From: "Rich" 

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   The ABIT AT7 doesn't have the Designed for Windows logo so I would =
have avoided it.  I'm not sure that any PT880 based motherboards are.  I =
couldn't find any.  There are PT800 motherboards with the logo as well = as
plenty of other socket 478 motherboard that are.

Rich

  "Gregg N"  wrote in message =
news:4297e549$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Rich wrote:
  >    I would be frustrated too.
  > =20
  >    You didn't say, how long did it take from when the motherboard =
died=20
  > to when you had it replaced and the system booting again?
  > =20
  > Rich

  It was about four or five days until it was booting again. At first I=20
  did an upgrade install, but then I decided to start clean and =
reinstall.=20
  That was probably a week later. I didn't immediately reactivate =
because=20
  I thought it would be a good idea to wait until I was sure the new=20
  motherboard and installation was working acceptably before =
reactivating=20
  to avoid possibly having to reactivate a second time. So I waited as=20
  long as possible, and now the grace period expired.

  As it happens, I am having some difficulty with the new motherboard =
(an=20
  ABIT VT7) spontaenously rebooting every few days (both Windows and=20
  Linux, Linux more frequently). I am already dreading what will happen=20
  when I try to replace the motherboard yet again.

  Gregg
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   The ABIT
AT7 doesn't have =
the Designed=20
for Windows logo so I would have avoided it.  I'm not sure that
any = PT880=20
based motherboards are.  I couldn't find any.  There are PT800 =

motherboards with the logo as well as plenty of other socket 478 = motherboard=20
that are.
 
Rich
 

  "Gregg N" <gregg{at}invalid.invalid>">mailto:gregg{at}invalid.invalid">gregg{at}invalid.invalid>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:4297e549$1{at}w3.nls.net...Rich=20
  wrote:>    I would be frustrated =
too.> =20
  >    You didn't say, how long
did it take from =
when the=20
  motherboard died > to when you had it replaced and the system =
booting=20
  again?>  >
RichIt was about four or five =
days until=20
  it was booting again. At first I did an upgrade install, but then =
I=20
  decided to start clean and reinstall. That was probably a week =
later. I=20
  didn't immediately reactivate because I thought it would be a good =
idea to=20
  wait until I was sure the new motherboard and installation was =
working=20
  acceptably before reactivating to avoid possibly having to =
reactivate a=20
  second time. So I waited as long as possible, and now the grace =
period=20
  expired.As it happens, I am having some difficulty with the =
new=20
  motherboard (an ABIT VT7) spontaenously rebooting every few days =
(both=20
  Windows and Linux, Linux more frequently). I am already dreading =
what will=20
  happen when I try to replace the motherboard yet=20
again.Gregg

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