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MrBean,
can you please forward the following (or give me his address so I can personally bash the :banana::banana::banana::banana: out of him) ?
"Dear Mr. Quan,
as you are obviously completely unaware, the Z7S magically supported VTT adjustment from day 1 if you plugged in QX9775 CPUs, that's confirmed by more than one user. So stop talking BS and get it done already.
Yours sincerely"
:p: :shakes: :mad:
God how I hate Assus tech support. Incompetent lying idiots all of them.
Hey jcool,
This is what I send yesterday:
And now his reply I posted above.Quote:
I bought this board for it's overclockaing abilities, not as a workstation
board, as it was advertised with 9775 Xtreme chips, and having for example
Vcore, and CPU VTT adjustments. Now I am using E5430's, and it took Bios
0401 to give Vcore. Now what about CPU VTT? It's undervolting on this board,
mine is reading 1.075 vs 1.12 to 1.15?
Sad that the engineers don't talk to tech support :(
I will forward your reply too - will "diplomatize" it first though...heh
edit: jcool, your input forwarded.....
Too bad, maybe they'd finally get the message without the "diplomatizing" :rofl: :shakes:
:) Hehe. This is what I emailed him though, close enough - awaiting feedback.
Quote:
As you are completely unaware, the Z7S supported VTT adjustment from day 1 if you plugged in QX9775 CPUs, that's confirmed by more than one user. So, it seems your feedback is not 100% accurate?
VTT adjustment works with QX9775 - what's the difference?
Got a line in, waiting for a response now :)
Hello Guys,
Ok, some interesting feedback.
As I have discussed in the past, my system became violently unstable at 400 fsb, no matter what voltage levels I would set for Vcore, Vdimm, and of course the chipset and SB.
Generally, my experience with Intel CPUs over the last number of years have been that, once you reach an overclock ceiling, either on air or water, on default voltages, you need to do silly things with the voltage (diminishing returns really), or use decent phase-cooling to get an extra amount of headroom.
Well, trying to bench at 400fsb, the system would well, bluescreen - especially running Prime95 and SuperPI32, this would be indicative of memory-related failures.
I upped Vcore to 1.40 even, no go, same issues, basically 1-2 minutes into Prime torture, keel over and die.
With new Bios 0501, no change there.
I always maintained there is something here not kosher, and several times I received feedback that VTT et al is the culprit...
I am currently running my system on 398fsb, 3.18gig (default 2.66), and everything default, and it is dead-stable running prime95 for few hours, Memtest for a few passes, and even now Linpack 64.
No bluescreens, crashes, nada - I am even browsing while this is going, so.... I will be happy with this result, I am not concerned over the possible (if any) benefit going to 400fsb and 3.20gig, but I'm just curious why this limitation.
Next test would be to undervolt the CPUs, and I am sure they have huge headroom. I still have a feeling something on this board around 400fsb, with 1333 CPUs ain't kosher - and it ain't the CPUs.
I will receive my new SM X7DWA-N (Thanx Movieman) hopefully this weekend, and do more testing on these CPUs - and I am sure they will be good for 3.6-3.8 gig on water.
Something on this board is holding me back - not memory, as it's default 800fsb Kingstons - it may be that somewhere in the deepest recessses of memory-timing land, there's settings that are to aggressive, similar to a couple of DFI boards of days gone by with Mushkin and OCZ sticks.
So yes, my bet is voltages on this board is good, stable, if undervolting a little, incl. VTT ;)
Memory timings though, will explain BSOD's. After all, if one core were to error in Prime95, I would expect to see rounding-errors, et al.
I will keep you guys posted.
The main thing here though, with Bios 0501, much more stable, no defaulting to stock settings, even if still only beta, seemsAsus is finally getting a grip on this tricky board.
To late for some though, but I may just keep this one and vmod the crap out of it once I have the SM up and running.
Please feedback on your experiences to.
See attached screenie.
Important request
Hello Guys,Quote:
I checked this issue with relative department.
There is some hardware limitation about overclocking. The motherboard Z7S WS itself does not contain VTT change circuit. So, there is no way to change VTT.
Are you sure there is VTT adjustment with QX9775 CPU?
Who here can provide a screenshot/photo of the Bios of a Z7S, with Xtreme CPUs, indicating VTT adjustment settings?
Feedback, asap, would be appreciated, as I am still busy with Lyn Quan of Asus to try and get behind this issue.
