[mdlug] ECS A770M-A motherboard SATA controller failure - SOLVED

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Ingles, Raymond
>  Just to be clear: I don't overclock, and whatever the problem with
this
> motherboard, it wasn't caused by overclocking. I haven't seen any
> *visibly* bad caps, but...

 Well, I was dubious, but in the lengthy email exchanges with the ECS
tech, he suggested clearing the CMOS. I did so, and now the SATA
controllers are working again. This makes me worry about the reliability
of the BIOS on this motherboard, but things are working, for now.

Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                   (313) 227-2317

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