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    UDOO x86 AP board won't accept OS

    OK, I finally got it to accept a Linux OS. It took over 10 tries, to be honest. I'll detail my problems so that someone else might benefit from...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Sep 22, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    UDOO x86 AP board won't accept OS

    Well, a blind squirrel does find an acorn sometimes. Twelfth time is a charm, I guess... Still won't install Linux though. [ATTACH]
    Post by: Tom Betka, Sep 22, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    UDOO x86 AP board won't accept OS

    No such luck... Got Windows downloaded and a USB boot drive created, using the MS installer utility from the website shown in the GETTING STARTED...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Sep 22, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    UDOO x86 AP board won't accept OS

    Forgot to mention, I've tried both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE...same (bad) luck. Also, I have found the Windows 10...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Sep 22, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    UDOO x86 AP board won't accept OS

    Hi all, I bought my UDOO x86 board last March, but it was DOA and I was able to get it RMA'd. It took a month or so to get the board back to me...
    Thread by: Tom Betka, Sep 22, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    I got word this morning that the board is electrically unstable and cannot be repaired, so they are sending me a new one. I was hoping to get a...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Mar 12, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    We checked out the power supply a bit more yesterday, before shipping the board back to UDOO. The voltage at the power jack with the switch OFF...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Mar 1, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    Understood. I did further research on UDOO's site though, and they cite the inrush current at boot to be around 750 mA. The power supply is 3000...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Feb 28, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    Another report this morning... I spent a few hours last night re-watching all the videos on the UDOO YouTube channel, and also reading the...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Feb 27, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    OK, just checked out the PSU. It is indeed the 12v 3A (36W) unit I linked to. My Fluke multimeter tells me that it's putting out 12.32 volts with...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Feb 27, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    Oh, wait a second--I lied! Sorry! I forgot--the PSU was out of stock now that I think of it, so I got one from Amazon. This is the PSU I...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Feb 27, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    Oh, sorry I didn't mention that...I meant to. I ordered the board online from the UDOO shop last week and bought the power power supply from them...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Feb 27, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    I forgot to mention--I did get a 128 GB M.2 SSD, but I've been trying to install the OS to the eMMC. In fact if the M.2 SSD is mounted on the...
    Post by: Tom Betka, Feb 27, 2018 in forum: UDOO X86
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    Bad CPU?

    Hello All... I just received a UDOO x86 Advanced Plus unit today, and have been trying to get it going for several hours with no success. I've...
    Thread by: Tom Betka, Feb 27, 2018, 10 replies, in forum: UDOO X86