Russell L. Harris put forth on 12/26/2010 5:46 PM:
If the problem indeed is in the video ram, am I correct in assuming
that I should have no great concern regarding data integrity in the
other systems of the motherboard?
I seriously doubt a DIMM is the problem. I can physically see what you
26/12/2010 21:55, Doug wrote:
On 12/26/2010 11:19 AM, Joe wrote:
I've had a Giga GA-MA74GM-S2H for a year now. It hasn't died yet, and
I can't really say more than that. The most exotic stuff I do is gEDA
PCB layout, and I'm not aware of any performance problems. Built-in
sound and graphics,
* Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com [101227 08:28]:
I seriously doubt a DIMM is the problem. I can physically see what you
describe with words, but it sure sound like an EMI/RFI issue, not the
hardware, _especially_ after swapping mobo guts twice.
From amateur radio experience in years
* tv.deb...@googlemail.com tv.deb...@googlemail.com [101227 09:28]:
Asustek uses what they call military grade technology (chokes,
capacitors and mofsets) on some boards (SABERTOOTH's at least), it's not
tantalum but claimed to be at least as reliable.
...
Having lost two expensive Samsung
* Russell L. Harris rlhar...@broadcaster.org [101227 00:28]:
Finally, I was in error regarding the P5Q-EM; it employs solid
capacitors only in the critical power supply circuitry surrounding the
processor; other capacitors on the board are electrolytic. This is
typical of the garden-variety
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:12:17 +, Russell L. Harris wrote:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386) -- because of
video problems. I purchased the boards because of the long-life solid
capacitors. (Motherboard
Russell L. Harris wrote:
* Hugo Vanwoerkom hvw59...@care2.com [101226 22:56]:
No Asus? Too bad. I really like my Asus M4N98TD EVO. First mobo I bought
that worked out-of-the-box.
Hi, Hugo,
Thanks for the recommendation. I suppose that I should look again at Asus,
now that Squeeze has X
tv.deb...@googlemail.com put forth on 12/27/2010 3:24 AM:
Frankly, I am not sure those technos are worth it on mother/gfx boards
unless you're a keeper, it will probably be replaced long before it
bursts a capacitor, much cheaper boards with whatever capacitors can
last for a couple of years
Russell L. Harris put forth on 12/27/2010 4:28 AM:
None of these are a factor; the nearest potential source of
interference is a ceiling fluorescent fixture. And I see the same
pattern with the machine in different rooms.
The line artifacts you describe, if you are indeed describing them
Russell L. Harris put forth on 12/27/2010 4:40 AM:
In view of the fact that capacitors are the Achilles Heel of the PC
motherboard
Cheap case designs and motherboard designs with poor ventilation around
the CPU socket VRM mosfets are, not caps. Far more motherboards fail
due to VRM fets
Le 27/12/2010 19:45, Stan Hoeppner a écrit :
tv.deb...@googlemail.com put forth on 12/27/2010 3:24 AM:
Frankly, I am not sure those technos are worth it on mother/gfx boards
unless you're a keeper, it will probably be replaced long before it
bursts a capacitor, much cheaper boards with
* Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com [101228 00:28]:
The line artifacts you describe, if you are indeed describing them
accurately, are nearly always caused by static stray magnetic fields.
Something as innocuous as a small decorative refrigerator magnet stuck
to the PC case can cause things
* Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com [101228 00:28]:
Paul I get the feeling you've read a lot of forums and magazines, and
know some people who might know their stuff, but that you personally
don't really have any experience as a PC/server hardware tech. Is this
an accurate assessment?
I
* Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com [101228 00:28]:
consider 10 years of pretty harsh duty a long life. Who knows how
many years my BP6 has left in it. Hopefully at least a few, as I still
love this board, and it works great in its current role.
When one speaks of the lifetime of a
Russell L. Harris put forth on 12/27/2010 7:10 PM:
Ah-so! Now I see your point of confusion. At the start of the
thread, I mentioned two motherboards -- a P5Q-EM and a M3A78-T. With
the M3A78-T there were line artifacts. But with the P5Q-EM, the
problem was simply that the display went
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386) -- because of
video problems. I purchased the boards because of the long-life solid
capacitors. (Motherboard life typically is limited by deterioration
of conventional
On Dec 26, 2010 6:12 AM, Russell L. Harris rlhar...@broadcaster.org
wrote:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386) -- because of
video problems. I purchased the boards because of the long-life solid
capacitors.
* shawn wilson ag4ve...@gmail.com [101226 12:28]:
I don't think that brand or manufacturing process are the issue here
unless you bought cheap asus boards
Cheap boards generally do not have solid capacitors exclusively.
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386)
So,
Russell L. Harris put forth on 12/26/2010 5:12 AM:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386) -- because of
video problems.
Two?
With the M3A78-T, the POST screen displayed a cross-hatch pattern of
horizontal and
* Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com [101226 13:35]:
Russell L. Harris put forth on 12/26/2010 5:12 AM:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386) -- because of
video problems.
Two?
Hi, Stan. It really
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:12:17 +
Russell L. Harris rlhar...@broadcaster.org wrote:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386) -- because of
video problems. I purchased the boards because of the long-life solid
On Sunday 26 December 2010 09:00 am, Russell L. Harris wrote:
* Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com [101226 13:35]:
Russell L. Harris put forth on 12/26/2010 5:12 AM:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386)
Russell L. Harris wrote:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386) -- because of
video problems. I purchased the boards because of the long-life solid
capacitors. (Motherboard life typically is limited by
On Dec 26, 2010 12:11 PM, Mark Neidorff m...@neidorff.com wrote:
On Sunday 26 December 2010 09:00 am, Russell L. Harris wrote:
* Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com [101226 13:35]:
Russell L. Harris put forth on 12/26/2010 5:12 AM:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two
On 12/26/2010 11:19 AM, Joe wrote:
On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:12:17 +
Russell L. Harrisrlhar...@broadcaster.org wrote:
I am tossing into the dumpster the last two motherboards which I
purchased -- Asus M3A78-T (AMD64) and Asus P5Q-EM (i386) -- because of
video problems. I purchased the
* Mark Neidorff m...@neidorff.com [101226 22:56]:
Well OK. So, this seems to me to be a memory problem. I'm guessing the
video
ram. Whatever memory the 80X25 mode is mapping into has become flaky. When
you start X, you are using different memory, so no problem. Why didn't ASUS
solve
* Doug dmcgarr...@optonline.net [101226 22:56]:
Maybe it's time to buy tantalum capacitors. More expensive,
slightly smaller, and (I believe) less likely to blow up. Available
with parallel wires or in surface mount configurations. Military
equipment has been using tantalum caps for years,
* Hugo Vanwoerkom hvw59...@care2.com [101226 22:56]:
No Asus? Too bad. I really like my Asus M4N98TD EVO. First mobo I bought
that worked out-of-the-box.
Hi, Hugo,
Thanks for the recommendation. I suppose that I should look again at Asus,
now that Squeeze has X working on the M3A78-T.
RLH
On Sunday 26 December 2010 06:46 pm, Russell L. Harris wrote:
* Mark Neidorff m...@neidorff.com [101226 22:56]:
Well OK. So, this seems to me to be a memory problem. I'm guessing the
video ram. Whatever memory the 80X25 mode is mapping into has become
flaky. When you start X, you are
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