[geeks] Tyan Tempest Motherboard Headache

[Phil Stracchino]

On 01/11/18 15:18, Mark Benson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Well today answered the question... with an 'ah crap' moment.
> 
> The answer is that the DIMM3 RAM socket (yes, one of the ones that had 
> the RAM in!!) is burned out at one end. I don't know if I did it running 
> it on the bench or the seller sold me a dud. Given the cheap price I 
> suspect the latter. I've been sat next to this the entire time it'd been 
> powered on, there's no WAY I'd have missed that happening, surely?
> 
> I'm gonna try to get my money back, but I'm not sure if he'll budge as 
> it's outside the stated 14 day 'warranty' period.
> 
> Here's a pic:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/2kax1d2gm1bte0h/IMG_20180111_195509.jpg?dl=0

...Yeah, I'm pretty certain you would have noticed an event like that if
only from the smell of burning plastic.  Did it come with RAM installed?
 If so you'd probably never notice it until you pulled the RAM out...


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