I have just assembled a Windows 7 PC using a I5-2500K processor, GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 motherboard, 4GB of RAM and a 250 GB Seagate HD. Drivers were downloaded from the Gigabyte site and installed after the windows installation. Everything seems to be working EXCEPT: When I connect to the USB 3.0...

Folks, My venerable MSI 6163 Pro fried recently and I have just installed a second-hand Gigabyte GA-6BXC to get my development PC back on the air. I know PIII Slot 1 100FSB CPU was available up to 1Ghz and my 6163 could have coped (with the latest BIOS), but I cannot find any mention of the...

Does anyone know if the Zalman CNPS7000 cooler still fits the CPU when the DPS2 is installed? Or does the DPS2 come in the way? Btw. What's the difference between the Zalman CNPS7000-Cu and the CNPS7000A-Cu (or the CNPS7000-AlCu vs. CNPS7000A-AlCu for that matter). I know, my second question is...

I have just purchased a 8KNXP which has a yellow cpu retention module. Now in this forum somebody stated that a Rev 3 board comes with this yellow cpu retention module but alas mine is a Rev 2 board. This makes me think that there are no Rev 3 boards and the yellow cpu retention module is just the...

I'm running windows XP Professional Have installed the audio drivers but I don't get the options to change the speaker setup(on board audio) so I can change it 2 4 speaker setup. Am I missing something as for the drivers or some other program that I need? I don't get the systray icon for it either.

Hi, Just about to purchase the above two items, saw the thread earlier about fitting etc. Do you use the fan speed controller? or just have it running full speed? My case an Antec Quiet, has a fan connector from the power supply that is speed regulated, which I could connect to the Zalman, which...

Hello All, I just kicked my FSB up to 185 (x11.5) to get 2167Hmz... EZT4 is telling me that the CPU tempt i sabout 72C under full load. Is it just me or is this a bit high? Dram = 370Mhz/2.6v AGP= 74Mhz/1.6v PCI = 37Mhz CPU = 1.932v

Hi I've just upgraded my system with a GA-7N400-L and XP2500. One of the drives I changed over is recognised in the bios but in Windows drive management comes up as unreadable. This drive was working fine before the upgrade. The drive is a Seagate 80gig and NTFS. I've tried running the Seagate...

I am ordering the Gigabyte GA-8KNXP (Rev 2.0) motherboard with a P4 3000 and would like to know if there is a downside to running Corsair DDR500 XMS4000 memory with it? Thanks... Rich

I posted a message about some problems with my AIM closing. I own a Giga-byte 8pe667 Ultra motherboard with a P4 1.7ghz processor and 3/4gig of crucial memory. When i start windows, AIM started and mysteriously closed with no error message. I try to reformat my harddrive every couple months. I...

I assume you are running Win XP. Sounds like you tried to scan them for errors in XP and it defered until the next boot. That flag stays set until you successfully boot into XP. Have you, since then, fired up Windows and exitted windows via the normal procedures? Logan "Graham Higginson"...

Just checking if this motherboard is happy with PC3200? What combinations are safe?

The manual says that the CPU Smart Fan Control, when enabled, will run the fan at low speed when the CPU temp is below 40C and high speed when the temp is over 40C. The problem is that whenever I first turn on the computer, the temperature always starts at 40C and goes up from there. I have never...

Hi, I have a PATA drive connected to IDE0 master, and one SATA connected to ICH5R, SATA 0. Both have a bootable W2K partition and boot well if only on is present. But if both drives are connected the pc alway boots from the PATA drive. How can I change that? I set OnChip SATA manual, to SATA0,...

I've read messages about this problem and also experienced it myself, but I was just wondering if anybody has come across any solution to it. I've got a GA-7DXR+ that has onboard 20276, but when using it in ATA133 mode I noticed stuttering and other multitasking problems. When the HD is under...

I am having some type of driver conflicts with my Nvidia Geforce 4 MX440 card and some conflicts with my onboard sound making background noises while attempting to play DVD's. I have the latest bios and drivers installed. Has anyone else had these problems and possibly found a solution. Thanks in...

I'm looking for suggestions for a new case for the GA-8KNXP so that I can use the front USB, etc. connections. I've seen several good cases but I'm not sure if their builtin connections are compatible with the pins on the mb. Thanks. tmana

Normal use seems to average 50 celsius. When I run my ATI screen saver it jumps into the 60's. Also the fan runs louder and louder as the load increases. Should I reseat my CPU with new heat sync? I am currently using silver heatsync. It has been running ok since I built it (3 months or so).

I have GA-7DX Rev. 4.3 motherboard. I tried to run this board with new Duron 1400+ CPU. I did it in two differen't configurations: 1. SW1 configured for 100MHz CPU Motherboard recognizes CPU as "Unknown Type at 1050MHz". Everything works fine. CPU temp. is about 49 Celsius degrees. 2. SW1...

I went through this same decision a few months ago. After reading a lot of reviews, the nod went to the Asus A7N8X Deluxe. Some of the deciding factors we Top performance compared with other NF2 boards, stability, inclusion of mounting holes for aftermarket HSFs (Asus is the only one out of the...