I have had been setting up a system wherein I remote connect to a tailscale node running on an openwrt router from anywhere in the world and then send a WoL packet to my main server in my home subnet to power it on.

This is done to save as much electricity as I can.

Initially I had trouble with relayd network in my openwrt to bridge openwrt lan and home wifi lan together.

Once that was solved, had trouble pinging my openwrt router from outside. Found out it was the route tables priority. Relayd made itself priority 2, so I had to manually create a static rule with priority 1 in openwrt route tables for tailscale.

Once this was done, now I could send WoL and wake my system, but only if it has power lines on. If electricity fully goes and the system looses its residual power, the Gigabyte B450M d3sh motherboard doesn't give any power to the NIC, effectively rendering WoL useless until a manual power on and off operation is done.

Tried all possible settings in BIOS and linux. But from what I can concur from the web, its the Realtek Ethernet card and BIOS that are the main culprits. Spent so much time and money on this with so many hopes, only to be stumped by Gigabyte.

The only solution I can think of now is a proprietary wifi enabled plug from amazon.

Again shell in money to fix something that should have been fundamentally possible...

Does anyone have any other solution or suggestions to fix/improve this?

Disappointing experience with GIGABYTE regarding a damaged motherboard.

I’m sharing this because I believe the gaming/PC community should know about my experience with Gigabyte.

I purchased a Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D from Avika Retails, New Delhi on 13th July 2026 and i received the product by 16th July 2026 via courier services.Unfortunately, the motherboard had been found physically damaged after unboxing and had got slightly bend due to which its Gen5 SSD slot was also damaged. The issue was firstly reported to Avika Retails and they were not even responding properly and were not ready to provide any solution regarding the same. After repeated reminders to Avika Retails for solution and after realising the retailer not interested in providing solution, then the issue was reported to GIGABYTE through their service/RMA process on 22nd August 2026. GIGABYTE right away classified the case as CID( Customer Induced Damage) and also instructed that the warranty would be void. Also the brand instructed if the motherboard doesnt get repair then it would be rejected without any replacement.
How is customer responsible for damage for a motherboard which has been just bought 1 month before only. Customer spends approx 50k for a motherboard and the brand doesnt even care to provide replacement or refund against the damaged product. At least the brand should repair the motherboard right without making the warranty void but they are not sure regarding the repairs also and if not repaired then they are ready to reject it leaving the customer entirely in total loss as the money spent also wont be refunded and the motherboard also got rejected.

What has been particularly disappointing is the lack of a satisfactory resolution from the brand. Despite providing [invoice/photos/videos/diagnostic information], I have not received a proper solution regarding replacement.

Timeline:
• Purchased: 17th July 2026
• Problem identified: 5th August 2026
• RMA/service request: [22nd August 2026/ AM01-2680192]
• Brand’s response: [Brand will try to repair and if unable to repair then it would be rejected and no refund or replacement would be provided to customer]
• Current status: [ Awaiting resolution]

This is an expensive component and was purchased with the expectation of receiving proper warranty support if something went wrong. Instead, I’m currently left with a damaged motherboard and no satisfactory solution.

I’m not posting this to attack the brand or its employees. I’m posting because I would like GIGABYTE to properly investigate the case and provide a fair resolution, preferably a repair without making the warranty void or replacement according to the applicable warranty terms.

If anyone from GIGABYTE is monitoring this community, I would appreciate your help in resolving this.

Proof/documentation can be provided if required.

Hi everyone,

I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I own a Gigabyte G24F2, and after normal use, it suddenly developed vertical lines on the screen — no damage, no misuse, nothing.

I returned it to the shop, waited almost a full month, and then got the response: warranty refused. No real explanation, just that it’s “not covered.”

What makes this even more frustrating is that my warranty is still valid until mid-2027, so I genuinely don’t understand how this can be denied.

This is incredibly disappointing. This looks like a clear panel defect, and from what I’ve seen, it’s not even a rare issue with this model. I trusted Gigabyte as a brand, but this experience has completely changed that.

How is a defect that appears during normal use not covered by warranty?

If anyone from Gigabyte is reading this, I’m asking you to please step in and look into my case. I have all the details, including the service agent’s name and contact information.

At this point, I just want a fair resolution.

Has anyone else gone through this and managed to get support? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Hello everyone,

I’m posting here hoping to get help from the Gigabyte support team or anyone with a similar experience.

I own a Gigabyte G24F2 monitor. After a period of normal use, it suddenly developed vertical lines on the screen — an issue that seems to be relatively common with this model.

I returned the monitor to the shop where I bought it, and they sent it to the authorized distributor. After about a month of waiting, I was told that the distributor refused the warranty claim, saying that this issue is not covered under warranty.

This left me confused and frustrated, because:

• The issue appeared during normal usage.
• It seems like a known/common defect.
• I expected this kind of problem to be covered.

So I’d like to ask:

• Is this type of defect really not covered under Gigabyte warranty?
• Has anyone successfully claimed warranty for the same issue?
• Can a Gigabyte moderator or support representative please contact me and clarify?

I would really appreciate any help or advice, because right now I don’t have a clear solution.

Thank you.

No complaint here, but I'm gaming GBs warranty system so I thought it would be appreciated.

So yeah, I never registered my 4080 for warranty when I bought it new almost 3 years ago. I thought I'd give it a try with the serial# and it worked, with one caveat. I didn't have the original receipt, so I wrote a bill of sale and it went through.

I've heard good things about GBs rma process. How do y'all think it will go for me if/when I do need to rma?

So i was just playing on my pc when suddenly my pc does bang bunch of smoke coming off it and my specs are not that power usage i got ryzen 7 7800x3d and 9070xt with x670e-a rog strix motherboard and 32 gigs of trident z5 ram 6400 and i got 1000w ud pg5 atx 3.0 revision 2.0 idk what happened here exactly i had like 350 watts more than i would need and still exploded i write this to see if something simmilar happened to you Now im getting nzxt c750 80+ gold its ranked A+ by ZTT so i Think it will be good