I built this computer several years ago, using an ASUS P2B-S mainboard, an Intel Pentium III 501 MHz CPU and two Viking128 MB SDRAM memory modules for a total of 256 MB of RAM. This computer has worked very well over the years. I am now running Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 2. Recently I tried...

Well, I have the 1005 BIOS now and I'm thinking about upgrading to a 4400+ dual core Athlon CPU. My question is, is the performance increase worth the $650 for the chip? I would also like to upgrade my OS to Windows XP64, but I'm having trouble finding 64-bit drivers for everything. Has anyone...

Hello, Here is the story: It was 4:15 in the night, I used my PC to develop some software, listen to some music with an older WinAMP player, play some nature movies with Windows Media Player using a headset which I plugged into my Creative Gigaworks Speakerset, when I plugin and plugout the...

Current setup: A8V Deluxe with Athlon 63FX-35 1Gb DDR 400mhz 2 x 200 Gb SATA Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 in Raid 0 (Performance) XP Home Primary usage of machine: Photo imaging etc in Photoshop CS Web design - Macromedia suite Listening to my MP3 music whilst working

Hi, I began to see bad spotting on my monitor, so I tried another monitor and it did the same. Assuming it was the vga card (geforce 200) I bought a new card and installed it..same thing; in safe mode also. Is there something on the motherboard that would cause this? I checked the bios...

I'm putting together a budget PC based on the Asus M2A-VM motherboard. I'm going to load it up with 2 GB DDR2, an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, and the OS will be Windows XP (SP2). This machine will *not* be used to play video games, but it will be used for video editing and DVD authoring. It's my...

After years of owning Asus/AMD boards, I'm now forced to get all Intel. This is to run my home security system which will NOT work with AMD chips. I like the P5 boards, but there are sooooooo many to choose from. That's my problem, but wondering if anyone has any general comments about the...

Hi, Im about to remove my A7N8X Deluxe motherboard from my computer case to install a heatsink fan. Ive typically been using a standard non magnetised screwdriver in the past, but am thinking about using a magnetised screwdriver to remove and install the motherboard in and out of the case. I...

Hello, I am more the kind of "do it yourself" type when it comes to computers :) Flashing the (presumably) dead BIOS chip myself seems interesting. So far I have learned of two options: 1. Hot swapping the bios. (weir/unreliable and dangerous)

Hello, The BIOS chip could be dead. Possible evidence: When turning on the power the cpu fan spins slowly ?! (Some have said the cpu fan is controlled by motherboard and spins up to full speed (?))

Hello! Earlier today, I was doing stuff in Debian like upgrading my Kernel (2.6.18 with an updated package) and rebooted. The computer never rebooted and it just got stuck (I think after shutdown -r now told it to reboot -- shutdown seems to have completed). Hitting the reset button didn't do...

Asus P5W DH Deluxe Crucial Ballistix 1GBx2 2GB Dual Channel kit BL12864AA804 XP Pro First Problem: The BIOS detects them as PC2-4300/DDR2-533, but they are DDr2-800 sticks. Everest IDs them correctly as DDR2-800. The system will not boot if I manual set the system to DDR2-800. Crucial says they...

I intercepted some old systems on their way to the dumpster today, and grabbed a couple of interesting items I hadn't seen befo Asus C-P6S1 Socket-8 to Slot-1 adapters, complete with PPro 200Mhz/1MB L2 CPUs. They were on Asus 440FX boards, KN97-X IIRC. I tried them on a few Asus 440BX boards...

Hi, I am going to build my own PC -- first time I've done this. My main use of the PC that requires power and speed is Photoshop CS. I will not do any gaming or anything else that requires 3D graphics. Having had two PCs with ASUS motherboards that worked very well, I will stick with...

My board is less than 6 months old, yet today I plugged in my camera and nothing happened. I tired all the ports and nothing workd. I then tried it in my USB PCI board and it works fine. I checked the Device Manager and everyhting looks okay. Is there any way to test and see if it is a Motherboard...

Hello, perhaps this is dumb, but I do not know an answer. I got 2 machines at work which work like a charm. No hangups, no bluescreen. Perfect. Now as I opened them for cleaning I noticed 2 capacitors with brown crusting on the top. Seems as they had those for a little while. Nowhere else was...

Hello, Does Nvidia have special drivers for Asus A8N32-SLI, Or is the 32x feature a asus only feature requiring special asus drivers ? Bye, Skybuck.

The temps reported on my new A8N-SLI Premium right, but I'm hoping someone can share his experience with me. I get these temperatures from three places: BIOS Hardware Monitor, Asus Probe, and nVidia Monitor. My CPU temp is reported as 25-29°C My System temp is reported as 30-33° My CPU is an...

Hi, I have ASUS SABERTOOTH X5 and Window 7 x64. I don't succeed to install the new Chipset. In My Computer I have a 2009 driver and on Asus website I see a 2010 driver "Intel_chipset_V9111025 ". In My Computer I have unistalled "Intell(R) IC8R/ICH9R/DO PCH SATA RAID Controller" and installed the...

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