No screenshots, but I think there where at least 2 people in this thread with QX CPUs confirming the VTT setting existed and worked (as opposed to Vcore, which was available as well from day 1 but doesn't work properly with QX9775 CPUs to date, it's either stock or 1,6V setting lol). Also it was available in that shady preview posted by this news site (forgot which) a year back, they used QX CPUs as well.
I think it's pretty ridiculous we need to prove it though.
Edit: giorgioprimo's post here, Z7S preview with VTT was on the Inq but the article seems gone...
Yep, I concur, but one thing I've learned in my short life of 42years is that a simple picture shows so much more than mere words. How many times did we request proof in the past? He didn't ask for proof, but I think in this case it will go a long way to make Asus realize they should'nt come with bovine feaces - and they will realize we do our homework, and are prepared for any twaddle that may come along ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jcool
@ jcool: I did PM Giorgio, and he has already boxed the Z7S, but confirmed he could remember seeing a VTT setting.
Now, my only propblem is this: No-one have actually confirmed that they adjusted VTT, and saved Bios, and then looked in h/ware monitor to verify that VTT did actually change.
The VTT setting "viewed" by many may have been an indication only, and we need to have facts if we want to take on Asus tech support that the setting was actually:
1)Available
2)Configurable
3)Affecting VTT indication in hardware monitor section in the bios.
Unfortunately hearsay won't score us to many points, so we need someone out there with QX9775's to do this test. Yeah yeah, I know, frustrating as hell, but we need facts to back us, and at this point in time those are a bit hard to come by.
Anyone?
QX9775's are hard to come by and not many had them.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrBean
most that did used them with the SkullTrail board a year ago when that was the "hot" thing to do.
maybe a request out in another part of the forum for someone with QX9775's and the Z7S will be more productive??
hey i currently have 1 qx9775, i can send a screen shot to whoever!
Post them here if you will :yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bossmonkey
That would be great Bossmonkey :)
Please Bossmonkey, drop them here, and I will forward them to Lyn Quan the moment I receive them :)
Let's get this issue resolved then.
:)
Ta.
On another note, I really wanted to update my Raidcontroller's firmware so I took a chance and rebooted the machine.. after more than 9 weeks of uptime :D
Well it came right back up, I flashed the raidcon and while I was at it, slapped the 0501 bios on it. What can I say, HWmonitor is working now, but that's about it. I still get the "press F1 to enter setup" crap as soon as I manually adjust Vcore, so I still have to set it to ignore errors, load my settings and boot up (and never reboot lol) or it'll reset to default 3Ghz. Oh well, good thing I run this rig 24/7 anyways.
Ta for the feedback :) At least some improvements. I had the same F1 error with Vcore the same time I adjusted, but nothing since then.
So, all ok, but anyway, my new SM X7DWA-N should be delivered tomorrow, so I will rip the Z7S out, and use the SM. The Z7S will undergo some reverse-engineering, to see what I can make of VTT.
Will keep you posted.
I'm very rarely on Xtremesystems, but this thread inspired me to get a Z7S build going. And it was going good for a few months now. 16gb of 800mhz ram a couple X5460's and a pair of 4870's, it WAS going to be my end all machine, not needing an upgrade for many years... (cpu/ram/mobo)
So last week my linux install hangs while doing some folding@home crunching. I reboot, and nothing. I start to question my psu, my gpu's... systematicaly going through everything one at a time, even one ram stick at a time looking for the problem. Then I notice FF on the diagnosis card, little bit of searching and I see this is the telltale sign that the board has moved on to another plain of existance. Currently trying a few of the miracle solutions like unplugging psu/clear rtc jumper/remove battery. I might play with it this weekend here and there, but if I cant get past FF, then I'm gonna have to RMA it with the company i bought it from.
It was running fine since november, had it run folding@home while I'm out of town for work, noticed it stopped crunching a week ago, only to come home to this. Even better, my custom made waterblocks for the whole board (cpu/cpu/chipset/chipset/chipset/ram) just arrived, glad I havent torn into the board yet, dont want to give any reason to deny my rma.
<sigh>
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I havent had a reply from Asus beyond the first contact (recent not counting first couple tries) yet.........
Remember, just got finished with Chinese New year and they may be backed up right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
Well after a few hours screwing around today, I've come to the conclusion that I'm :horse: Worst part is I've been searching my records and cant figure out where I bought the board... wonder where that puts me with regards to getting a new one from Asus... argh. I'd so rather have a gaming laptop right now then this monstrosity, good thing my QX6700ES is still running (gasp) its in another asus board P5W DH. Am I doomed?
