ccruzen Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Mods, since this isn't really unRAID related I put it in the Lounge but if it needs to be moved to Motherboards, I totally understand. Long story short, I've got a Biostar TH55 HD that developed a short or something at one of the USB headers and started to bake/melt the PCB. I've removed the USB leads and the system still works, actually used it to flash my M1015, but I'm a little nervous to use it/leave it on for long. Anyways, anyone think it would still be safe to use (obviously not using that USB header)? If not, anyone have any suggestions for a motherboard to use my Core i3 550 and RAM? Would probably use it as an HTPC or a backup unRAID machine. If used for unRAID would only use a few drives so no need for multiple PCIe slots. Thanks for any suggestions, Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 If it is under warranty, I would definitely get it replaced. Otherwise, I would consider using it for something non-critical, like a gaming computer or an HTPC, but I wouldn't use it for a server. You want your server to be reliable and protect your data. A damaged motherboard is a risk I wouldn't take. A test server or a secondary backup server, maybe, but definitely not your primary server. Quote Link to comment
ccruzen Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Thanks for the reply, I don't know why I never think about warranties for some reason. I'll definitely contact Biostar and see if I can get a replacement. As for this PC, I think I'm going to try to use it to replace my Acer Revo 3600 as my main HTPC. Am looking forward to trying out the latest XBMCbuntu beta. Quote Link to comment
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