From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jan 26 8:55:46 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net (smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net [206.210.69.143]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 249E837B416 for ; Sat, 26 Jan 2002 08:55:40 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 7835 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2002 16:43:42 -0000 Received: from dap-216-151-64-222.nfas.greensburg-tnt-2.sns234.pa.stargate.net (HELO wastegate.net) (216.151.64.222) by smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net with SMTP; 26 Jan 2002 16:43:42 -0000 Received: from mother.wastegate.net (mother.wg.local [192.168.1.2]) by wastegate.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 299B148449; Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:44:17 -0500 (EST) From: "Doug Reynolds" To: "burnscharlesn@hotmail.com" , "TD790@aol.com" Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:46:18 -0500 Reply-To: "Doug Reynolds" X-Mailer: PMMail 2000 Professional (2.20.2380) For Windows 98 (4.10.2222) In-Reply-To: <43.58ae011.29843121@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: 64-bit PCI mobos Message-Id: <20020126164417.299B148449@wastegate.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:19:45 EST, TD790@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 1/25/02 9:09:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, >burnscharlesn@hotmail.com writes: > >> >Have you tried to run them with 180watt power supplies? Or in a humid >> >environment? The problems are well-known and have nothing to do with >> >"luck". >> >At least they admit it...they took back about 70 MBs from us without >boxes >> >or >> >accessories. >> >> Can you really blame a motherboard when the system is using such a minimal >> power supply? Extremely low wattage power supplies are often made with >lower >> >> quality parts as well, as what reason is there to get such a wimpy PS >other >> than price? >> If the Tyan boards malfunctioned in humid conditions whereas other boards >> worked well, that is certainly not forgivable (though none of the Tyan >> boards that I have used have had such problems). >> > >The 810/815 chipset specs should require less 150watts with a single IDE >drive, as ALL other MBs of similar design function well. Most 1U systems have >such "wimpy" power supplies (150 is common), so I guess your "world" is >different than mine. I have to remember what list this is after all :-) > >We already, in this thread, have 2 noted "flaws" in MBs from a single company >(not random occurances, but known and similar design problems), yet you'll >argue (with no technical understanding of the subject) that there are no >problems because you havent experienced them. Why? this is why I have an abit board with a 400 watt power supply. --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net PGP Public Key Fingerprint: 6E7B 9993 B503 6D45 E33A 2019 26E5 C1DB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message