I think I took all your bad luck for the day, had the 1000w Antec in my system blow up (sparks everywhere!) about 2 hours ago.... at least it didnt take anything with it.
Now running a 600w OCZ Powerstream V1.. and an 8800GTS/512 because it cant get enough power to my 4870X2 lol :(
edit - scratch that, i'm running both 600w powerstreams I have because one cant power both the cpu's AND the 8800GTS... wth.
Ah, the bliss that is PC Power & Cooling 1Kw turbocool :)
Soz to hear about your badluck, though, STEvil.......bad one, and some good luck in it didn't take anything else out....
Got another reply, have pointed the sender at this thread. Jcool you bought 2 boards for clients right? That makes 6/8 known purchased boards dead so far... or 6/7 if you only set up one client machine.. wow what a record :(
Actually I have bought a total of 5 boards in all. 2 for me (1 initially and 1 new when my old one died cause I didn't wanna wait that long), 1 for Jaco (that's my 2nd board in RMA) and 2 more for customer's builds that are alive and kicking (thankfully). So right now it's 2 out of 5 dead for me...Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
That's still a pretty crap-tastic record for the board though.
Are those other boards running WCG as well jcool? I think its the VRM's giving out..
edit - Guys, when RMA'ing your boards put "ATTN: Chinh Nguyen" on a piece of paper inside.
Unfortunately AFAIK they don't, but at least one does 10+ hour render jobs regularly. Running OCed X5450's as well, HD4870X2 CF included, so not really light equipment. I don't think it's the CPU VRM or mine would have blown again by now.
... but you're using bios 0501 now ...
Maybe the 0401 bios was bugged and caused the VRM's to die?
Those customers probably have bios 0201 , right?
This is all speculating , no proof at all , just my 'theory'.
No they have 0401.. running E0 CPUs they needed that bios.
So far my 'theory' :D
It must be something else then .
Help!
Is anyone else running the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB card? I just messed up my BIOS and need a fresh copy of the BIOS for the master GPU - can anyone help me out? I am desperate to get this fixed tonight!
Thanks
Andrew
From here:Quote:
Originally Posted by drewhemm
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/i...ace=&memSize=0 :shrug:
Thanks, but that's for the 1GB version of the 4850 X2 - I have the 2GB card and the BIOS is different, I used the 1GB just to get the card to POST but it's not stable enough to run Windows without crashing.Quote:
Originally Posted by s0lid
If anyone has the card, they can extract a copy of the BIOS using GPU-z - for now I have had to revert to my 3870.
On a side note, I have installed the 0501 BIOS to my Z7S and I am back to 440MHz FSB/3.3Ghz - does anyone know yet if the manual VCore problems present in 0403 have been resolved?
Try mvktech.org, the best site there is for getting GFX bios files etc
They have the 1GB card only - AAGH so close but so far. I registered on the site to put a request in the forum, but the login details they sent me don't work - talk about frustration!Quote:
Originally Posted by jcool
Sorry then, I only got a 2GB 4870X2 - wanna try that bios? :D
Quote from my asus technical inquiry...
"An FF post code usually indicates an issue with the board and it will need to be sent in for RMA"
off to find a serial no. I go.....
Received the fresh VBIOS from Sapphire this morning - now I'm on my power saving mission!
good luck!
Hi Guys,
New to the forum and I want to say thanks to you all for inspiring me to build a Z7S system despite all the negativity it's been recieving.
My system is currently running a single C0 E5410 CPU with 4GB (4x1GB) of Kingston HyperX FB-Dimm with an HD4870 Graphics card.
I have a 4850X2 but I'm rather disappointed that I can't put it on the primary slot due to the mosfet coolers so I've decided not to use it in the meantime.
I've currently modified the cooling to use a Thermalright HR01X for the CPU and the HR05 IFX for the North bridge with a SilenX 80x15mm fan.
I haven't OC'd my system yet, but so far its running rock solid on Vista 64 SP1.
I'm looking for a 2nd E5410 C0 CPU to add into my system to add more processing power.
Thanks to you guys who have successfully got your Z7S setup up and running and good luck to those who don't! >.<
4870X2 works fine in the primary slot, at least mine did...
I once benched it with 2x 3870X2 fit well... also built a watercooled setup with 2x 4870X2, see a few pages back. What's the issue with the 4850X2?
