Originally posted by: Tyson95
I've had my Ultra-D for about a week now and haven't really been able to do much with it. The first problem is when I opened the box to find the onboard power and reset switches smashed, all of the pins for the hdd leds and power switches bent forward and the 8 channel audio connector cracked. This is all courtesy of ZipZoomFly I know of at least 1 other person who's board arrived in this condition. I thought at first it happened during shipping but the box it arrived in was in great shape and the board was well packaged. I have since tried to RMA it but according to ZZF's policy they will not take back any physically damaged items. Problem #2 my OCZ3200EL Rev2 will not work in this board whatsoever I found out on the DFI forum that any board shipped with the Bios dated 1-25 will need to flash to the 2-1 bios. There are some more things that I'll post later.
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Anyone else with this exact pattern of damage? My board arrived from Monarch yesterday and guess what? The EZTouch switches were smashed...little other visible damage, but I know why it was damaged and it wasn't ZZF's or Monarch's fault. The board is poorly packed.
The Karajan Audio module is packed ABOVE the board with the module itself protruding over the board, WITH NO PACKING BETWEEN, right above the EZTouch switches and the power/led pins. I have to imagine it happens fairly often. It would not take much force to cause damage, only movement inside the box.
PLEASE respond if you see similar damage on your board, no matter how slight.
Monarch graciously accepted my RMA, but is trying to make me pay shipping. I refuse to do so since this is a manufacturer packing fault. Tyson95 doesn't even get to RMA his board, but the damage is NOT HIS FAULT NOR IS IT ZZF's.
Just searching today (Friday the 25th) I have found a total of 6 people with this exact problem, some reporting smashed EZ touch switches, some reporting messed up Power/LED pins. There is a problem with the packing of this motherboard! Please, if you got a damaged motherboard, reply to this message or to the thread at AMDMB.com, DFI-Street.com or Anandtech.com.
my sig left me for an Honorary Guru...<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by bonesdad1 on 02/26/05 09:17 AM.</EM></FONT></P>
I've had my Ultra-D for about a week now and haven't really been able to do much with it. The first problem is when I opened the box to find the onboard power and reset switches smashed, all of the pins for the hdd leds and power switches bent forward and the 8 channel audio connector cracked. This is all courtesy of ZipZoomFly I know of at least 1 other person who's board arrived in this condition. I thought at first it happened during shipping but the box it arrived in was in great shape and the board was well packaged. I have since tried to RMA it but according to ZZF's policy they will not take back any physically damaged items. Problem #2 my OCZ3200EL Rev2 will not work in this board whatsoever I found out on the DFI forum that any board shipped with the Bios dated 1-25 will need to flash to the 2-1 bios. There are some more things that I'll post later.
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Anyone else with this exact pattern of damage? My board arrived from Monarch yesterday and guess what? The EZTouch switches were smashed...little other visible damage, but I know why it was damaged and it wasn't ZZF's or Monarch's fault. The board is poorly packed.
The Karajan Audio module is packed ABOVE the board with the module itself protruding over the board, WITH NO PACKING BETWEEN, right above the EZTouch switches and the power/led pins. I have to imagine it happens fairly often. It would not take much force to cause damage, only movement inside the box.
PLEASE respond if you see similar damage on your board, no matter how slight.
Monarch graciously accepted my RMA, but is trying to make me pay shipping. I refuse to do so since this is a manufacturer packing fault. Tyson95 doesn't even get to RMA his board, but the damage is NOT HIS FAULT NOR IS IT ZZF's.
Just searching today (Friday the 25th) I have found a total of 6 people with this exact problem, some reporting smashed EZ touch switches, some reporting messed up Power/LED pins. There is a problem with the packing of this motherboard! Please, if you got a damaged motherboard, reply to this message or to the thread at AMDMB.com, DFI-Street.com or Anandtech.com.
my sig left me for an Honorary Guru...<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by bonesdad1 on 02/26/05 09:17 AM.</EM></FONT></P>