[Cialug] New Computer Hardware Issue

[Sean McClanahan]

FWIW -

I would second the thought that this might be memory related.  I built a
new server a couple of months ago, and it absolutely refused to power up
at all.  The vendor replaced the motherboard for me, and it still
refused to boot.  Changed the RAM and just like magic - it booted fine.
Bought the original RAM from Crucial, but it wasn't the same as the
replacement RAM, even though I inputted the same motherboard model each
time.  I would have made a stink about it, but I ended up using the
original RAM elsewhere anyway.

The mobo is a Supermicro H8-DMi3.

Sean


-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
Behalf Of Major Stubble
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:08 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] New Computer Hardware Issue

Nathan and Nate,

I wish there was some really cool story behind all this, but in  
reality, I got bit by this problem back when I built my current  
computer.  I was having issues with my MSI K9N nForce 550 board.   
 From there, all it took was lots of coffee (a habit I picked up from  
Dr. Gray) and an internet connection.

The difference is, at the time I was paying top dollar for the  
parts.  I was frustrated because I went with names that I had learned  
to trust back when I built these things for a living.  OCZ being one  
of them.

And to be fair, I found the solution then contacted them.  They were  
gracious and sent replacements immediately.  The memory has been  
solid since then.

(Though, I'll tell you right now, you couldn't pay me to purchase  
another MSI.  Suggestions from anyone here?)

What I'm seeing now is that these premium prices that I paid have  
dropped so that many more people are bumping into this problem.  And  
it isn't because the products are bad, just stale.  Those that are  
purchasing the cheaper memory are getting the same product with the  
same problems for a lower cost.

As to blogging this?  The information is out there.  I suppose one  
more blog re-writing all this might be useful.  Who knows.

BTW, my name's Nathaniel.  Nick to pretty much everyone who knows me.

-Nick

On Dec 3, 2007, at 2:56 PM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:

>
>> On Dec 3, 2007 2:23 PM, Major Stubble <major.stubble at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> My $.02.
>>
>> MS, how did you learn all this neat stuff about the memory industry?
>>
>> - Nathan
>
> Yeah, and are you blogging this somewhere?  Or is someone else?   
> spooky
> stuff.
>
> -Nate
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