From: Mike '/m' 

> the new motherboard (an ABIT VT7)


fwiw, I tend to find the ASUS motherboards to be a notch higher in quality
than the ABIT's.  YMMV and all that stuff.

 /m






On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:31:27 -0400, Gregg N  wrote:

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

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