HELP! my EPoX 8rda+ died!

[scrubman]

OK. No wise cracks about upgrading please. My system was still pretty fast (look at my rig in my sig) and right now I just cant afford to buy new everything. I think its my leaking caps that are causing the problem. Anyway it will not boot up at all. I already tried another PS. I hear a tiny little squeak when the power is applied and again when the power is removed. That happens with both PS's. I can just buy a used 8rda+ but I came here to see what you guys recommend. Im running an XP 2500 overclocked at 3200 speed with no trouble for at least 2 years now, prob more. Whats the best thing that will let me overclock the same that I can get for like under $50 shipped? Thanks in advance!!

 

[BlueWeasel]

Not sure about the 8RDA, but you can pick up an Abit NF7S (one of the best NF2 overclocking boards) used from the FS/FT forum for around $30-40.

 

[scrubman]

Thanks Blue!! Thats what Im looking for! Any other suggestions are welcome..

 

[Slowlearner]

I have been thru this - leaking caps- luckily I had registered and the failure was within two years of the purchase date, so Epox repaired the board free of charge (but didn't replace it), and I faced the quandry of what mb to replace it with, so went with a Asus A8NX-X and a XP Barton 2500. How did I know it was leaking caps - different error codes on the onboard lcd whenever I booted up. Got it back from Epox in about 3-4 weeks, and mated it with a XP1900 palo I had which is what I use today - yes its outdated but does what I need. I would contact Epox for repair /replacement if I suspected leaking caps.

But its its time to move on and if I were the OP I would wait for the reported Intel price drops later in July and see if I could use a 631/805/??? for a new system or wait for the Conroe.

 

[Stumps]

the 8rda+ was a pretty bad board, maybe try looking for a Gigabyte GA-7N400 series board, rock solid and the PRO versions have tons of features.

 

[Zauber]

I just returned a 3.5 year old 8rda+ to epox for capacitor replacement myself.

I think its an excellent board. Ran 100% stable for me for over 3 years. Only in the last month or so did it start crapping out to to capacitor failure.

 

[ncage]

Originally posted by: scrubman
OK. No wise cracks about upgrading please. My system was still pretty fast (look at my rig in my sig) and right now I just cant afford to buy new everything. I think its my leaking caps that are causing the problem. Anyway it will not boot up at all. I already tried another PS. I hear a tiny little squeak when the power is applied and again when the power is removed. That happens with both PS's. I can just buy a used 8rda+ but I came here to see what you guys recommend. Im running an XP 2500 overclocked at 3200 speed with no trouble for at least 2 years now, prob more. Whats the best thing that will let me overclock the same that I can get for like under $50 shipped? Thanks in advance!!

Same thing happened to my brothers mb after it was out of warranty. I sent am email to epox and then sent me an RMA number. In the instructions it asked me to send my original reciept which i didn't because it was out of warranty but they fixed it no problems which i think they shoudl have because of the leaky cap problem. Be aware though that epox rma is extremly slow. It took like 3-4 weeks to get the motherboard back so if this is your main system im sure you can't live without a system for that long.

 

[scrubman]

Thats great info!! Thanks!! I will probably call Epox on Monday! But what to buy right now to get my system back upo with the same stable overclock that ive been use to????????????

 

[scrubman]

look what they had to say! bunch of crap!

Sorry for the troubles. Unfortunately your board is out of warranty (Base off the serial number). But out of courtesy we can offer you a one time RMA repair on the board if you like. For a fee of 17$ USD. This will cover labor, parts and one way shipping back to you. If you don't chose this option, how you can refer to one of our dealers and purchase an upgrade EPoX board as a replacement. Thanks

they want to charge me money and not even promise to change all the "known" bad caps..

 

[scrubman]

after replying to that email using words like class action lawsuit and send a pic of the bulging leaking caps, here is what they said:

We extended an addition one year warranty for board with this issue. I think we did our part. We'll issue you a one time courtesy RMA repair offer for the board.

 

[Avalon]

Don't knock Epox. It wasn't just them that was having cap problems.

You can get refurbed Epox boards directly from Epox themself in their Epox store. I've gotten boards from them there before, and have been happy. Some of the prices are really good.

 

[scrubman]

Thats cool! I didnt know they had a store with refurb boards. I liked my board but i didnt like how they gave me the runaround before offering the free repair.

 

[osage]

I would think you would be happy they offered a low cost repair of the board. It is out of warranty after all.......

I have had Epox replace bad caps on motherboards in the past, these boards were in fact out of warranty....I was very glad that they did the repairs at no charge, but I did not expect it.

exactly how is sticking to the stated warranty policy for the product ... giving you the runaround ? ? ?

be glad you have a Epox mobo, try this same thing with a out of warranty Abit or Asus board and see what kind of result you get.

 

[scrubman]

when they have a known problem with a faulty product and do out of warranty repairs for hundreds of people in order to avoid a class action lawsuit.. this is why they are doing it and they should not have tried to make me pay first for something they have done for free all along..

 

[Ike0069]

So not replacing/repairing an out of warranty board free of charge is cause for a class action lawsuit?

 

[scrubman]

you gotta be joking! if you really think thats what im saying you need to do some googling on bad capacitors on motherboards from various mfg's

http://www.badcaps.net/

 

[Ike0069]

I am well aware of the problems with the capacitors that affected many differnt MB makers a few years ago.

The issue is that if the caps don't start leaking until after the warranty period ends, how is Epox to blame. You are basically saying that Epox should warranty the board for 3-years (or whatever the original warranty period was), then when something breaks after the 3-years is up, continue to repair/replace the board for as long as you own it. If they wanted to do that, they would have given the board a lifetime warranty.

I just don't understand why you expect them to fix something for free when it has already lasted longer than they guaranteed it would in the first place.

 

[scrubman]

ok..

#1. I only said that because I researched the situation and found that THEY have chosen to do the free out of warranty repairs on many boards prior to mine and all I wanted was the same treatment without having to jump through hoops to get it.

#2. I would not have any bad feelings towards Epox if they did not provide free out of warranty repairs for me or ANYBODY else either. It was good business for them to provide that on the particular products that they sold with known faulty components. I have many systems still running that are much older than the one that had the bad Epox board and there is no reason they shouldnt be. The lifespan of a system board should not have a cutoff of 2-3 years. Ones that fail in that time should be the exception, not the rule.

#3. I would buy Epox again!

 

[Ike0069]

Ok, so how old is your board. I belive Epox automatically upped the warranty period 1 year (making 4 years I belive) for anyone who had ANY Epox board with bad caps, no strings attached. After the extra year though, the new extended warranty is gone and owners would be on their own.

If yours is within the extra year, then I can see why you are upset. If not and they still fix it for free, you need to become an Epox spokesperson because that is way more than any other manufacturer has done for boards with bad caps.

 

[WT]

I paid my $17, and it was basically to cover shipping on my 8RDA, so I don't think thats a bad deal at all. You have a better option available ???