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For the first time ever, I've bought a defective part for a new computer. |
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Today, my Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P mobo fried a USB stick. |
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I was using a longstanding stick to transfer data from the present machine : |
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some files copied successfully, then further attempts were met |
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with an error msg "unreadable FS ... " or similar wording. |
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Back in the present machine the same obstacle occurred, |
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so something bad had been done to the stick. |
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I used Fdisk to delete + recreate the partition, reformatted, |
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then successfully copied the contents back from the HDD there |
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(yes, always keep multiple backups ! ) : no physical problem with the stick. |
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There's also a problem with the front USB-3 port, which freezes the system. |
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The store has a 14-day return, so I plan to try an ASUS instead : |
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Item Code: MBAS003960 -- $ 105 mail-in $ -10 -- downtown 4 |
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ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 Socket AM3+ AMD 970/SB950 Chipset |
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Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 2x PCI-Express x16 |
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GLAN, 6xSATA 6.0 Gb/s 2xUSB 3.0 6x USB 2.0 |
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Item Code: MBAS003965 -- $ 130 -- downtown 2 |
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ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Socdket AM3+ AMD 970/SB950 Chipset |
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Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 2x PCI-Express x16 |
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GLAN, 6xSATA 6.0 Gb/s 2xUSB 3.0 6x USB 2.0 |
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Item Code: MBAS004035 -- $ 165 mail-in $ -20 -- downtown 2 |
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ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 Socket AM3+ AMD 990X/SB950 Chipset |
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Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 3x PCI-Express x16 |
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GLAN, 6xSATA 6.0Gb/s 2xeSATA 6.0 Gb/s 2xUSB 3.0 8x USB 2.0 |
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Item Code: MBAS003885 -- $ 180 mail-in $ -15 -- downtown 2 |
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ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Socket AM3+ AMD 990FX/SB950 Chipset |
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Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 4x PCI-Express x16 |
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GLAN, 7xSATA 6.0Gb/s 1xeSATA 2xUSB 3.0 8x USB 2.0 |
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Comments or suggestions very welcome. |
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SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb |
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