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    Question on Asus P3W

    Thanks....shall try your suggestions.
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    Question on Asus P3W

    Well, I got the P3W Flashed latest bios from Asus site (1014 if I recall correctly). Downloaded latest Asus drivers for Video and Audio and also Intel drivers for Video, INF, ATA66. Installed in new ATX case. 300W power supply, 64Mb PC100 (to start), board, Celeron 400, No-name Slotket...
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    Question on Asus P3W

    Has anyone had good / bad experiences with the P3W (not the P3W-E). Intel 810 chipset, so built-in video and sound no AGP slot One is available to me for a very minor sum of money. I am looking at building a box for my 12-yr old daughter. So she would want to work on school projects, use...
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    Can Asus P3V4X do 1gig?

    I upgraded my P3V4X from a Celeron 400 to a PIII 1GHz EB CPU (133MHz FSB). CPU was $250 Canadian (retail box). I watched this price for a looong time before buying and am somewhat pleased that it is going UP...after I purchased. One thing to note is the released versions of the bios for P3V4X...
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    ,Lets play "name that board"

    The slot on the board that looks like a "Slot 1" is most likely a COAST (Cache on a Stick) slot to upgrade or provide Level 2 Cache for the board. Any markings that look like a model names or numbers silkscreened onto the board? Does the CPU say "Socket 5" or "Socket...
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    Rage Fury Pro / Asus P3V4X

    Anyone had any experiences, good or bad running these two in combination. Here is the story: Originally, when I built my system, I bought a Rage Fury Pro 32MB AGP for it because: - video in/out - 4x AGP - somewhat (at the time) decent 3d performance - retail box with 5-yr warranty and a nifty...
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    need help flashing BIOS on Gigabyte mobo!

    I stand corrected on the bios file name and flash program name. I must have opened the wrong file on the web site (too much coffee while operating a mouse). Sorry for any confusion...great to hear it worked out.
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    need help flashing BIOS on Gigabyte mobo!

    Check out the page http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/products/pro_new1.htm, which has your bios on it. Your bios zip file includes flash840.exe, which is the flash program...not the "af797c" that you refer to. The bios update file is 6wfz7.f4. I think there is also an updated flash846.exe...