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    Crucial's Response to Problems with Ballistix Memory

    My previous Ballistix (DDR not DDR2) got nixed. It turned out that the motherboard (an ASUS) was overvolting the RAM by 8%. I wonder if similar problems with voltage regulation are causing the problems?
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    790i ULTRA SLI + E8500 + kingpin F1 EE + Corsair Dominators + LN2 = 5.7GHz benchmarks

    So is that nice CPU cooler a custom built special?
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    Quick and dirty A64 clocking guide **UPDATE** X2 OC information!

    It appears that the biggest single difference is running dual channel, and even that's not that big (7.7% on 3DMark05 from my own tests). 2Gb makes little difference except on certain games/programs (but that number is increasing all the time). The rest of the memory holy grails, 1T, tight...
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    Which of these Value Rams?

    The best thing about heat spreaders is they keep dust off the chips. Dust = Static. Static = Zapped Chips.
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    Best 2Gb Memory Option for NF4 OC?

    What it says in the title - is it worth getting some of the new expensive 1Gb sticks or should I just go for something like Geil Value and use a divider?
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    Quick and dirty A64 clocking guide **UPDATE** X2 OC information!

    Anyone done any comparison on 2x1Gb vs 4x512Mb RAM with dual core in a NF4 mobo?
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    I have an Audigy 2, and for the small price the additional benefits were worth it to me. I put it in Slot 2 though, having long ago worked out that Creative cards are best in that slot. I doubt whether I'd use an SBLive though - they should go down as one of the worst built pieces of junk in...
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    The Unknown device is probably the Marvel LAN. You can install a driver via Windows Update or through Device Manager.
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    New Bios A8N-SLI Deluxe 1007-003

    Yeah, it seems very stable, but is def. not so good at OC as 1004.
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    NF4 Asus A8N SLI Interrupts using RAID0, The interrupts hogs the CPU?

    The problems are possibly down to having NCQ enabled - a known problem. Otherwise I wonder if the non-NCQ drive in the RAID night make it a bit flaky.
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    Cable Select only works with the correct PATA cable, and I think sometimes not even then. Setting jumpers to master/slave always works.
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    a8n-sli chipset heatsink fan

    I want to crush mine with my bare hands. Not creative, but satisfying...
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    You can enable the extra pipelines/shaders with Rivatuner on most cards. I thought the GTOs came without the SLI connector though. I'm certain the first models didn't have one - I got sent one (which I RMA'd as not bring what I ordered and got a full GT in replacement at no extra cost).
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    Bootup problem in A8N-SLI

    Could be. Are you putting the memory in the right slot? Is it seated correctly (I mean you have done thsi before right?). Are you earthing yourself before touching the RAM?
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    A8N-SLI memory timing wierdness

    Actually the last 4 settings, well 2 of them anyway, have a fairly significant effect on bandwidth. But if you OC then you probably don't want to be touching them. I prefer to loosen the timings rather than run at a divider or 2T - as far as possible.
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    I have the Zalman and it is very quiet. For the XP-120 how quiet depends on the fan you buy. I chose the Zalman because it's cheaper, looks better, and is an all-in-one solution. You can get either slightly quieter or slightly cooler with the XP-120.
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    A8n-SLI Deluxe OC and RAM questions

    What's 66 degrees in that screenshot? If it's graphics card what prog is reporting that? Thx.
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    A8N-SLI dlx Woes

    Knowing Creative of old I put my Audigy 2 in the middle PCI slot and have had no problems with it.
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    Asus A8n SLI-Deluxe Beta 1005-05 Released

    CAS latency seems to make less difference than you'd think, while 1T is worth giving up quite a lot for. This was true on the NF3 as well.
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    A8N-SLI Deluxe PCI Lock not working

    Try clearing the CMOS as per the manual (i.e. remove the battery). This has been known to sort out problems similar to yours.
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    Actually it sounds like the video. Are you sure your connection from the 6800 to your monitor is tight? Loose connections or bent pins could cause this.
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    Asus Deluxe SLI & MBM5?

    I use Speedfan. I didn't like Asus Probe.
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    Asus A8n SLI-Deluxe Beta 1005-03 Released

    No Meathead you are right. It is an NF4 issue. Similar problems with other NF4 boards, and also some NF3 boards (lots of people had trouble with SATA and the MSI Neo2). Search around the web and you'll see this problem mentioned. But it is also a driver issue, which is why 6.39 fixed it for...
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    [SOLVED...kind of] VERY CONFUSED! Which of the offical drivers should I (not) use on my A8N-SLI based system?

