need to replace my motherboard

[HansBbans]

my current motherboard, a chaintech vnf3-250 jsut recently died and i need to replace it. Do i need to get the same motherboard, or can i get a different one? i ask but its hard for me to find the chaintech in stock. if i can get a new one, what shoudl i get?

 

[lytalbayre]

What socket??? 939 or 754??? There are plenty of motherboards out there and as long as they have the same socket type as your old chaintech, then they should support your current CPU.

IOW You don't need to buy the same motherboard.

 

[us3rnotfound]

Chaintech's RMA policy is great, great tech support, just get a replacement.

 

[HansBbans]

do you have a link for the rma policy. cant find anythign on teh site

 

[bruceb]

I would start with this link: http://www.chaintechusa.com/tw/eng/Support/HowToGetSupport.asp

Or email to: mailto:support@chaintechusa.com

Tel: 1-510-656-3648 in California

Also see this link for additional info on the rma procedure for them:

http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=368476

 

[us3rnotfound]

yeah, just email them, they'll get right back to you with instructions and a mailing address

 

[HansBbans]

its been over a year so i cant RMA as the warranty has expired.

so what kind of mobo should i get to replace the chaintech vnf3-250

 

[jdkick]

ASUS K8N or K8N-E would probably make for a decent replacement...

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Didn't you "sort of" double post this, splitting out a question about saving files on the Hdd? Like I said before, sticking to the NF3 chipset would improve your chances of saving the files long enough to copy them off.

 

[Jhhnn]

Yeh, seems to be a sort-of double post...

The easy way out is to buy another of the exact same board-

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getp...erid=2644523&search=chaintech+vnf3+250

From a quick google... might find a better price with one of the other shopping engines...