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One of my systems built with the Asrock K7SG41X keeps shutting down. I have updated bios, checked all the jumpers and removed unnecessary drivers. I also have checked the temp which is only 36 degrees celsius. What else can I check??? James

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What about a GIGABYTE "GA-7A8DRH" with a couple 15k SCSI attached (36gb). I would probably also have a sata drive for extra storage solution.

Do they have a windows version of the BIOS update or should I flash it. It is set at 166mhz.

Simply shuts down. I tracked the temperature and the processor is only at 36 celcius when it is hutting down. Should I check Ram next or update the BIOS??? Thanks

0$ I have 4 or 5 sets of speakers from other systems and will probably stick with those. I may move my desk into our entertainment room and at that point I will plug our digital coaxial into the 6.1 system. I have not been able to understand the need for great investment in computer sound...

"As far as hd is concern, platter speed in not everything. A Atlas 10k4 will kill a 74gig raptor in a server environment. " After taking a look at these benchmarks, we have a very clean outcome: on all cases, the speed of the rest of the system has nearly nothing to do with the speed of the...

I want to thank you both. Choice is obvious on the computer market now, and your advice and discussion helps me find the proper solution for our small company. I seem to learn more from these types of discussions and your personal experiences and then try to make the best choice (if there is...

Forgot to mention the funny part of all this. We currently use a Dimension 2300 p4 2.4ghz piece of crap from Dell ($349 probably) 784mb Kingston ram Any upgrade will be an imporvement!!

Main operation of the server is sql server 2000 data processing. All apps use Sql Server for the most part by stored procedures, vb.net apps or through linked tables in access database. Some storage of files would occur on the server and at times these files would be accessed by local users...

The MSI board comes with coolers? I did not see that in the description but that would be great! Do you know if I bout PC3200 ddr ram if it would work with the board since the dual opterons would not allow the board to run the ram at 400mhz? Do I need to buy PC2700 instead?

Plus DVD Burner for lowest price (wherever I find a cheap one - BestBuy, etc.)

THat is a good point. I was looking at it that a dual processor system should be powerful enough to be effective for at least three years. However, if that is not the case let me know!! Prices Monarch 2 Opterons 242 $462 (231 each) Tyan Thunder K8W $429 ZipZoomFly 2 Raptor 74gb...

Since you folks seem to be in the know, I have a quick question. We are setting up a small server for only 10 folks and it will mainly be a database server and file server using sql server 2000 and sbs 2003. This is what I have proposed to purchase Tyan Tiger K8W or the MSI...

Also what are the best places to purchase. I would buy from Newegg but we have to pay them taxes so I have looked at ZipZoomFly for some of our needs