Subj : Re: USB locking up To : Barry Martin From : Ky Moffet Date : Thu Oct 22 2020 20:34:00 BARRY MARTIN wrote: > Hi Ky! > > > OK. Not happy about it but at least is an answer and can narrow down > > what to work on. Will still keep an eye out for possible other issues > > but yes, it does seem more like a Southbridge issue rather than > > something like a power supply one. > KM> Yeah. And of course it all sounds painfully familiar. :( > Sorry about that! Ow ow ow :O > KM> Then of course I wind up with a pile of Asus, cuz that's what > KM> falls on my head. > > I've learned to use more shelves so less stacking. Is that the trick!! > > KM> Stay away from Biostar. > > Had something from them a long time ago. Me too. First really fast PC I had my hands on. About the time I got it set up, it died of bad capacitors. They're kinda cheaply made anyway... > KM> No-name boards are mostly Chinese manufacture from recycled > > Some parts I will go with 'random Chinese stuff' as most tend to be made > over there anyway but for motherboards, video cards, power supplies, > etc., I will save up my money and pay the extra cost for the name brand. > of course again there is the difference between me as individual and you > as (at times) contracting to a business. Yeah, quick and dirty can be anything, but everyday needs to be reliable. > KM> (NO freakin' RBG blinkenlights would be a plus...) > > Unless they provided some sort of a warning when the fan > failed, componets getting too hot, etc. It can do that just as well via beeps! > KM> CPU will be constrained by chipset, but the 9th generation Intels > KM> have come down some in price as the next generation come out, > KM> so... > > Buy the new 2020 models at used prices! > Yeah, I buy from last year or the year before, save a ton of money and considering how fast CPUs are nowadays, don't lose much. þ RNET 2.10U: ILink: Techware BBS þ Hollywood, Ca þ www.techware2k.com --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .