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  • waynewrk
    Member
    • Mar 2006
    • 11

    #1

    Abit vp6

    Typical bad cap syndrome...I sent the board back to abit over a year ago not knowing anything about bad caps, just as a defective board. They sent it back to me un-repaired saying they couldn't find a problem with it. Several months later I stumbled onto this website from an ebay auction, and realized that bad caps were the problem. Abit issued me an rma for $25 or something like that with the caveat that it would take a while to get a replacement.

    Eight months later I figured they had long enough and tried to contact them about the status. I still have the rma number, but emails, and phone calls go unreturned. I finally gave up, and am shopping for a replacement. Just wondering if anyway else has had similar experiences with abit. I know they sold a lot of boards with bad caps pretty much all the vp6s from what it looks like. I was hoping maybe someone had insider info on how to contact a real person at abit? All I can get is email and voicemail which as I said have gone completely unreturned...
  • dood
    Deputy dood
    • Mar 2004
    • 2462
    • USA

    #2
    Re: Abit vp6

    8 months!? Good luck! I doubt they still have your board, or if they do, they have no clue where it is.
    Ludicrous gibs!

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    • Topcat
      The Boss Stooge
      • Oct 2003
      • 16956
      • United States

      #3
      Re: Abit vp6

      last VP6 I RMA'd, they couldnt replace. The board was truly cooked. They called me and told me to go to their site and pick out a new in-production board, and they'd send me a full retail boxed version. Got a free IC7 Max3 out of that. The whole thing took about 3 months, they weren't speedy by any means. That's my last experience with Abit.

      As for yours, I think its LONG GONE.
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      • waynewrk
        Member
        • Mar 2006
        • 11

        #4
        Re: Abit vp6

        Yeah, I figured I was out of luck...So anyone have a vp6 for sale? Preferably one that is already recapped

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