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I am trying to achieve something similar but I'm not sure what device I need to buy to make it work. I have an ADSL router (without wireless). Recently, I picked up an Orinoco AP-2000 wireless access point, which I could just hang off my router. It has reasonably good security features...

Sorry to hear you have these problems, GuitarDaddy. Not sure what to suggest because you already know what you are doing. Maybe just clear out the CMOS and start all over again. Also double-check all the Bios settings you can find in case something got flipped when you updated and check...

On the other hand, the fact that nvidia has implemented a single-chip solution with nforce4 (no Southbridge) means that the chip does a lot of work and it does in fact get very hot. Passively cooling the nforce4 is possible even when overclocking but you need to be careful with how you implement...

Two Samsung P120 SP2014N via Serillel to SATA running without problems.

I found this also. If you go to the Asus site and click through to the North American/US section and then to support etc., you can download the latest Bios (or earlier versions) and then just point the Update program to the downloaded file. For some reason, Autoupdate (in my case, anyway) is...

My reasoning was that SPCR reviews have found that the XP-120 performed better. Also the 120mm fans made by Nexus are very quiet. Take note of the motherboard chipset issue with nforce4. I opted for the Asus A8N SLi Deluxe over the DFI because, with the DFI, the graphics card sits right on top...

What do you want to do with this computer?

Another vote for the Seasonic S12. Efficient, cool, quiet, stable.

Yes, standalone nforce4 but I wouldn't remove any previous chipset drivers first - just install new ones on top. Video drivers are different, you should remove previous versions.

You might want to consider the total noise level generated by all your components. The XP-120 plus Nexus 120mm fan will do a good job with your CPU. But you should consider the graphics card, motherboard chipset and power supply as additional problems if you want cool and quiet...

If you haven't done so already, you should look at that thread on SPCR that I linked to above. Some people have had success by uninstalling (not disabling) the external drive from within Device Manager before they power it down.

I think Futuremark are high-end video card salesmen. Is that 68C @5V with a 432/1160 overclock?! If so, I think that is pretty incredible performance and you (and I) could probably just leave the fan at 5V permanently. I was seeing 62C with rthdribl at 350/1000 so maybe I *do* need to redo the...

Look for the massive thread on A8N SLi chipset fan replacement. The A8N-E has the same layout as the SLi (minus a few components missing) and the same noise issue.

Thanks guys. Use will be fairly open-ended. Back-up (not only type); storage; sneakernet; anything else. That's why I was thinking that flexibility would be a good thing in such a device. Looking at this thread on SPCR, it seems that hot-plugging is an issue with chipset and driver support...

I'm gettting confused about hard drive enclosures, which I know very little about. I have built a system for a friend with an Asus A8N SLi Deluxe motherboard. This comes with an external SATA bracket (including power connector). He wants to buy an external enclosure for back-up and moving...