Re: [gentoo-user] Re: new machine : mobo fault

[Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net>]

For the first time ever, I've bought a defective part for a new computer.

Today, my Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P mobo fried a USB stick.
I was using a longstanding stick to transfer data from the present machine :
some files copied successfully, then further attempts were met
with an error msg "unreadable FS ... " or similar wording.
Back in the present machine the same obstacle occurred,
so something bad had been done to the stick.
I used Fdisk to delete + recreate the partition, reformatted,
then successfully copied the contents back from the HDD there
(yes, always keep multiple backups ! ) : no physical problem with the stick.

There's also a problem with the front USB-3 port, which freezes the system.

The store has a 14-day return, so I plan to try an ASUS instead :

  Item Code: MBAS003960 -- $ 105 mail-in $ -10 -- downtown 4
  ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 Socket AM3+ AMD 970/SB950 Chipset
  Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 2x PCI-Express x16
  GLAN, 6xSATA 6.0 Gb/s 2xUSB 3.0 6x USB 2.0

  Item Code: MBAS003965 -- $ 130 -- downtown 2
  ASUS M5A97 R2.0 Socdket AM3+ AMD 970/SB950 Chipset
  Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 2x PCI-Express x16
  GLAN, 6xSATA 6.0 Gb/s 2xUSB 3.0 6x USB 2.0

  Item Code: MBAS004035 -- $ 165 mail-in $ -20 -- downtown 2
  ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 Socket AM3+ AMD 990X/SB950 Chipset
  Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 3x PCI-Express x16
  GLAN, 6xSATA 6.0Gb/s 2xeSATA 6.0 Gb/s 2xUSB 3.0 8x USB 2.0

  Item Code: MBAS003885 -- $ 180 mail-in $ -15 -- downtown 2
  ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Socket AM3+ AMD 990FX/SB950 Chipset
  Dual Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) MHz, 4x PCI-Express x16
  GLAN, 7xSATA 6.0Gb/s 1xeSATA 2xUSB 3.0 8x USB 2.0

Comments or suggestions very welcome.

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