Recent content by Matmi

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    Why shut down instead of stand-by ?

    Well, I'm afraid mine does it all the time and I don't think I have any pending XP update waiting for a reboot. No issue with passwords either.
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    Why shut down instead of stand-by ?

    Well, that's how it was for my PC until a few days ago...
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    Why shut down instead of stand-by ?

    Glad to see I'm not alone... I have gone into the BIOS and did not find anything related to the stand-by mode...
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    Why shut down instead of stand-by ?

    Hello, I'm using XP and, since the beginning of the week, when I want to put my PC on stand-by, it gives me the usual screen "preparing to stand-by" and then it shuts down (the usual blue light in front of my Sonata tower no longer blinks). When I hit the Enter key, the PC just reboots (the...
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    Replacing a fan.

    I got a new system a few weeks ago and I'm now regretting that I kept the original fan of my Sonata II case. It makes too much noise and, considering the cheap price of the fans (typically less than $30, if I'm correct), I'm thinking about replacing it. My problem is that I'm a complete...
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    Temperature of Intel E6600

    I'll check tonight. Asus Probe is typically very close to what I could read in the BIOS.
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    Temperature of Intel E6600

    I have a new system that looks like this : P5B Deluxe WiFi Intel E6600 with original heatsink Kingston PC4300 2GB Antec Sonata II with its PSU (450W) and its original fan (set on medium speed) My system is not overclocked in any way, shape or form. I'm using ASUS Q Fan and let it...
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    Problem with new BIOS on P5B Deluxe

    This is indeed the feeling I got when I read their answer...
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    Problem with new BIOS on P5B Deluxe

    I just got a reply from ASUS and it reads like this : if it was updating your bios this this problem started you should downgrade you bios to the previous version before the flashing. you can do that with the directions below. if reflashing your bios dosent correct this it would be likely you...
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    Problem with new BIOS on P5B Deluxe

    It feels good to read that people who are far more knowledgeable about PCs are telling me this message was normal and nothing to be worried about... Thanks !
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    Problem with new BIOS on P5B Deluxe

    I just got a new system, put together by Directron. I just updated the BIOS of my P5B Deluxe Wifi/AP to 0614, using ASUS Update (I don't have a floppy drive) and after having downloaded the BIOS from ASUS website. The installation seemed to be OK and I was asked to reboot my PC. A few...
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    Free software to play DVDs ?

    I just changed my PC and it looks like the software I had on my previous PC to play DVDs isn't free anymore. Do you have any free softwares to suggest ? Thanks !
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    DVI-D / DVI-I confusion

    That's probably my best option indeed. The thing is that, at this point, I only have a DVI-I to DVI-I cable, which isn't of much help... I'll go to Directron tomorrow to buy a DVI-D to DVI-D cable. It's so frustrating to be forced to wait 24 more hours to install my new "toy" just because of...
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    DVI-D / DVI-I confusion

    I just got my new system from Directron (they built the PC for me) and I realized I could not plug my Dell monitor on the video card ! The video card has 2 DVI outlets, which, I think, are DVI-I as they have 4 small prongs around the large one. On the other hand, my Dell 1704 FPV monitor has...
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    Questions on RAM

    That's very interesting. I don't do any overclocking and have no intention to try. In that case, I gather from your post that 533MHz would actually be better than 667MHz. That's very good news ! Thanks.