As far as I am aware, the 4850X2 is the BIGGEST graphics card you can buy - about an inch longer than the 4870X2. I also could not get it into the primary slot and gave up trying to force it - part of me thinks I can get it to fit if I bend a few bits, but who in the world wants to do that when the graphics card and motherboard come to nearly £1,000 !! Correct me if I am wrong but the second slot is exactly the same as the first slot, they are both x16, unlike on cheaper boards where one is x16 and the other is x8 or x4. Now I have the primary x16 free in case I ever need to plug something else in. That would probably be nothing or another graphics card as I already have a RAID controller in the white (mechanical) x16. I guess the complication would be if you need to plug in a legacy PCI device?Quote:
Originally Posted by jcool
This has kinda shattered my ambitions to buy another 4850X2 and run 4-way Crossfire, but the 4850X2 is so powerful I don't really see any reason to bother. You can always buy a 1GB 4850 and put it in the first slot and (I believe) run 3-way Crossfire, or buy a 4870X2 and run hybrid 4-way Crossfire.
By the way, have you heard the fans yet?? I stripped mine off and put on a thick slap of water cooling!
Lol, forgive me for saying but I always thought the 4850X2 was a superfluous card. Either you want the full performance of a 4870X2 dual GPU card or you go with a single 4870 1GB, but 4850X2? I dunno..Quote:
Originally Posted by drewhemm
Also I think it's ridiculous it doesn't fit where the biggest and baddest cards on the market (4870X2, GTX 285, GTX 295) fit w/o problem.
I'd probably sell it lol. Anyway, if you are satisfied with it then just keep it as it is, it runs just as good in the 2nd slot as in the first (both are x16 PCIe 2,0).
And yeah I watercooled my X2 as well.. its stock fan was easily 3x louder than my condenser fan on the phase change unit :ROTF:
Good luck with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by pbdm4k
I wanted identical sSpec numbers and ended up flying ~2300 miles to another State and driving ~400 miles to find another C0 new in the box for retail purchase. :shakes:
You don't need identical batches.
Hi guys!
Some days ago arrived from Jcool my new FBDIMM 800 CSX Rams..
I mount the copper heatspreader ...the same of Jcool.
here some shots..
The problem is.. Why I can't go over 428mhz of fsb?
I try to go to 1.40 of northbridge and 1.60 of cpu's and SB...
I don't understand because cpus temp are at 29-32c and a Motherboard temp to 38c and Fbdimm temp to 32-38c.
428mhz with no chipset overvolt... only 1.4v for cpus..and when I go to
429mhz system don't want start.:bsod:
I have 0501 Bios..
TNX to All :(
First off, I think it looks awesome :D
Second of all, 1,40V MCH setting does NOT work. It always results in the system not booting. Try 1,35V MCH setting, gets me to FSB 451 stable. The limiting factor will be how much FSB your CPUs can handle (not how much Mhz, you can push more Vcore to increase clock speed, but you don't have VTT option so it's down to luck how far the CPUs will go on stock VTT).
If you have E0 CPUs 440 Mhz FSB should be doable.
Hi Jcool,
TNX for your answer,
Yeah CPUZ say that I've C0 CPU... I did not know..:(
Anyway.. I don't understand what is the VTT but I read previous page and it probably implemented to the 0501 bios but only visible if you have a pair of QX97xx cpus.. or not?:confused:
You think that will be possible adjust this VTT and go over 428 fsb for the future?
Well FSB 430 was the max. stable FSB for my C0 E5420's as well, so it's not surprising you can't go higher..
What happens above FSB 428? The system does not boot, or the system becomes unstable? If it doesn't boot (because you tried to set 1,4V MCH) then like I said try 1,35V MCH and maybe 1,86V Vdimm.. if it's unstable try the same voltage settings and use enough Vcore. If prime blend still fails you are at your CPUs FSB limit.
VTT is like the FSB voltage on S775 and 771, adjusting it helps with high FSBs on desktop mainboards. Unfortunately you cant change the VTT on the Z7S unless you use QX9775 CPUs, so if your CPUs hit their FSB max you cant go higher. And like I said, C0 tops out at around 430 with stock VTT.
