Can you not RMA direct with the retailer (newegg or whoever) in the first year? Or are all RMAs done with the manufacturer?
In the UK we get the first year on very fast turn-arounds with the retailer, even for mail order. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian > Weeden > Sent: 09 July 2008 14:27 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Non-video cards in PCIe slot > > I have that same board in my main rig - very nice board, like it a lot. > > This is going in my HTPC. Currently I have this board: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128090 > > But it died on me - after a month of flawless operation it gives 1 long 2 > short beeps and not POST. I am debating whether to go through the hassle of > waiting for RMA (gigabyte says 2-3 weeks from when they get it, and it will > take a week for it to get there from Quebec) or just say screw it and get > this one: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128335 > > $20 in shipping gets me (hopefully) a working board in about a month, $100 > gets me a brand new board. Difference is it's ATX instead of micro ATX with > a few more dongles and better spacing. It's going into a tower case so the > micro ATX isn't really an advantage anyways. > > ---- > Brian > > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 9:14 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am currently running an ABit IX38-QuadGT with: > > > > 8800GTX (16x in a 16x slot) > > Areca 1210 (8x in a 16x slot) > > Asus Xonar D2X (1x in a 4x slot) > > > > All working fine, although for a few reboots after a BIOS flash, the > > areca seems to report its running at 1x. Not sure what makes it do it, > > nor what makes it flick back to 8x and stay there. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart > > > Sent: 09 July 2008 14:02 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [H] Non-video cards in PCIe slot > > > > > > In theory, yes, you should be able to. > > > > > > In practice, a lot of boards have busted implementations and don't > > > work well > > > with cards other than graphics. Intel-based boards seem to be the > > > biggest > > > culprit, but the fact that not all have the issue seems to implicate > > > the > > > boad manufacturer more than the chipset (or Intel) itself. Good news > > > is that > > > taping over the SMBus pins on the PCIe card connector seems to resolve > > > the > > > issue for those boards that do have issues. > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:53 AM > > > > To: hwg > > > > Subject: [H] Non-video cards in PCIe slot > > > > > > > > Might be a dumb question, but can you stick any PCI Express card in > > > the > > > > 16x > > > > PCI-E slot found on most motherboards? Or is that slot for video > > > only > > > > and > > > > you need to stick all other PCI-E cards in other slots. > > > > > > > > Asking specifically because I am about to order a PCI-E x8 RAID > > > card. > > > > I > > > > plan on sticking it in my Gigabyte 780G mobo which has 1 16x PCI-E > > > slot > > > > and > > > > 2 regular PCI slots; the PCI-E slot is free since I am using the > > > > onboard > > > > video. > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > > [CC]Personal[/CC] > > This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or > > otherwise protected from disclosure. > > If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender > > and delete this message and any > > attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you > > must not copy this message or attachment> > > or disclose the contents to any other person. > > Incoming and outgoing email communications may be monitored by Clifford > > Chance, as permitted by applicable > > law and regulations. > > > > For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at > > http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer > > to any Clifford Chance office. > > > > Clifford Chance LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in > > England & Wales under number OC323571. > > The firm's registered office and principal place of business is at 10 Upper > > Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ. > > For further details, including a list of members and their professional > > qualifications, see our website > > at www.cliffordchance.com. The firm uses the word 'partner' to refer to a > > member of Clifford Chance LLP or > > an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. The > > firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. > > The Authority's rules can be accessed by clicking on the following link: > > http://www.sra.org.uk/code-of-conduct.page > > > > > >
