Recent content by grooge

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    no drives, no matter what!

    Not the nforce4 chipset. Unless set for RAID, no need for drivers.
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    no drives, no matter what!

    I don't know if you have the rocketraid 2300, but Highpoint has a compatibility list, and I don't think your board support it. May have to look at the 2310 model for it.
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    Surefire way to confirm my Motherboard is dead

    check the capacitors on the MB. are they flat and clean on the top? Or rounded with some brownish stuff on the top?
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    Image of PCI/PCI-Express and AGP ports

    just download the manual for an Asrock dual sata2 motherboard. you'll find in an illustration of a PCI, PCIe and AGP port.
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    Biostar TA690G

    Put back original AMD cooler for testing. check for grounding. missing copper mounting post or misplaced. Plug both the 24 pins AND the 4 pins ATX. Check CMOS jumper, should be at normal position, not to CLEAR for normal running. Try the board outside of the casewith only CPU, RAM and onboard...
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    GOD DAMN IT! Help me keep my sanity! BSODs!

    What kind of PSU are you using?
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    Asus a8n32-sli Dlx Sata HDD not recognised

    you know that you MB has 2 distinct controller. The nvidia one that don't need drivers if not set to RAID and another one that will need drivers. So, read the manual to find which controller you plugged your drive to, and that will help you.
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    Asus A8V Deluxe - Random reboots in XP SP2

    is your psu old? Vista seems to be more tolerant about memory errors. I would try to bump the memory voltage to 2.7v in BIOS. In BIOS too, check for AGP fastdraw(or something like that. Turn it off. And set AGP to 4x instead of 8x.
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    Epox 9NPA+ Ultra unstable /w 1.5 gb

    dual channel memory controller don't like to run with 3 sticks. it should be either 1, 2 or 4. Your board's manual should clearly state that.
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    DDR2 in ddr slot?

    no you wont. it may be a 10 seconds difference for a whole day..
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    eSATA BadAxe2 Vista Marvell Driver

    To acheive RAID performance, you need at least 2 drive.. in stripe, which is not the best thing for external storage. the speed you get is normal for single drive.. thay simply don't match interface speed
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    AMD X2 5200+ ECS & NFORCE 4M-A Problems Please Help!

    first, reset the BIOS with the jumper and by removing the battery and unplugging it from the wall for some time. Try to restart it, then, in BIOS, bump the memory voltage a bit. this may help to stabilize thing a bit. Usually, when windows fail to install, it is because of memory problem...
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    Video Problem with: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe

    PSU could be insufficient
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    mATX motherboard with dolby live

    Dolby is something that should be licensed to be used. U can use software like AC3 filter to output 5.1 digital sound to any home theater receiver.Raid5 is supported, as seen on Abit web site. As for h264, well, I decode/encode with a 3800+ and I don't see why the 3600+ wouldn't do it. If...
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    mATX motherboard with dolby live

    I would reconsider the AMD side of thing with the Abit NF-M2. The best featured HTPC motherboard right now, IMHO. throw in a x2 3600+Brisbane core, and you'll have a nice, cool HTPC.