Recent content by Parr

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    Think this is a mobo issue...

    the SATA mode is set to emulated PATA. I forgot what the other option was, I'm not in front of the computer right now. I think it started with an M. Those were the only 2 options under SATA mode. Since the drive shows up in the bios under third ide master, would that pretty much eliminate the...
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    Think this is a mobo issue...

    Thanks, there is no option to just turn RAID off, but I can select between which mode I want to be in, RAID or SATA, and SATA is selected. After updated the Bios, it now detects the HDD, but it reads it as Third IDE Master, and windows still can't see it, even with the proper drivers...
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    Think this is a mobo issue...

    I just put together a machine with an Asus A8R32 and an opteron 175. I have a Western Digital 250GB Sata HDD that I hooked up to the motherboard, and when I pop in the windows disk, it doesn't detect any Hard Drive. I put the same HDD into my old comp using a sata pci card, and the hard...
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    Looking for a good motherboard

    I don't really need Crossfire or SLI, I'm piecing together a gaming rig right now and I'm trying to figure out which case and which mobo to go for. I've decided on an opteron 175 (might OC later, not at first though) and I'm putting in the ati x1900xtx I was looking at the DFI boards, and...