Flipped floppy cable on new Asus P5B.. Did I kill it?

[Rod Speed]

First, when are you guys going to stop with the ASUS mobos ?

Never, because none of mine have ever died.

No doubt that store is giving you refurbs and restocks ...
WHICH they probably got from their wholesaler because
of the small quantity they bought. I'm surprised they
honored any kind of warranty, and did not try to blame
you for that static crap. THAT is crap. As you know,
all you need to do is touch the metal case to
disappate any static. Easy to prove that too.
I use a ground wire connected to a metal file
cabinet to discharge those stinking packing
boxes. I can hear the "pop", and then I can
go about my business without fear of more
lightning bolts.

See if they carry Gigabyte, and will swap you.

No thanks, I've had one of them die and there
are FAR too many revs of their motherboards.

 

[JAD]

First, when are you guys going to stop with the
ASUS mobos ? No doubt that store is giving
you refurbs and restocks ... WHICH they probably
got from their wholesaler because of the small
quantity they bought.

you know what assuming makes? wait let me get my meditation mat so I can
chant along with you..

If i promote gigabyte they may be a real manufacturer some day..if i promote
giga.......asus sux asus sux

I'm surprised they honored

 

[Guest]

I touched the grounded chassis after any major moves, such as sitting
down, just in case I had built up any large charges. Before contacign
any components, I then maintained contact with the new system chassis
(unplugged) to equalize it to myself to it. (Couldn't find my strap.)

If you want to save some trouble and reduce static discharge, work
barefoot and in short sleeves. The latter increases the chance that
you'll ground yourself to chassis.

Try to find a very old DOS program called ANADISK (probably in a file
named ANAD204 or ANAD207) since it tests the floppy controller hardware
directly and bypasses the BIOS. But because it works this way, you'll
need to boot to DOS, possibly FreeDOS or MS-DOS 6.22.

 

[MM]

you know what assuming makes? wait let me get my meditation mat so I can
chant along with you..

If i promote gigabyte they may be a real manufacturer some day..if i promote
giga.......asus sux asus sux

I'm surprised they honored

I am intrigued to know just how much of a problem static really is.
Whenever I work on a PC's innards I use a wrist earthing strap. I hold
memory sticks in an antistatic bag when inserting or removing them. I
try not to shuffle my feet across the floor. I take all possible steps
to avoid static. But the other day I popped into a local PC build shop
for some mobo standoffs and watched the bloke working on the h/w
without a wrist strap. He was building a PC for sale. So, just how
sensitive are modern mobos, RAM sticks, CPUs etc to the problem? And
if it is really a problem, why don't the mobo designers cover the
entire mobo in plastic or something?

MM

 

[Rod Speed]

I am intrigued to know just how much of a problem static really is.

Its a rather overstated problem.

Whenever I work on a PC's innards I use a wrist earthing strap. I hold
memory sticks in an antistatic bag when inserting or removing them. I
try not to shuffle my feet across the floor. I take all possible steps
to avoid static. But the other day I popped into a local PC build shop
for some mobo standoffs and watched the bloke working on the h/w
without a wrist strap. He was building a PC for sale. So, just how
sensitive are modern mobos, RAM sticks, CPUs etc to the problem?

Not very, and only in the worst situations of
winter air conditioning and synthetic carpets etc.

And if it is really a problem, why don't the mobo
designers cover the entire mobo in plastic or something?

Because it isnt that big of a problem.

 

[John Doe]

MM <kylix_is yahoo.co.uk> wrote

Its a rather overstated problem.

It gives Rod Speed another of many things to troll about.

Not very, and only in the worst situations of
winter air conditioning and synthetic carpets etc.

But Rod Speed is a troll all year long, a hyperactive troll.

In fact, like with every other part you get in the mail, they do
cover the entire mainboard in static dissipating plastic. They also
explicitly tell you to keep your hands/arms in contact with the case
as you are installing the mainboard. After the mainboard is secure
in your metal enclosure, it's no longer subject to static
electricity discharge damage.

Because it isnt that big of a problem.

Unfortunately, you don't always immediately know when something is
damaged by static electricity discharge, that can make attributing a
problem to static electricity discharge very difficult. And that's
what very highly qualified engineers say when talking about
individual components. Multiply that by the large number of
components on a mainboard.

One thing for sure is that Rod Speed is a troll and takes every
opportunity to beg for attention.

 

[Rod Speed]

It gives Rod Speed another of many things to troll about.

You wouldnt know what a troll was if it bit you on your lard arse.

But Rod Speed is a troll all year long, a hyperactive troll.

You wouldnt know what a troll was if it bit you on your lard arse.

In fact, like with every other part you get in the mail, they
do cover the entire mainboard in static dissipating plastic.

What was clearly being discussed was what
is done with the motherboard IN USE, ****wit.

They also explicitly tell you to keep your hands/arms in
contact with the case as you are installing the mainboard.

**** all do that.

After the mainboard is secure in your metal enclosure, it's
no longer subject to static electricity discharge damage.

Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have
never ever had a ****ing clue about anything at all, ever.

Unfortunately, you don't always immediately know when something
is damaged by static electricity discharge, that can make attributing
a problem to static electricity discharge very difficult.

I do however know that nothing I have ever done any work
on, including installing motherboards etc, has ever died
some time after I have done that, so I can be completely
confident that there was no static damage to those systems.

AND I have likely been doing that since before you were even born too.

And that's what very highly qualified engineers say
when talking about individual components. Multiply that
by the large number of components on a mainboard.

See above.

One thing for sure is that Rod Speed is a troll

You wouldnt know what a troll was if it bit you on your lard arse.

and takes every opportunity to beg for attention.

Corse you never ever do anything like that yourself, eh ?

Wota pathetic little pig ignorant silly little ****wit.

 

[Mitochondrion]

No way flipping the floppy cable(Data) at the board OR the drive would
have caused a permanent problem, it's accounted for in the AT-design
specs, the constant LED light is MEANT to alert you to the flipped
cable, flip it back around, enable your floppy in BIOS, enable both
A: and B: at first to see which slot on the cable your hooked into,
enable boot from A:, or set A: as first boot device, put known
working bootable floppy in drive, reboot, if it doesn't boot, then
you might be hooked into the slot for B:, reboot, edit bios to boot
from B:, reboot, does it start?,

YES: Turn it off, switch the slot on the floppy cable that you're
plugged in to, restart, edit bios to boot from A:, and disable 3 1/2
floppy B:....DONE

NO: Check power supply lines to floppy (Red +5V)(Yellow +12V)(Blacks
GND) otherwise u have defective Data cable or drive




Floppies have been long known to be finniky little things...I
DON"T LIKE EM