Subj : USB locking up To : Ky Moffet From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Oct 23 2020 09:22:00 Hi Ky! > > 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. > KM> Yeah. And of course it all sounds painfully familiar. :( > Sorry about that! KM> Ow ow ow :O There there -- things will get better! The 'good news' is no matter what someone else has the same or very similar problem. Not that mysery loves company but at least can compare notes and learn from each other's experiences. > KM> Then of course I wind up with a pile of Asus, cuz that's what > KM> falls on my head. > I've learned to use more shelves so less stacking. KM> Is that the trick!! I don't know about _the_ trick but for me _a_ trick! And build from the bottom up with the actual items: those manufacturer's measurements may say "16.70 inches" but won't fit in a 16.75" space! > KM> Stay away from Biostar. > Had something from them a long time ago. KM> Me too. First really fast PC I had my hands on. About the time I KM> got it set up, it died of bad capacitors. They're kinda cheaply KM> made anyway... I was half-remembering thinking I had one running here -- check nmap but no; nothing even close. Mine was a MB-8500TTD motherboard ==> Intel CPUs: P54C/P55C to 233MHz. Probably long gone as the files are from 2008. > KM> No-name boards are mostly Chinese manufacture from recycled > Some parts I will go with 'random Chinese stuff' as most tend to be made > over there anyway but for motherboards, video cards, power supplies, > etc., I will save up my money and pay the extra cost for the name brand. > of course again there is the difference between me as individual and you > as (at times) contracting to a business. KM> Yeah, quick and dirty can be anything, but everyday needs to be KM> reliable. Right. Just like here for the MythTV computers I'm not all that concerned about performance and reliability. Do want something reasonable so as to not waste money (and time repairing or replacing), but for something I consider critical like this machine and the MythTV server want to go with a name brand if for nothing more than optimal OS support. (No-name 'Zingpuf' might get auto-configured bu the operating system set-up as generic and so give mediocre perforance.) > KM> (NO freakin' RBG blinkenlights would be a plus...) > Unless they provided some sort of a warning when the fan > failed, componets getting too hot, etc. KM> It can do that just as well via beeps! Though the beeps are usually after-the-fact! RGB LEDs could be programmed to be orange and red when whatever they're monitoring is starting to get too hot. > KM> CPU will be constrained by chipset, but the 9th generation Intels > KM> have come down some in price as the next generation come out, > KM> so... > Buy the new 2020 models at used prices! KM> Yeah, I buy from last year or the year before, save a ton of KM> money and considering how fast CPUs are nowadays, don't lose KM> much. I can only type and click so fast, but I don't like waiting too long for the machine to process a simple request. And buying 'old' not only means saving a bit of money from bleeding edge but probably most of the bugs have been discovered and corrected. (Too bad about those Southbridge capacitors!) ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Animal testing is a bad idea; they get nervous and give wrong answers. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .