Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:06:20 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "David Naylor" <blackdragon@highveldmail.co.za>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: HELP: Motherboard Selection (ASUS) Message-ID: <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCAEFICFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <b53f6f940801280020g7f4ac266j9e9e029163c1b3af@mail.gmail.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of David Naylor > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:21 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: HELP: Motherboard Selection (ASUS) > > > Hi, > > Late last year I bought a AS US P5N-E (force 650) motherboard. It > didn't work with FreeBSD and SUMP (I can't blame FreeBSD has Linux and > Windows struggle to run on the board, and it is riddled with bugs). > > I'm now hoping to convince AS US that I need a different motherboard, > does anyone know which AS US boards work (or don't work) with FreeBSD. > I need SLID, quad core and 4 DIM MS. > Why don't you ask us when you have actually managed to get AS US convinced? It seems to me your chances of doing this now are gone. The Uniform Commercial Code only requires retailers to offer a 30 day guarentee. Assuming "late last year" meant sometime in December, you should have returned the motherboard to the retailer weeks ago. And, AS US has no obligation to take the board back and supply you with a different one under their warranty. > One board I was considering was the AS US P5N32-E (with force 680i). > I know there was a problem with NF (but I can live with that, if it is > not already solved). > I think your nuts to consider AS US again. You got burned once by them, do you like getting slapped upside the head repeatedly? The best chance you have of salvaging this train wreck is selling the motherboard on Ebay for 50 cents on the dollar, and treating it as a learning experience. In the future, don't buy a motherboard from an online retailer unless you know it works. And whether you buy one from an online retailer or a local retailer, return it as soon as you find it doesen't work. And of course, test that it works before the 30 day return period is up. Ted
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