Weekly update about CSPPC at DCE

[Troels_E]

A shame Genesi haven't got other places to get the Peg2 produced, really hate to see people that buy it indirectly support DCE.

One of the big reasons that I don't own a Pegasos!

Mr. Dellert not reachable... Typical lies from DCE!

[Framiga]

Hi Ron,

are you going to DCE within this week?

Let we know . . . please :-)

Ciao

Franco C.

[x56h34]

Ron,

Could you please check if my board is there? Perhaps the entire repair status of it at this time? I've been trying to get this confirmation from you for months now. Check your private messages for more details on my serial #, etc.

[AmiDelf]

This is where DCE is...

[x56h34]

So that's the world's first and only Golf made entirely out of CyberstormPPC cards! ;-)

[Gav]

Im just wondering,how do so many ppc boards become dead?I have a seen a lot of ppl selling broke ones ....

[x56h34]

The PPC chip is way too sensitive. Slight pressure could damage it. I'm serious! You have to treat this card like an egg.

A lot of people received CSPPC cards brand new from Phase 5 and DCE and reported them being DOA simply due to clumsy installations, such as pressing down on the heatsink to make the board secure in the CPU fast slot. Of course, no one was told to watch out for this so the users didn't know. When you install the card you actually are tempted to do it in order to easily fit it in, as it is a perfect pressure point, but you shouldnt...

This was not always true for defective cards, as also indeed a lot were simply dead on arrival, such as DCE made batches.

A lot of cards had bad cooling fans over the PPC heatsink which either didn't provide enough cooling or they simply died after a few weeks of usage and afterwards the PPC chip overheated constantly and killed the card. This is hard to notice as most of us keep our desktop cases closed and cannot directly spot a non-functioning fan.

[puppy]

Hi Ron,

I am just wondering if it would be useful, we patient users, obtain a PPC chip and we send it to you, so that DCE can repair without having to pay in advance, for us, and without having to wait the pieces. There're lots of 180, 200 mhz Mac PPC chips in eBay.
Worst side is, that it is a double effort, having to deattach the chip and reball it on the socket.

¡Saludos!

¡but i think it is the best, quick and cheapest solution!

[Lemmink]

AFAIK DCE isn`t doing any business for Amiga anymore. If there are any PPC-cards repaired it is only done out of a feelig of obligation in the freetime.
I guess the only reason why they don`t say "get lost" straight away, is that they are in fact the only one who could repair those cards.

When my first CSPPC died I was quite frustrated but I neved had the idea of sending it in for repair and that was 2 years ago.

I though everyone was aware of the fact that the chances of getting your card fixed in a reasonable time (< 1 year) if you don`t show up at DCE in person are slim at best.

I heard quite often that whoever visits DCE to have it`s card fixed walked out of the door a few hours later with the job done.

[Framiga]

Hi all,

still no answer here.

Bye!

[Framiga]

Hi puppy,

sorry but desoldering a PPC chip to reuse it, is quite impossible and uneconomical from a commercial and technical POV.

The real problem NOW, is the impossibility to contact DCE directly.

Without the help of Genesi (as BB&RV-Ron van Herk), we haven't any chance to obtain anything.

At the beginnings of this long double thread, me and therefore VirtualWorks as official owner of the DOA boards, we have contacted 2 lawyers and the "Association of consumers" here in Italy.

The answer (after to have paid also for the single advising), was ever the same:

"yes it is possible, no problems but . . .  ."

"International lawsuit". .  . were the recurrent words . . . .and all this should costs us, money again (i wish to specify, than VirtualWorks is a small Company and that 6000,00 Euro of various DCE items, are not a "joke" for them . . .without mention his involved customers, like me)


Then, one day BB%RV was offered theyrs help through Ron van Herk (see the other thread as reference) and i onestly still think, that is our best chance ATM.

See for reference:

this thread

First answer by BB&RV,  about DCE repairs

and this NEWS

Report on DCE Repairs

Ciao

PS- today Ron (aka Palpatine), has answer me that he don't know if he will go to DCE within this week and that will post here an update.

PPS- and more the above mentioned situation, some users that has received theyr DCE boards (repaired and not isn't important at this point), with the help of Genesi, they hasn't said "thanks for the help . . .BB, Ron" as well. . . and IMHO, this behaviour, will not help nobody to catch up the hoped good aim.

[Framiga]

Hi Lemmink

I heard quite often that whoever visits DCE to have it`s card fixed walked out of the door a few hours later with the job done.

all the above, was true until year 2000 or so (don't know it due the Y2K bug :roll: )

But now we are in 2004 and a lot of things are changed. . . . .and then . . try to say to Acill (from S.Diego Ca.) or to Dragster (from Mexico), to go for a walk to Oberhausen!!

mhhh!!! an expensive travel IMHO :-)

Ciao

PS- anyway thanks for the suggestion that IIRC, you have already done time ago.

[Framiga]

Hi

Ron . . .BB&RV . . . Genesi . . .AirForceOne . . . FBI . . . please HELP !!!! an update from DCE!!

Cheers :-)

[Framiga]

. . . .and another week is gone :-(

[Palpatine]

Franco,

Like I told you in my email, I will post as soon as there is anything to post.

It is no use trying to break the longest thread record again, is there? ;-)

Cheers,
Ron

[x56h34]

Anxiously awaiting for the next update. :-)