Taking The Raspberry PI 3 Out for a Test Drive

RE: Taking The Raspberry PI 3 Out for a Test Drive

e14 Contributor — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:11:51 GMT

I only bought the 8MB preloaded card with Noobs about 2 weeks ago, would it really be that out of date? The link you gave me doesn't seem to work but I appreciate your reply. Having checked the download page do you recommend I download Noobs again on my SD card?! this seems to be the right link https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/noobs/

RE: Taking The Raspberry PI 3 Out for a Test Drive

e14 Contributor — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:25:20 GMT

I bought Pi 3 a couple of weeks ago and the 8MB card with preloaded Noobs. Having built a PC many years ago, I thought the Pi was going to be easy....How wrong was I? It never loads, nothing on the monitor and it is so frustrating. I get a red light on the motherboard. I have tried different monitors and connections but I don't seem to get any positive result. Apart from the board being dodgy, what else could the problem be? Should I ask for a replacement?

Some kind of simple troubleshooting steps for me to take would be much appreciated as well as your time and advice.

RE: Taking The Raspberry PI 3 Out for a Test Drive

spannerspencer — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:59:15 GMT

Excellent work on this, Jim!

RE: Taking The Raspberry PI 3 Out for a Test Drive

DAB — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 19:42:10 GMT

Nice update.

I know a lot of people hesitate to jump into the new devices, myself included, until someone demonstrates that it is a very easy upgrade with lots of user benefits.

Thanks,

DAB

RE: Taking The Raspberry PI 3 Out for a Test Drive

clem57 — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:58:34 GMT

Nice assessment. Did you try any stress tests on Pi 3? Did the core on Pi 3 get hot or hotter than B+?

Clem