Thread: Cheap and VERSATILE the motherboard..but is it good ??

Don't Use PC Chips Boards If You Want A Stable Machine, They Are Never Anygood For Long Periods Of Time. I Am A Computer Tech At A Big Local Computer Store. We Have The Worst Luck With PC Chips Boards. They Have Bad Driver Support For Newwer OS's Like 2k And ME. Also Forget A Warrenty With Them. Like Someone Said They Are For Dumb Termanals And Schools.

-Gary

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Originally posted by Gary Meola, Jr.:
<STRONG>Don't Use PC Chips Boards If You Want A Stable Machine, They Are Never Anygood For Long Periods Of Time. I Am A Computer Tech At A Big Local Computer Store. We Have The Worst Luck With PC Chips Boards. They Have Bad Driver Support For Newwer OS's Like 2k And ME. Also Forget A Warrenty With Them. Like Someone Said They Are For Dumb Termanals And Schools.
-Gary</STRONG>

A Big Local Computer Store eh? Well, can't argue with that.

OK. PCChips motherboards do suck. I'm not contesting that. However, do we really need the best of the best if we are just playing MP3s? Hardly. As long as it works, then it's fine. I used the 571LMR for 1.5 years in my player without a problem, until I was rear-ended of course. I just replaced the board with the 586LMR and the player is working fine in the rental car. I would never, ever, ever sell a system with a PCChips motherboard. I don't need that hassle. And you really do have to buy 2 PCChips motherboards to get one good one. The video performance is terrible, but does it matter if you are just playing MP3s?

So go ahead and use the board, as long as you know it's shortcomings. It's cheap, easy to replace and all in one. That's why I bought it in the first place.

Agreed, you are definitely right about having to buy two mb just to get one that works. Infact i recall having to buy more than 4 and still each one has its own problem. Gave up and closed my eyes and bought an
Asus P5A-B Super 7
ChipSet - Ali Aladdin V AGPset.
Never had any problems from that point on. One other thing ppl should try and avoid is NOT to go cheap on the MB....
BTW, PCChips drivers are crap!

If your motherboard is working without a power good signal, then I wouldn't worry about it. Some motherboards need it, some don't. Basically, the "power good" signal is a signal from the power supply that the power has stabilised. This is applied to the motherboard about .5 seconds after the power supply activates. It tells the motherboard "OK, you can start to boot now". Some DC-DC converters don't provide it. The vast majority of motherboards don't need it nowadys, but occasionally you will find one. There is an easy fix though. Just punch the reset button about a second after you hit the power switch. Normally the board will then boot up...

My 586LMR doesn't seem to need a power good signal.