    I'm using the newish 75.90 gfx driver which seems to give a noticeable boost to my EQ2 performance.
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    Asus A8n SLI-Deluxe Beta 1005-03 Released

    Cable Select only works with PATA and needs a compatible Cable. SATA has only one device per cable and Boot order is determined in the BIOS. The terms Master and Slave have no meaning with a SATA disks. To quote from the manual you have linked to, "SATA has no user changeable configuration...
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    HELP! My baby is sick.

    The leadtek drivers just replace the 66.93. No idea what the Chipset 64s are, but they may be 64-bit drivers and you shouldn't have them. nTune has been reported to cause problems. I feel confident that you do not need to install the NVidia Firewall, indeed I would totally recommend NOT...
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    Asus A8n SLI-Deluxe Beta 1005-03 Released

    I can only imagine that he's talking about SLI (and that's hardly a jumper, and with one card the molex connector is not needed). There are no HDD jumpers. Seems an inappropriate handle that he's chosen.... ;)
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    A8N-SLI NVIDIA firewall and NAV autoupdate problem

    By turning off the Windows Firewall I was able to install the Firewall properly and it worked with just about everything, except Norton. Which is kinda odd, since they bundle Norton. Still, I uninstalled it and installed ZA, and now I have no issues at all. Shame really - the firewall was one...
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    Asus A8n SLI-Deluxe Beta 1005-03 Released

    1004. Can now turn off the chipset fan warning. Properly sets HTT multiplier - BUT defaults again to x5. I'm getting some stability problems with OC though, e.g. some DVDs do not read properly. I'll check out whether that means PCI lock is buggered when I have some time. No idea what's in...
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    A8N-SLI memory frequency problems

    There was a lot of discussion about the .5 multipliers - my recollection is that the initial scare story was wrong, and it was the utilities that were reporting wrong. Sudhian is the place to go for the full SP I believe. It is certain that all mobo manuals for NF3 & NF4 chipsets state that...
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    *** Official ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4) Thread ***

    1004 BIOS has a setting for the Chip Fan Warning. It also appears to set the HTT Multiplier correctly, although Auto is back again at x5. However I am getting stability problems with OC, - e.g. some DVDs not being read. Anyone else getting such problems? I see 1005.003 is back up again...
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    HELP! My baby is sick.

    I've never found that Repair works with XP - it used to in the good ole days of Win9x, but if NTFS gets nerfed then Windows can't seem to deal with it. In this case it's worth trying a rollback if Repair doesn't work. For badly nerfed HDs, best try is to boot up to console and try Chkdsk...
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    A call for ANYONE who has Maxtor NCQ drives working with A8N-SLI Deluxe

    I had this problem after you, but I managed to fix it - well 99% fix it anyway. 1. Latest NForce drivers (6.39) enable NCQ by default - which is where I came a cropper. 2. Couldn't even load Windows through any normal means - or fix by using Windows CD. 3. I borrowed an HD from another...
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    Asus A8N and firewall

    Uninstall it. The NVidia Firewall sucks like a very sucky suck-thing.
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    A8N-SLI: HTT locked at 5x!!

    Good question. Maybe you can go back to 1003. I can't because my DiamondMax III works better with 1004.001. You are right about the HTT multiplier - ASUS need to seriously get their act together on this. Just one thought, however, I see that you, like me, have Crucial Ballistix. Could it be...
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    A8N-SLI Deluxe & Winchester 3500+. Help with OC for new user

    Your HTT is too high. Also most memory wants more than 2.7v - try 2.8 or 2.9. You will also need to change your memory to DDR333 if you want to get much higher. VCore is weird.
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    Uh oh. More A8N system problems

    Yeah it's the Maxtor. The latest NVidia drivers enable NCQ by default. I found out this the hard way. The Board/HD are stable without NCQ. With NCQ enabled and an OC (I found that it ran OK at stock) you will get BSODs and corrupted Windows. Even worse I lost my entire Documents folder. BTW...
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    A8N-SLI Deluxe & Winchester 3500+. Help with OC for new user

    Clearly the CPU doesn't need extra juice, but what about the RAM - how much are you giving that? Also have you left the other RAM settings on AUTO (presuming you have 1004.001)?
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    A8N-SLI Motherboard

    I'm not sure that USB is working properly at all as there are one or two funnies - everything seems to end up on USB 1 rather than 2, for instance.
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    A8N-SLI Motherboard

    Antec P160 case with 2 x 120mm fans Enermax Noisetaker 480W Winnie 3200+ Zalman Cu7700 2 x 512Mb of Crucial Ballistix XFX 6800GT Audigy 2 Diamondmax 10 250Gb NEC 3520A Asus DVD On USB - Printer/Scanner/Keyboard/ADSL RAID/Onboard Sound/COM&LPT ports disabled Both LANs/IEEE1394 enabled...