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Answer» Hey guys, Sadly, the P67 PLATFORM has been tainted a little by the Cougar Point chipset SATA port issues, which could cause long term reliability problems. Intel and all their partners had to rush to support users and replace millions of boards and according to the latest reports, Intel are a billion dollars out of pocket. If you get a new P67 motherboard just make sure it is the B3 revision (which is fixed).From: http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/zardon/asrock-z68-extreme-4-intel-z68-motherboard-review/ I had a bad experience with another ASROCK board and quality flaw and thats why I looked into research into your motherboard. My problem was solder balls all over the place shorting out legs etc as they come loose and in contact with surface mount chips etc. Tapped the board on a table with white sheet of paper and about 8 solder balls about the size of a pen ball point dropped and rolled on paper. Then tested the board after that and it worked but I had very little trust in its quality and reliability after. I saw a large solder ball that tipped me off to the problem by a PCI port. My symptoms were random black screens, failed boots, and all sorts of odd behavior. I'd check to make sure all fans are spinning as for a bad fan can cause the system to shut down to protect itself, and then move onto the PSU even though you dont have one available. Also other times I have seen unstable systems it was the result of dirty line power to the outlet that the computer was on, such as one customer I had that complained that there system would reboot randomly, but it seemed to happen more in the evenings. The cause was that their bedroom directly above the kitchen shared the same power with that of the microwave oven and the draw of the microwave oven dropped the line voltage on that service of their home and caused the system to reboot. The lights flickering was the KEY indicator there as well. I suggesed adding a $50 UPS and their problem was solved. If you dont have a UPS Battery Backup, its a good investment, although it probably wont help your current issue unless a line power issue. Quote from: nixie on November 11, 2011, 05:43:35 PM If you dont have a UPS Battery Backup, its a good investment All computers should be run off UPSS. Besides the battery backup features, all name brands include excellent surge protection. |
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