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Am getting increasingly annoyed by the non-stop disk chatter coming from my NVRaid 1 setup on my A8N-SLI board. In attempting to isolate the problem, have stopped most services and startup programs, and have killed processes one by one, but the non-stop disk activity continues. Amazingly it...

Try removing the battery & clearing the cmos with the jumper. Worked for me once with this problem.

Just to prove I'm not trying to pirate anything, here's where it came from: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-204&depa=1 And here's a clip of the receipt (personal data xxx-ed out): Below is your Order Confirmation. Please keep a copy for your records. Your...

Why? This is a legal copy and I'm entitled to make a backup, no?

Getting media read error. Is this some form of copy protection, or do I have a bad CD? It installed and seems to run ok off the orig. media.

The ones on the ASUS-supplied CD: 10/27/2004 01:39 AM 5 disk1 11/03/2004 03:58 PM 294,912 idecoi.dll 09/14/2004 02:41 AM 8,557 nvata.cat 11/03/2004 03:53 PM 5,936 nvatabus.inf 11/03/2004 03:58 PM 86,144 NvAtaBus.sys 10/29/2004 09:26 AM 32,256 nvcoi.dll 09/24/2004 08:21 PM 750 nvide.nvu...

Thx.. can't go wrong for $0.99 plus $1 shipping.

Alrighty then, where can I get one? Doesn't seem to be an easy item to find...

My new case doesn't have a built-in PC speaker. Is one necessary to hear the beep codes generated by the Bios? (I have an ASUS A8N-SLI Dlx m/b if that makes a difference). Thx..

I'm using PC3200XLPRO, the XMS series with the fancy LED readouts.. just put it together last night, haven't installed the O/S yet, will let you know how it goes..

Did you connect the 4-pin ATX12V from the power supply?

On my old computer (with a parallel port printer), I used to be able to print the BIOS screens by using PrtScrn on the keyboard. Now with a new computer (ASUS A8N-SLI motherboard) and new printer (HP LaserJet with USB connection only), that doesn't work anymore. Is there any way to print the...

Will cat 5 do or do you need cat 6 or something? Thx..

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what purpose does a (software-based) firewall (like the one that comes with Windows XP) serve if you're getting your IP address from a router? Thanks..