Northbridge Blown

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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

We build and repair systems using only gigabyte Mb's and Intel chipsets. We
have recently had a spate of motherboards returns (37 and counting) with
GA-8I848P-G and 8I845G-VM-RZ boards. All boards have blown the Northbridge.
Their is no hardware common to all apart from the motherboards and Windows
XP. All users have reported the systems blown after using a USB device.
(variety of camera, phones ,MP3 players again no common link).
Gigabyte say we are the only place reporting such a fault but I find it hard
to believe that in the last 6 months we are the only shop that has had
faulty boards.
Has anyone else come across this problem and if so what was Gigabytes
response?

 

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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

Don't know if this qualifies but I had a GA 7N400 pro2 rev2 that I just
RMA'd. Got the new one today. I plugged my digital camera into the USB slot
and the computer froze. Upon restarting there was no boot & no video. Tried
everything I could, clearing BIOS etc. Nothing. Now after reading your post
I'll be afraid to use the camera??
Rudy

 

[wesley]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

"Showsyerhaggis" <showsyerhaggis@nospammmmyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:s3JQd.113868$K7.107846@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> We build and repair systems using only gigabyte Mb's and Intel chipsets.
> We
> have recently had a spate of motherboards returns (37 and counting) with
> GA-8I848P-G and 8I845G-VM-RZ boards. All boards have blown the
> Northbridge.
> Their is no hardware common to all apart from the motherboards and Windows
> XP. All users have reported the systems blown after using a USB device.
> (variety of camera, phones ,MP3 players again no common link).
> Gigabyte say we are the only place reporting such a fault but I find it
> hard
> to believe that in the last 6 months we are the only shop that has had
> faulty boards.
> Has anyone else come across this problem and if so what was Gigabytes
> response?

Oh no I use GA-8I848P-L and soon build GA-8I848P-G. Will they blow ?