Subj : Re: USB locking up
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sun Oct 04 2020 20:23:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Ky!
> 
>   > Anyway, did plug in a memory card adapter and that made things lock up.
>   > Yea!!  Unfortunately the Log file was 0 bytes after the reboot.  And of
>   > course the adapter worked fine after that.
>   KM> So it's probably electrical, not OS. Still think you've got a
>   KM> hardware failure in progress.
>   
> OK.  Not happy about it but at least is an answer and can narrow down
> what to work on.  Will still keep an eye out for possible other issues
> but yes, it does seem more like a Southbridge issue rather than
> something like a power supply one.

Yeah. And of course it all sounds painfully familiar.  :(

> And as it seems one cannot bypass the Southbridge that means one needs
> to replace the motherboard.  Start looking more intently for good buys
> on Intel-based boards and of course the accompanying CPU.  Any
> suggestions?

I like MSI for feature set. Friend likes Gigabyte for reliability (I've 
never owned one, just haven't come my way), and they hawk 'em as extra 
durable for business use. Used to buy DFI for clients -- very reliable 
back in the day, dunno about now but I can tell you that an inquiry gets 
a Live Human, and they sell direct. I love Tyan boards for stability, 
but they don't really make a consumer board anymore. (Tho they may be 
OEM'ing for Lenovo.)

Then of course I wind up with a pile of Asus, cuz that's what falls on 
my head.

Don't care for the layout on ASRock, tho don't know anything for or 
against, and never owned one, but they cater to gamers, which is not a 
plus in my book.

Stay away from Biostar.

No-name boards are mostly Chinese manufacture from recycled components. 
Per Phil's Computer Lab (who demos 'em occasionally) some pretty good, 
some an Adventure. I don't think I'd pay money for one unless I needed 
something odd and specific that wasn't available elsewhere; they're 
mostly geared toward retro-gaming.

One set of opinions:
https://premiumbuilds.com/motherboards/best-motherboard-brands/

(NO freakin' RBG blinkenlights would be a plus...)

CPU will be constrained by chipset, but the 9th generation Intels have 
come down some in price as the next generation come out, so...
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