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    DFI NF4 Ultra-D unstable with errors!!!

    where can i use the memtest86 feature that comes with the new bios. i have relaxed timings to cas2.5 and cas3 just to give it a try, and still no change. i have also ran tests with a single module, but that doesnt help either, as i still get errors, using 2 diff types of ram, a pqi, and a...
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    DFI NF4 Ultra-D unstable with errors!!!!

    system temps according to the bios are reading at about mid 30 degs C idle. this is with a zalman alcu7000 btw w/AS5
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    DFI NF4 Ultra-D unstable with errors!!!!

    copied from general hardware thread hoping that i would get much more feedback, as i need to return things asap if i decide that i need to. yes ive used the search button. but i still am unable to narrow down the problem enough. here is what has been going on. i recently received my dfi...
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    DFI NF4 Ultra-D unstable with errors!!!

    yes ive used the search button. but i still am unable to narrow down the problem enough. here is what has been going on. i recently received my dfi nf4 ultra-d board and built by ati x800xl. decided to borrow my friend's fortron 500w? bluestorm psu, the a64 s939 newcastle 3400+ @ 2.2ghz...
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    3400+ amd 64bit and asus a8v deluxe mobo... good match?

    actually, it is a socket s939 cpu. i do know the differences between the s939 and 754, and one of the most easiest giveaways is that the bottom of the cpu doesnt have the same amount of pins as the 939 (a big fat empty square in the middle). we are able to post, therefore that proves that it...
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    3400+ amd 64bit and asus a8v deluxe mobo... good match?

    he flashed up to 1.0.0.8, the latest on asus's website. btw just in case people are wondering who the heck i am and why im answering a few questions for him, im a peer of his and i helped him assemble his rig. CORE HARDWARE Power supply Fortron Blue Storm 12v v2.0 500w Motherboard...
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    3400+ amd 64bit and asus a8v deluxe mobo... good match?

    actually, i did help you set it to 800 before, still same results no matter what frequency the htt is set on.
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    3400+ amd 64bit and asus a8v deluxe mobo... good match?

    check the other post i sent you
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    help!! 3400+ asus a8v

    we installed winxp sp2 first thing right away after getting to the desktop for the first time. we also installed all the drivers from the provided asus drivers cd. in bios, i changed it from the raid to ide option. there isnt any drivers to choose from on the cd. its either you install the...
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    help!! 3400+ asus a8v

    the 3400+ newcastle s939 is a silent release from amd. besides, if it were a s754, which it definately isnt, the system would not boot. the cpu isnt missing a qhole square of pins like the s754. labeled 3400+ on it. ran cpu-z and showed newcastle 3400+ @2.2ghz. montag451, what do you...
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    upgraded CPU, Mobo, and RAM

    have you set your jumpers on correctly? does drive thats not working as a primary have its jumpers set on slave? if so, have you tried deleting and recreating your partitions for your hdds? i hope im getting your question/problem, because i seem to be turned towards the hdd from what you are...
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    help!! 3400+ asus a8v

    hes using the fortron bluestorm 500w psu. liljoker is a frnd of mine. ive been working on his rig as well. the problems he is having is quite strange. here is what i did. i helped him out by testing various combinations of things. i set his hypertransport bus to 200mhz down from 1000mhz...
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    computer runs, but does not post

    does anybody know what to do in my situation now?
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    computer runs, but does not post

    update... well this is what i tried... i clear the cmos, and then i boot the computer... surprisingly it posts... but, it doesnt run through the ide check or proc/mem check. no award bios or whatever. first it shows a screen with the asus a8v mobo. then it goes into something about the...