Recent content by Socratesx

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    P8P67 Deluxe Failed BIOS Update and cannot be recovered

    Guys thanks for your support. I returned the board back to the merchant for testing. @bankster55: I tried with the support DVD but it couldn't load the bios as it was before. The problem is that I cannot boot to anything. So the problem wasn't that I couldn't flash the bios but I couldn't...
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    P8P67 Deluxe Failed BIOS Update and cannot be recovered

    Hi Guys, Here is a strange problem that I encountered yesterday with my new ASUS P8P67 deluxe. The board had a very old BIOS (05xx If I remember well) and wanted to update to the 1053 Beta BIOS. I downloaded the file from Asus web site and saved it to the hard drive. I then entered the BIOS...
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    Hard Drive Warranty

    It depends on the shop where you bought it. Some they replace you HDD immediately but some other they check the drive and if they don't find problems on it they return it back to you.
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    Random shutdown

    It's 90% your PSU that is causing you problems. If you plan to buy a new one try not to save money on it and buy a decent PSU. PSU is the most important component of the computer and you must be sure that it does its job right.
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    What is the fastest you have gone ?

    225 Km/h with a Golf GT 170PS. It couldn't go more...
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    What games have you been playing this month?

    Fallout:New Vegas Only! I have burned my mind with it !!:biggrin:
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    Direct me to the best resources on programming for Android

    Yuo can start by readoing an introductory book to android like this http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Android-...2847719&sr=1-2 So to cover everything you will need for developing apps.
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    Is Google evil?

    Money is the food of Evil. Google = Mega Corp = Evil
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    Strange goings on with my rig!

    temps of the card?
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    Mac or PC

    This is the best thing you can do and have both OSes to the same machine. I also want to try this some day but I don't know what is going to happen with the different file systems. I mean Windows 7 use NTFS but MAC OS X use another file system right? So when running MAC what happens with the...
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    Most important part.

    I choose motherboard usually with the following priorities: 1.Chipset 2.Manufacturer 3.Overclocking Ability 4.Features
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    Brand new build crashing! BSOD - error codes

    Ask for Corsair if possible. They are undoubtedtly good quality RAM.
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    Holiday deals on RAM, what are we needing for SB?

    I think it is better to check for parts the time that SB will be ready to buy. New computer components hit the shelves nearly every day. Maybe you can find better deals then.
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    2 different RAM brands in 1 computer,will work fine ?

    Yes I gree with Boomer , it's not a good practice to mix different RAM modules.
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    How long before you "trust" that a HD won't fail?

    Now that Bluray drives will become cheaper, taking backups of important files will be easy.