This guy has 100% feedback with 1214 reviews. I have a feeling that he has sold many and will continue to do so! Oh well... these things happen.

I have contacted Farnells and they have told me that i can replace it but it will cost me the price of a new one and the refund will go onto the card that purchased it - the ebay seller's card! I emailed the seller. This is their response... "the manufacturer is farnells, this is who we buy from. "R...

Just had a look at the box and there is a website on it... www.element14.com
Going on there suggests it is Farnell. Am i correct in assuming i could contact these guys?

I haven't got a meter to check the voltage yet but a friend will lend me one tomorrow hopefully.

Oh... Here are a couple of photos of the board. Should give you an idea...

Apologies... my Samsung TV remote control also controls the XBMC software. It's a cool feature - one of the (many) reasons why I made the Pi my choice for media server. It is to do with the software that Samsung use - HDMI-CEC.

Well, I tried the tap - nothing. Further information... There is no white sticker with a serial number on the board. There are a couple of white parts of the board which have "14/09" and "1233" on them. Aside from that... nothing. The Power supply I use is an HTC 5v 1A charger so it should be within...

It seems a little odd that the USB/Ethernet just suddenly died on you, would you be interested in some general troubleshooting ideas to see if there might be something else going on? That would be very kind of you. Just to note... i cannot attach any keyboard/mouse/usb drive to the Pi. I cannot con...

Thanks for the replies... I have some ideas now. I'll check the board when i get home tonight.

Bought it at the end of October last year using paypal. Unsure whether i used my debit card or credit card to fund the paypal payment though. Again, i could check when i get home.

Hi all, I purchased my Pi from ebay and it has encountered the USB/Ethernet ports dying on me (it was working until yesterday, then... red light, no USB and no ethernet - the system still boots though and i can navigate the menu). I contacted the ebay seller who advised that it is under manufacturer...