[mythtv-users] DMA Read errors and inter chipset (Abit
BP6Motherboard)
Jay R. Ashworth
jra at baylink.com
Wed Aug 18 21:50:55 EDT 2004
On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 04:42:37PM -0700, John Gruenenfelder wrote:
> It was a nice idea, but in reality, the BP6 was very poorly engineered with
> numerous faults. Of course, Abit would never admit as much. Some people got
> very lucky (like you), others were mildly lucky (like me). Still others
> barely got a few months out of their BP6's.
I wonder if this was a result of The Great Electrolytic Capacitor Scare
of 2003?
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/22.73.html#subj9.1
If so, and you have one, go hammer Abit to replace it.
Cheers,
-- jra
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