Ok, so I have a custom built computer that has always worked great until today. Problem description is below. Here are the specs: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Asus A8N-SLI Nvidia 6800GS 1GB (2x512) DDR400 2 internal Maxtor SATA drives (200GB+250GB), 1 external Maxtor USB drive (250GB) 500w or 550w (can't...

Microsoft has announced their Licensing terms for Vista, which are VERY different than for XP. Users will be very limited in their ability to ever transfer Vista to a different computer. Read about it he http://www.techweb.com/wire/software/193300234 -- DaveW

Actually I just looked at the manual (downloaded it from the website) This is a pretty cool board. I dont know how common it is on other boards... probably common ;) But it also has a primary and secondary ide slot/connector so that old harddisks can be connected as well.. cool ! It also has 4...

Hello, I bought four of these memory chips: Corsair TWINX2048-3200C2 DDR SDRAM, 1 GB, PC3200, 400 MHz (Double Side, Double Data Rate, Supported by motherboard). When I go to this folder and scroll real fast I can hear the memory chips squeek !!!!????!!!!

Is it possible to create a bootable CDROM for various purpose, like updating the BIOS using AFUDOS, or to run a memory test, or any other basic fonctions to be run before the OS loads? If yes, I would like to know where to go to get the steps. Thanks, Ray.

I need to re-attach the heatsink to my processor, should I use a thermal pad or paste? What are the pros / cons?

The other day I switched on my ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Rev 1.04 MB and got no video signal (yellow LED on monitor) as well as no other activity or indications. After removing all cards, dusting off CPU heatsink and MB, reseating DIMM’s and Vid card & swapping Vid card I still had the same...

I want to go for Intel and looks like I am going to get the Asus P5WD2-E Premium. I keep hearing AMD is much better than Intel performance. I am confused. I will be using this machine will be stay on for 24/7, online, Bit Torrent, MetaCafe, etc... and on and off will be playing some games. any...

I know this is a motherboard forum but im guessing you all would know if your here anyway. Is there an easy way to tell what watt power supply i should get? or any site you could direct me to, Thanks

Hello, Hopefully this will be my last question to "research" and determine if I want to ground my hardware. What happens if lightning strikes near the ground wire ?!? (I have seen lightning strike closeby a couple of times so it's a realistic scenerio).

In short: HT/FSB will not go above 225 MHz :( Even if I underclock my memory using a divider and underclock the CPU using a low multiplier, I can't get HT above 225 MHz without the system freezing! Since I am underclocking both memory and CPU, I guess none of these could be at fault. Or what? I...

What is a good uninterruptible power supply unit for the Asus P4800E-Deluxe. I want to pick up a good one and avoid frying my P4 3.2 and other components during the many summer brownouts around here. I have 8 hard drives, 2 dvd drives and a 5550W PS. Jimbo

Hi After building my new NLE system around this M/B I find that there are problems when capturing Video direct through either one of it's firewire ports. I am not the only one and from my research it seems it's down to the Via OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Controller. If you happen to have...

My P4P800 Deluxe based PC has been serving me well for 4 years. It is still fast enough for the type of work it is used for (office work, Internet access, etc.). However, a few months ago it started acting weirdly: Every now and then (randomly and without the ability to reproduce the problem),...

I'm upgrading 2 computers, both to P5E's with Intel E8400 and heatsink/fan assembly. Both have been a bear to get mounted and locked down. It sounds simple. Line up the 4 pegs and push down until they lock. The problem is the locking mechanism is very weak and the processor is a high spot in...

Hi all! I am writing this in almost desperation! In November 2005 i bought an Asus P5GD1 board and all seemed well. Today my 7th hard drive has failed and i can only assume it is the board! First of all, last year 2 of my older PATA drives developed a clicking problem (at different times) where...

Dear all, I am looking to build a new PC and was wondering about the new SATA drives. So, those out there who have some experience using these drives might be able to help me choose which would be a better choice to go for. I am planning to install a very simple single hdd system possible no RAID...

For all the ASUS P2B and 440BX slot1 experts out there, TSIA for the most part. The board is flashed to 1014.003, The system used with a bare minimum of processor, memory and video card. Initially, using a P2-350, 4MB ATI Rage AGP, and 64MB PC100, the system passes memtest completely. If,...

.... is thus highly likely to overclock a lot better with the same cooling system as the current stepping of the processor..... !!!! ========================================================= From Tom's Hardwa- Santa Clara (CA) : Intel has informed its customers that the Core 2 Quad Q6600...

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