[sdiy] Using Cortex Mx Arms in Synth DIY

[dan snazelle]

I HAD AN ASUS MOTHERBOARD THAT DID THE SAME THING! it killed two my power supplies...this was back in 2003...it was my last PC before switching to MAC



On Dec 26, 2011, at 2:47 PM, BARRY KLEIN wrote:

> I basically agree, but just bought a Asus motherboard and I7 2600K as my power supply killed my old
> one and the next one I bought to replace it.  Turns out the supply has a 10V spike on AC turn on on the USB
> 5.1V standby.  Other than that it seemed fine - but opening it up I found almost all electrolytics were bad.
> So if this happens to you be sure to check the voltage at power on.  I have two A8n-SLI boards bad now.
> I tried replacing the power management chip that gets hot but the issue continues so there is something loading it
> down.  I don't have any mb schematics to go further and haven't found a good website that goes to this
> level of repair detail.  I'd like to continue to use some of the programs I will lose going to the new system and OS.
> Not a well known happenstance but just backing up your data doesn't get you back 100% on a different
> motherboard - you likely won't even get the board to come up.  I'd think macs have this same issue...?
> {sorry for people that hate pc discussions...)
> 
> Barry
> 
> On Dec 26, 2011, at 11:02 AM, thx1138 wrote:
> 
>> On 12/24/11 6:24 PM, "BARRY KLEIN" <barryklein at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> And many of those running Bootcamp or whatever and Windows 7...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Dec 24, 2011, at 3:44 PM, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:22:00 -0800
>>>> thx1138 <thx1138 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, I am also a Mac User and Pc is a piece of sheiss!.
>>>> 
>>>> Funny, considering that hardware-wise all the "modern" Macs are just very
>>>> cheap commodity PCs...
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ <gordonjcp at gjcp.net>
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>> Hi All,
>> 
>> First of all , the quality control on PC motherboards is all over the map.
>> 
>> Just try getting ProTools working under Windows on a Dell, SONY, Toshiba ,
>> etc. The results are really weird to be sure.
>> 
>> Run the same Hardware from AVID on a Mac Tower and the results are pretty
>> consistent.  The MAC OS is a heck of a good deal more stable on a MAC vs. PC
>> hardware platform.
>> 
>> My Mac Pro Lap top runs Windows XP from VMWare Fusion and it boots up
>> Windows a good deal quicker.
>> 
>> Linux on my Mac Pro seems pretty stable and runs fast. I use my old laptops
>> for Linux and they are better than Windows XP/ Win 7.
>> 
>> Draw your own conclusions, I use my MAC more often these days due to
>> reliability.
>> 
>> Terry
>> 
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