MobiusPizza
Platinum Member
Well earlier I asked my friend to change the RAM CAS timing to 2 WITHOUT changing any voltage setting. For some reason the board just failed to load even after clearing CMOS.
I've never heard a single incident the motherboard fries when RAM timing is changed. The worst case is usally the RAM dead, not the motherboard. In fact I've never heard an incident having wrong settings in BIOS would fry the motherboard itself. Mostly it would be other related peripherals that suffers.
Therefore I suspect the motherboard is at fault. For some reason my friend's PSU P4 4-pin plug does not fit into the moterhboard 4-pin plug. He forced it in anyway because I am pretty sure from the mannual there's where it goes. And the system runned fine untill I changed the RAM timing.
The retailer says it's our fault so they aren't going to warranty it. I said "WTF. RAM timing would NOT in any case fry a motherboard unless it's faulty" I didn't even up the voltage. My friend had to get another one. I feel guilty but yet I stand that this is not suppose to happen.
By the way he insisted buying the MSI ATi RS420 chipset motherboard and I failed to presuade him to go nForce 4. May be because RS420 is buugy chipset that caused this? I don't see many reviews around nor many people using these...
Shall I ask him to argue with the RMA?
I've never heard a single incident the motherboard fries when RAM timing is changed. The worst case is usally the RAM dead, not the motherboard. In fact I've never heard an incident having wrong settings in BIOS would fry the motherboard itself. Mostly it would be other related peripherals that suffers.
Therefore I suspect the motherboard is at fault. For some reason my friend's PSU P4 4-pin plug does not fit into the moterhboard 4-pin plug. He forced it in anyway because I am pretty sure from the mannual there's where it goes. And the system runned fine untill I changed the RAM timing.
The retailer says it's our fault so they aren't going to warranty it. I said "WTF. RAM timing would NOT in any case fry a motherboard unless it's faulty" I didn't even up the voltage. My friend had to get another one. I feel guilty but yet I stand that this is not suppose to happen.
By the way he insisted buying the MSI ATi RS420 chipset motherboard and I failed to presuade him to go nForce 4. May be because RS420 is buugy chipset that caused this? I don't see many reviews around nor many people using these...
Shall I ask him to argue with the RMA?
