the puppy on, all it good, bios boot. So I go into the bios to disable onboard audio and adjust all the settings, dates, (leaving it at stock clocks). I boot up into Debian. FAH starts up automatically, and I run a software update. Then all of a sudden I smell this eletrical fire smell. I quickly try to turn everything off. To late computer frooze, then it restarts by itself fater than I can get to the power cord. I didn't see any smoke but my PSU is definetly fried. It smells bad. (Can I get an RMA on that?). I swapped in a older PSU I have here, and the motherboard just restarts itself 2-3 times and then nothing. No video, no sound, no beeping. The motherboard doesn't post. So this is great. A PSU and a freakin Motherboard are dead this time........I better be able to RMA them both, as I did nothing freakin wrong...except run FAH. __________________ Build!.Borg!.Recruit!.Folding.for.Team.32! Gigabyte P35-DS3R, E6300, 2x512MB Team Group DDR2 667, EVGA 7800GT Heat Want to run the folding@home gpu client in linux? www.linuxfah.info Your teacher is a dumbass. The equation is exact. ~Frodo Baggins Damn....It's 12:00 AM and I thought my 805 would be a magic pumkin and turn into a conroe.........boy was I fooled:) ~Stilletto This is what I get for not only being a newb, but also disregarding instructions! ~ShadowPho I hate women... but im not gay lol. ~MrCrowley Love can fade but knowledge stays forever (unless you develop alzheimers). ~Constantinos Last edited by Shelnutt2; 06-07-07 at 06:58 AM.
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pscout Senior Newbie Cannon-Fodder - R. I. P. good buddy :( Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto	A fresh ASUS rma is dead after a few minutes?! Man that hurts! What psu was it? __________________ Main Rig - p5b-d, E6600@3.15 Folding rigs - usually linux-64: 2xQ6600 B3 @3.0, 3.1 p5w64, DS3 4x Q6600 GO @ 3.1-3.3 on p35-DS3R/DS3L, p5k 4x x3210 B3 @3.0-3.1 on DS3 rev 3.3 x3220 B3 @3.0 on g33-ds2r 3x E6600 @2.8-3.5 on p5b, ds3, p5w64 E6320 @ 3.15 on ds3 1x930 c1 @4.0 on p5wd2-E Folding for OCF Team 32 as pete_scout
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Shelnutt2 Overclockers Team Content Editor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: /home/	Yeah its my main rig. (also my only folding rig). My trip was incredible. As soon as newegg opens up a Europe website, there will be nothing to stop me from moving to italy. Its so nice there. __________________ Build!.Borg!.Recruit!.Folding.for.Team.32! Gigabyte P35-DS3R, E6300, 2x512MB Team Group DDR2 667, EVGA 7800GT Heat Want to run the folding@home gpu client in linux? www.linuxfah.info Your teacher is a dumbass. The equation is exact. ~Frodo Baggins Damn....It's 12:00 AM and I thought my 805 would be a magic pumkin and turn into a conroe.........boy was I fooled:) ~Stilletto This is what I get for not only being a newb, but also disregarding instructions! ~ShadowPho I hate women... but im not gay lol. ~MrCrowley Love can fade but knowledge stays forever (unless you develop alzheimers). ~Constantinos
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pscout Senior Newbie Cannon-Fodder - R. I. P. good buddy :( Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto	I am really starting to wonder about asus'es ability to actually fix anything with an rma. They are great mobo's if they work, but their rma's sound like worse odds than a crap shoot. I have 1 failed asus rma out of 1 attempt so far. I would find it very hard to believe that the psu failure was coincidental ... more likely that the fix from the rma failed and fried the psu? I do have 2 p5b-d's so i hope they stay stable. __________________ Main Rig - p5b-d, E6600@3.15 Folding rigs - usually linux-64: 2xQ6600 B3 @3.0, 3.1 p5w64, DS3 4x Q6600 GO @ 3.1-3.3 on p35-DS3R/DS3L, p5k 4x x3210 B3 @3.0-3.1 on DS3 rev 3.3 x3220 B3 @3.0 on g33-ds2r 3x E6600 @2.8-3.5 on p5b, ds3, p5w64 E6320 @ 3.15 on ds3 1x930 c1 @4.0 on p5wd2-E Folding for OCF Team 32 as pete_scout
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ChasR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta	One lesson I've learned through numerous builds and more than a few failures is always assemble the rig on your bench and run it a few days before you put it in the case. It'll save you a lot of time and get it folding quicker. __________________ All ppd from friends and family. Many thanks to HayesK for his support and congrats on being the #1 Folder on Team 32. Special thanks to ChrisC and ColinC
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06-07-07, 11:17 PM	#13
deadlysyn Folding Team Content Editor Who Dolk'd my stars Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stealing your megahurtz at night	Sad fortune on that rig Shel. I had one die on me last week too. I just need to get the time to get it sent off for RMA. Mine also had a PSU involved, but it was the PSU that took the mobo. The board was great until the PSU died in the middle of the night. I woke up to find some burnt traces on the back of the board. I have heard quite a few horror stories of Asus RMA, but the Asus boards that I have are working flawlessly. But at the same time, I have also had nothing but good luck with Biostar boards. Anyway, I hope you get everything worked out. It really doesn't feel too good to have a rig die on you like that.
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