Recent content by ski4ever

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    EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard dead?

    What's the scenario with a replacement board other than the original EPoX 8RDA+ mobo? I have an ABIT AN7 that I intend to install.
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    EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard dead?

    WIll Epox replace the board for free? From EPoX Support: "It will take 1-2 bussiness week to repair of your board, and we do not charge any labor fee to repair this board. If you have any other question please contact us at 714-680-0898." The same board? Yes, they repair the board and send it...
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    EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard dead?

    I found four bulging caps on the board, so I registered it on the EPoX site. Within an hour I had an RMA#, and I sent it off this evening. All this good news after having purchased an ABIT AN7 from NewEgg.
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    EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard dead?

    Wow -- I wonder if there was something in the EPoX 8RDA+ air Friday night. I was going to do the video card next, but since you've found that move to be fruitless I'll not do that. After checking my capacitors I found that four of them are bloated, all in the neighborhood of the memory. There...
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    EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard dead?

    I cleared the CMOS to no avail -- same black screen. The Post Code is C1, which is Detect memory with two sub sections. The sub sections are Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC, and Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below). I have a 512 stick in slot 1 and a 256 stick in slot 3...
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    EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard dead?

    How about the Abit NF7-S? Also, is it possible that the mobo is fine and that the processor has gone bad? I'd hate to buy a new mobo and then find that my existing processor is no good. Is there a way to test my combo to see if the problem is either the mobo or the processor or both? Thanks.
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    EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard dead?

    My EPoX 8RDA+ motherboard seems to be dead. The other night I was using my computer. I left it on as I usually do and found both screens were black in the morning as they usually are. Moving the mouse or tapping a key did not wake up the monitors. I've cleaned the ATI 9800 card and the slot to...