Identical sSpec != identical batches.Quote:
Originally Posted by jcool
Very true...but visiting a buddy on a moments notice over a holiday weekend made it worth it. :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by gongo
The irony is that my home is surrounded by Intel plants, yet both E5410s were manufactured in Costa Rica... :hm:
When you want to go faster PM me...:wasntme:Quote:
Originally Posted by ptelles
Oh sure, misread you there. But sspec is the same as long as CPU model and stepping are identical, meaning any C0 E5410 will share sspec with yours - so how hard could it be finding one :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by ptelles
That's true in terms of the E5410. However, other changes within the same stepping can lead to differing sSpec numbers. For example, these 5140's are the same stepping and clock speed, but their sSpec numbers differ due to a tweak in the multiplier:Quote:
Originally Posted by jcool
SL9RW
SLABN
Perhaps I'm not too savvy when it comes to processor suppliers. It wasn't obvious to me that any online retailers were willing to guarantee the stepping I would receive. I decided to seek out a brick and mortar retailer that had a C0 in stock. Most retailers that I contacted didn't stock Xeon processors.
uh.. the mhz should change if the multiplier changes. I think Intel goofed on there somewhere.
hey all,
i was wondering if its possible to use the 3rd white pci-e slot for crossfire?
i bought a new sound card thats pci,
and im really bummed to find out that one of my gpu's covers the pci slot so i am now struggling to look for ways around it.
if anyone has idea's then tell away!
but defintily wondering if the white pci-e slot is useable!
thank you!
You could use CrossFire on that slot, but from my understanding its a slower PCI-E slot.
You won't be getting the full advantage of CrossFire due to the slower bus speed.
Have you considered a USB Sound Card?
I'd go with USB if the included Asus sound card wasn't all I needed, Creative have some very good ones - what does the PCI card have that the Asus card doesn't have?Quote:
Originally Posted by pbdm4k
well id say the asus card may be better, the card i got was a gift, it was the razer baraccuda package, sound card and headphones.
i just dont want to put it to waste, i plan to upgrade soon to an i7 build. should i buy a new card?
or just use 1 4870x2, the games i play atm arn't very graphic demanding, and i havn't gotten into crunching yet
put the barracuda in the i7.
A single 4870X2 is plenty for just about anything out there that you can actually sit down and "play"... ;)
alright thank you guys!
just needed some input from the guru's! :)
Yeah, really. I'm on my "old" 8800GTS/512 at the moment due to power supply issues and it does most things at 2560x1600 just fine as long as I dont run over 2x FSAA.Quote:
Originally Posted by gongo
hehe, chips were attached to the package in costa rica, but they were most likely manufactured in OR/AZ or maybe even Israel.Quote:
Originally Posted by ptelles
Received my Asus Z7S from RMA (thanks to jcool ).
Running 400x9 at the moment. I'm happy the Harper rig is online again:)
Any indication what they did? Is it actually the one you sent in or a replacement? Mine should arrive at Asus any day now.
I'm quite sure it's the same board.
There are some markings on the bios chip , I think it's a new bios chip.
Board is running 426x9 fine here :cool:
I hope you'll get quicker service from Asus ... been waiting more than 2 months :rolleyes:
Hey Jaco,
Can you help me out here ?
I have Z7S WS M/b too...
I don't now why no matter what overclock I do in Bios, a soon as I restart my system it sets default bios is there any way to disable it ?
Thanks, Vito
Vugar,
I have had that problem (all bios settings back to default) just once with this board.
Sorry, couldn't figure out why or how this happened.
Is this happening every time you restart ?
Maybe jcool has any idea ...
Yes, every single time.
Do you have msn or any other messenger.
I wanted to talk about overclocking.
PM me your messenger or something else so I can talk to you right now.
Best, Vito
That's the same issue I have, manual Vcore + E0 step CPUs = problems. Either set the Vcore back to auto and be satisfied with whatever OC you get on stock Vcore, or set the bios to halt on no errors, make your Vcore adjustment, bootup and never reboot. That's what I do anyway.
hi jcool,
where do I choose that option?
Can't remember really. It's called "press F1 key on error" or something. If you disable that, it will boot up once (and only once) using the manual Vcore you selected. At the next reboot, your bios will be reset again so be sure to save all your settings in the OC profile.
What bios are you using, 040x or 050x?
My bios is 050x
Can you try the following:
Let it reboot at default values and than shutdown normally. Wait and
startup again than enter the BIOS and than do your settings BUT do NOT set CPU FSB yet (let it on auto) and reboot again, let it startup windows. Than shutdown the last time and reboot and enter the BIOS once again and set the FSB to whatever OC you used.
This works for me! I can shutdown/reboot without having to set the BIOS again.
