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  1. ConMac

    A patch is preventing the system from starting - Error code = 0 x 490

    :confused:I recently had to replace some bad memory which caused my home built system to fail to boot into Windows. I have a dual-boot (XP on one HD, and Win7 on a separate HD). The system has been running smoothly for more than a year until the failed RAM module. I can boot into XP, but not...
  2. ConMac

    Scandisk - Black screen/Safe Mode hanging

    o_O I have have been having issues with my dual boot (Win7 & XP SP3) SB ASUS P8P67 Deluxe build (system freezing, black screen on cold boot/failed OC, Win 7 restore points being deleted by XP) and I made the following adjustments: updated the BIOS to v.1305 and made the required registry...
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    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Cold boot black screen

    I just upgraded the BIOS from v.1003 to v.1305, I was having the double POST issue. Now when I cold boot, I get a black screen, I have to cold boot again to get the message that the overclock failed, press F1 to continue to get into the BIOS. When I go into BIOS it says that my target CPU is...
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    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe RAM/BIOS/System Freezes

    I have a new i5-2500K build Win7 64-bit with the ASUS P8P67 Deluxe, dual-boot with XP, system that is experiencing random freezes. I think it may be the RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8 GB (2x 4GB) SDRAM DDR3 1600 F3-12800 CLD-8GBXL (Cas 9, Timing, 9-9-9-24). What adjustments should I make...
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    Dual Booting XP and Win7

    :confused: I just completed my Sandy Bridge build using the ASUS P8P67 Deluxe MOBO. I installed XP SP3 first on HD #1, and then Win7 64-bit on HD #2. The Win7 bootloader defaulted to Win7 and 30 seconds after powering up would boot into the system. I could then boot into XP from the...
  6. ConMac

    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Bootup Issue

    This is a continuation from a previous thread. I had the optical drive connected to #5 and not #6 on the Intel SATA port, and I loaded XP and all my drivers, and everything was working fine. When I went to partition the rest of the HD, I noticed that default letter for the next partition...
  7. ConMac

    Restoring XP Home SP3 Archive to New PC

    :\ I just finished my Sandy Bridge build and would like to restore an OS backup archive from an external HD I have from Paragon Backup & Recovery of the XP Home SP3 on my old AMD PC. I tried installing Paragon on my new system (where I installed a new copy of XP Home SP3) and doing a restore...
  8. ConMac

    Sandy Bridge Intel chipset

    I have a new build using an ASUS P8P67 Deluxe MOBO which has 4 SATA 6GB/s ports (2 Marvell & 2 Intel). If I don't plan to use more than these, I should be unaffected by the SATA 3GB/s ports failure issues, correct? Currently, I have my optical drive connected to a Marvell port, and my 2 hard...
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    Installing Windows XP in ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Sandy Bridge Build

    :confused:I am installing Windows XP in my newly-built Sandy Bridge system, and the MOBO manual says to load the Intel PCH and AHCI drivers by pressing <F6> during the OS install and to use a USB floppy drive. Which drivers are these and where do I find them - are they under the SATA category...
  10. ConMac

    Socket 756 upgrade

    I built my rig in '03 with an AMD Athlon64 3200+ CPU with an Asus K8V-Deluxe MOBO. What are my upgrade options? Can I squeeze a quad-core AMD chip into this MOBO? Also, for gaming, is the Intel Core i7 950 worth the extra $ than the AMD PhenomII X4 970 BE? I understand this AMD CPU is better...