Comments on: ASRock P45X3 Deluxe Intel P45 Motherboard Review http://www.thinkcomputers.org/asrock-p45x3-deluxe-intel-p45-motherboard-review/ The Place that's All About Computers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frank Stroupe http://www.thinkcomputers.org/asrock-p45x3-deluxe-intel-p45-motherboard-review/comment-page-1/#comment-14168 Frank Stroupe Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:53:00 +0000 http://www.thinkcomputers.org/new/?p=270#comment-14168 I have discovered a flaw with this motherboard, and I assume other ASROCK motherboards with the x16/x8+x8 card.  After a period of time the card loses its connection and you start getting random blackouts on your monitor.  Remove the card, use a Q-tip and some isopropyl alcohol to clean the card's contacts.  Wet them with alcohol and reseat the card several times to clean the contacts on the motherboard. After the first time I have had to do this again every few weeks. I have discovered a flaw with this motherboard, and I assume other ASROCK motherboards with the x16/x8+x8 card.  After a period of time the card loses its connection and you start getting random blackouts on your monitor.  Remove the card, use a Q-tip and some isopropyl alcohol to clean the card’s contacts.  Wet them with alcohol and reseat the card several times to clean the contacts on the motherboard.

After the first time I have had to do this again every few weeks.

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