Problem is not the FSB setting but the Vcore setting. As long as Vcore is on auto, I am seeing no issues whatsoever. Set it to manual and it :banana::banana::banana::banana:s up the bios every time if you reboot. That's why I don't ^^
Hi Jcool, did you have any other problems with LAN teaming? I am trying to get my two adapters to work together as one as they are connected to a gigabit switch. One thing I find weird is that one of the adapters will only negotiate at 100MBPs half duplex and the other at 1000MBPs full duplex. I have tried under XP and Vista (both x64) and also tried setting the speed manually via the driver, which causes negotiation to fail completely...Quote:
Originally Posted by jcool
When I team the adapters, web browsing almost grinds to a halt, something is definitely wrong - any help would be appreciated.
Regards
Andrew
Can't help you there mate, sorry... never tried teaming, not on the Z7S and not anywhere else (yet). I just know you can do it ^^
hey all, I'm thinking about selling my z7s and my qx9775, and going core I7, im tired of the lack of overclocking ability.
so could anyone tell me a good price to sell the package as?
In CDN$
i was thinking around 800-1000, but is that to much? ram is included of course.
If anyone ran into problems running certain graphics cards at PCIe 2.0 here is a supposed fix. I haven't tested it myself yet as I'm at work, will do tomorrow. In my case the issue is with a 260 in the second PCIe slot (RAID controller is in the PCI-X slot, hence the second slot) From what I gathered from the mail history Asus reproduced and fixed the error with a 9800GT.
you are willing to sell a pair of qx9775, a z7s and the ram for <1k CDN$? sounds very 'appealing' to me... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bossmonkey
I think its a single qx9775?
someones got good memory!
yup, sorry to say it is only 1 x QX9775
*queue song: Queen - Another one bites the dust*
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I heard, I feel so bad for jaco..Too good a guy to be going through all this crap..Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
I finally gave up on mine, as well. The CPUs deserved a home that works.Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
I broke mine in December.Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
Yeah it sucks. We're gonna try and do a hotflash of the bios chip tho, as I have a feeling it may be the bios crapping out again.
My 2nd one is still going strong BTW, passed 6 weeks uptime for the 2nd time now... *knocks on wood*
YGPMQuote:
Originally Posted by jcool
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Actually the one Jaco got back from Asus was the same he sent in, and it seems to be the bios (again), so it's not really 2 boards dead... Unlike mine, which by the way STILL is in rma with Asus, for the 3rd time now. These idiots keep sending me back the defective one. Never had crap like this happen to me before...
PM incoming.Quote:
Originally Posted by jcool
Any board that got or needs an RMA is on my list. The faults are unacceptable.
Guys:
Time for you all to take a different approach to this.
Documnent that the boards you sent for replacement are the same ones they sent back and that the same issue is ongoing.
Then take this and file a complaint with the justice dept for fraud on Asus part.
They are not honoring the expressed intent of the warranty and that is false advertising or simply fraud.
They are liable to make good on their warranty to you and sending back the same bad boards is in violation of that expressed warranty.
Personally I think Asus owes us all a refund..
That's really the answer. They sold a faulty product and are playing games with all of you on RMA's..Quote:
Originally Posted by STEvil
Time for you guys to let them know how pissed you are and plan to take legal action through the justice dept.
Maybe name Newegg also as they continued to sell these after knowing of the problem.
Wow, we lost like the last page of this thread... that sucks.
Anyway... *starts singing Queen*: Another one bites the dust...
My PSU finally blew somewhere around tonight (yeah I know I saw it coming.. should have done something about it), rig went down between 3 and 4 am and wouldn't fire back up. I replaced the PSU, and now it does start up, but gives the dreaded "FF" error code.
Fortunately I got a brand new one back from RMA last week, so I can replace it immediately. Still, it sucks. Mainly because I still don't know what's causing it to fail... Maybe the dead PSU blew something, who knows, but I doubt it.
All right.. swapped mobo & PSU, and my server is alive again... talk about high maintenance cost lol :rolleyes:
Seems like the storage system got hit pretty hard by the failing PSU tho, Win XP x64 refuses to boot and the Raid 5 array reports as degraded :eek:
Rebuilding now, approx 3,5 hours for that 1,8TB array - thank Intel for the 1,2Ghz Dualcore XOR :D
I think I'll just use this as an opportunity to change the OS, I've wanted Server 08 on this one for quite some time now.
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spiro - 1
4DoorGTZ - 1
DanTheBanjoman - 1
Serlv - 1
dang, who was it I added before the posts went missing? 11 boards now anyways.
wow, that many boards?
that's just insane,
mine still in working shape,
just not pleased with it what so ever,
trying to sell it atm,
for as low as 800$ with cpu, ram, and heatsink.