[ale] Fw: [ale] Cheap motherboards in Atlanta

[Greg]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg" <runman at telocity.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: <haswes at mindspring.com>
Cc: <ale at ale.0rg>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] Cheap motherboards in Atlanta


> yes, I have found this out and it sucks.  The fan on the processor now
runs
> 24/7 unless I use the power switch on the back.  So now what good is the
> freaking "ON/OFF" switch on the front ?  I guess we need to put the on/off
> switch from the power supply now on the front.  Talk about terminal
> stupidity in something that was not broke to begin with.  Jeepers.
>
> Greg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adrin" <haswes at mindspring.com>
> To: "Greg" <runman at telocity.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [ale] Cheap motherboards in Atlanta
>
>
> > I keep reminding myself at work that the newer ATX
> > motherboards just don't hold up like the older ones.
> > Remember the power is always on now.  unless you unplug it.
> >
> > Adrin
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg [mailto:runman at telocity.com]
> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:26 AM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: [ale] Cheap motherboards in Atlanta
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know of a place in Atlanta that I can get cheap
> > motherboards ?
> > I only know of MicroSeconds on Roswell.  Prefer new, but a
> > good used one is
> > ok.
> >
> > I recently fried my Asus K7 upon install into a new case
> > (dunno exactly how
> > I did it - I hooked up the board, case fans and floppy and
> > all was ok.
> > Hooked up the CDROM and several HD and poof ! instant smell,
> > a faint "pop"
> > and no action from the poor mobo *sniff sniff*.  Funeral
> > tomorrow after the
> > salvage efforts are finished.).
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> >     Greg the Hardware weenie
> >
> >
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