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Ok...problem SOLVED...In building the computer, I used the IDR cable that came with the motherboard marked for the CD-ROM drive. This was a 40 Pin-40 wire cable, not a 40 Pin-80 wire cable which is needed by high speed drives! I switched the cable out for another I had and PRESTO! DMA mode...

They were right off the CD provided by ASUS. I guess I could check if they are the most recent...

The drive was in my old computer 30 minutes earlier! It worked fine...

Drive was recognized by Bios, Installed Windows off it. When I went to install the motherboard drivers and video card drivers (as well as my other software), it would come back with read errors. I tried copying files to the HDD, but that failed as well. That was when I put in the Pioneer...

I just built a new system and used Win Xp Pro x64 edition. I have a Sony Handycam DCR-HC40 camera which I used to use via usb streaming for webcamming via Skype to let the grandparents see their grandson. Now, the Sony USB driver doesn't work because it is not x64 compatible and Sony has no...

All: I just finished by new build with the Asus P5W DH Deluxe and C2D E6400 chip. Everything works great, but now my Lite-On SOHW-1693-S drive dowsn't read disks anymore. I had to put my older Pioneed DVD drive in the machine. I updated the drive firmware, but no luck. It will recognize...

Ok, so I switched to a single Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive. Any suggestions on Partitions? Also, no verdict on the motherboard? The four I'm stuck on are: -ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium -ASUS P5B...

BUMP! (Sorry)

I understand that the Intel chipsets are not exactly SLI friendly. Could future Bios upgrades fix this?

OK - Here are the boards I have been tossing around the last 2 days -ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium -ASUS P5B Deluxe -Abit AW9D-MAX -Intel 975XBX2KR I know each has its pros and cons, but here are the other components I selected: Intel C2D E6400 OCZ Platinum Rev2 2GB RAM XFX GeForce 8800GTS...

That PSU review is a lot of info. I am not looking to break to bank on a PSU, but will by 535W run my 8800GTS card? Will I run into a power problem if I decide to go SLI (not that I can see a reason to at this time). Also, the board that I am considering is the Abit AW9D-MAX ($210) because...

Newegg has the asus p5b deluxe for $180 and the abit awd9-max for $210. Either way, I would use my existing linksys wifi card. Do the advancements of the 975X chipset (abit) justify the $30 price difference over the P965 chipset (asus)?????? Also, will my memory choice, OCZ platinum Revision...

It is a GTS, Sorry!!!! Is the Abit board better than the Asus in terms of features? The only thing it doesnt seem to have is WiFi. Is it better bang for the buck?

PSU - ENERMAX Whisper II EG565P-VE FMA(24P) ATX12V Ver 2.01 535W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, cUL, TUV, CB - Retail - $90

New PSU Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply 115/230 V TUV, UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC - Retail