So the USPS just killed my motherboard...

[ghost recon88]

So I get my new rig today, get it all plugged in, go to boot it up, and I get an error code (it's an Abit board) that is pretty much the code of death (I later found out after googling it for an hour). Now the seller insured it through USPS, and so I'm wondering if I just take back the motherboard, or the whole system? I got such a good deal on it that I don't want to lose all. I've never had the post office kill/break anything before, so I'm not exactly sure how to handle this whole process.

 

[Shawn]

I think you have to send the whole thing back.

 

[ghost recon88]

U fer real? Man, thats gonna suck. I remember when my mom had 1 of 3 plates that broke, she only had to send that 1 back.

 

[50cent1228]

i think you should talk to the seller about this first

 

[Flammable]

maybe the seller killed it

 

[Sukhoi]

If the box it came in is in good shape you aren't going to get a thing from the USPS.

 

[jlee]

Are you sure the post office killed it? Is the packing material damaged?

 

[ghost recon88]

Well the box was in good condition, and it was packed very well. I reinstalled all the hardware, turns out the CPU was seated. So I go to boot, and the video card is artificating up the wazoo. At least I can see something now. It's artificating so bad I can't make out a think in the BIOS. I just contacted the seller asking what he wants to do, hopefully he can just refund me some money for the card since I don't want to lose the whole system.

 

[Skeeedunt]

This won't end well.

Good luck.

 

[ghost recon88]

Originally posted by: Skeeedunt
This won't end well.

Good luck.

Lol, thanks...

 

[BigJ]

Between this:

Originally posted by: ghost recon88
Well the box was in good condition, and it was packed very well. I reinstalled all the hardware, turns out the CPU was seated. So I go to boot, and the video card is artificating up the wazoo. At least I can see something now. It's artificating so bad I can't make out a think in the BIOS. I just contacted the seller asking what he wants to do, hopefully he can just refund me some money for the card since I don't want to lose the whole system.

And in the OP:

I got such a good deal on it that I don't want to lose all

I'm thinking that the seller sold him a bum system.