[SEL] O.T. Motherboards - Warning - Do Not buy "Biostar"

[Jerry Evans]

Hi Guys,
         Sorry for the "off topic" but I've gotta rant to someone about 
this - and you're it.

         You may remember that my property was struck by a pretty severe 
lightning strike in early January. I had to rebuild my computer and various 
other things.

         Well here's my experience - I was pretty broke at the time and 
bought a low priced motherboard from the "local" computer shop.  In the 
past I've always gone for the best that I could afford but this time there 
were "financial constraints" and I bought a "BioStar Motherboard".

         WRONG MOVE - I had endless problems getting it going - it 
eventually took over a month to get my system back to "working condition". 
Most of the delay was due to this piece of rubbish BIOSTAR motherboard that 
I bought.

         I run a "Dual boot" system because some of my software only runs 
properly on Windows 98. The specs on this board guaranteed Win 98 
compatibility. NOT SO - it did not support USB in Win98 -(all O.K. in Win 
2000.) and various other problems (too many to mention). BIOS flashes and 
upgrades made no difference.

         Well - 9 months down the line and plenty of problems later - it 
has also blown my laser printer (Samsung ML1520). Today I went and bought a 
new Laser printer and it's screwed that one as well.

         I'm just writing this letter because Google seems to index these 
lists quite well and I think I should put this on record.

         DO NOT EVER BUY A "BIOSTAR" MOTHERBOARD - EVEN IF THE DEALER PAYS 
YOU TO TAKE IT - MINE IS RUBBISH AND THE DEALER "MATRIX COMPUTERS, SOUTH 
AFRICA' ARE NO HELP WHATSOEVER.

         O.K. End of rant. Apologies - it boils down to "you get what you 
pay for". "Pay peanuts - you get monkeys".

Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
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