I posted that my CPU and Motherboard went pop yesterday. I took the parts back where they tested it and they where dead. Where they changed them for a new chip and replacement Motherboard, but was told to go back to the testing dep before I leave so they can test out the new chip and MB.

 

So after 30 mins or so waiting to get my new parts I went to the test dep, where I was now behind a few other people in the queue. When it was my turn the took the brand new CPU and brand new MB and tried them out. Nothing. The thing wouldnt work. Tried the chip in another computer and the CPU was fine. So they had to replace the replacement MB. So in the queue to get seen to for another 10-15 mins and then another 15-20 wait while they get the parts.

 

When I got the 2nd MB of the day I went back to the test dep again to test this one. Again another 20 min wait or so before I got seen. Set everything up with the new MB. Guess what. Dead as a door nail. 20 mins of them fiddling again, and actually turning it on by shorting the 2 power on switch pins which is not good. After 20 mins of him having a go, his hand slipped and he shorted the wrong pins and I heard a little pop. So back to the queue where I order the parts again and this time it was suggested to get a refund and change it for a different make. So 15 mins to get served, 15-20 mins to get the parts from the back then to the back of the queue in the testing dep to finally test the chip and MB. YAY! Worked first time :D.

 

I left my house at 11am to get there and I didnt get in until gone 4. I was at Scan for 3 and a half hours. :( I thought the NHS was bad ;)

 

Fair dos to them though, its not their fault that a whole batch of my make of motherboard where faulty. When in the test dep I noticed 7 motherboard of my make which they had marked up as faulty :(

 

Stuart

I had the same with my Maxtor 160gb SATA hard disk!!

 

Had one, would it work? nope so back i go to novatech the next day, they swap it for another and what do you know thatone was exactly the same!

 

In the end i got a seagate drive and that worked first time!

What make of MB was it? Please

ASUS A7N8X- Deluex

 

I got an A-Bit now, which thank god had the same RAID system as the old board and now everything is working nicely.

 

I can start on that video now ;)

Abit NF7 series?

 

Should hope so:D