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    ECS KN1 Extreme - Need help w/ RAID 1 Setup

    Sounds like you have everything correct. The SiS RAID will have no drives because it uses SATA 5 & 6 only; SATA 1-4 are used solely by the nForce RAID. What makes you think that the RAID is not working?
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    ECS KN1 Extreme - Need help w/ RAID 1 Setup

    I have the same board and am using RAID 1, can you describe the exact problems you are having? --Rexxe
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    Unstable Msi Neo4 Platinium

    Out of curiousity, what is your DVD writer. I had an issue with my new system because of the firmware of the DVD writer, believe it or not. It is a BenQ 1620. Apparently there is an issue when using the BenQ drive with the NVidia IDE drivers; I kept getting random reboots and crashes. Once I...
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    New nForce4 Ultra mobo from ECS

    VIrtualLarry, I believe the BIOS chips get stacked. SO you stack a new BIOS chip on top of the old one if it goes (ECS's so-called "Top-Hat Flash"). I was actually thinking about getting the ECS board as I'm not looking to do any overclocking, but you make a good point about the number of...
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    SPDIF connector

    SPDIF = Sony/Phillips Digital Interface. It is for digital output of sound through an RCA connector. The optical connector is called a TOSLINK connector. It is typically better to use RCA for short distances and optical for long distances, though I've found that RCA is the way to go 90% of...
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    DFI Ultra-D - ethernet card = RJ45 LAN ports?

    Doesn't really matter which one you use as your cable modem is probably only 10/100 speed. However, in general, the one not connected through PCI is the one to use as it can handle a larger bandwidth (the PCI one is limited to the speed of a PCI bus, which I forget).
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    Early AMD price drop!

    Unfortunately it's not instantaneous. It takes a week or two for it to trickle down to the retailers, which sucks big time because I'm in the market for one.
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    Early AMD price drop!

    PIB = "Processor in a Box". The price chart says "This listing reflects pricing for direct AMD customers in 1000-unit tray quantities, except when designated as PIB quantities." Notice the except in there, which is the case for A64s. So my guess is that 1 PIB is that price. So, when you...
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    Early AMD price drop!

    Here are the new AMD prices released and effective today: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/Virt...oom/0,,51_104_609,00.html?redir=CPPR01
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    Does ECS make quality boards?

    Awesome, thanks for the opinions guys!
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    Does ECS make quality boards?

    I have read, however, that they are doing a lot to change their image, but I'm not sure if they are successful in making quality motherboards compared to the more well known companies. I just found this over at Tom's Hardware: However, do you think I'm just better off getting the MSI or...
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    Does ECS make quality boards?

    I'm in the market for a new computer and am looking towards the nforce4 boards that are out. I'm not an overclocker, and am unclear on which board i should get. I noticed that ZZF has the ECS board for a very low price, but wasn't sure how it compared to the DFI or MSI. Is it worth the extra...
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    What is this Gigabyte SLI Board (GA-K8NU-SLI)?

    Anyone know the difference between the two Gigabyte SLi boards? http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-279&depa=0 vs. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-269&depa=0 Besides price :-) anyone know the difference? --Rexxe
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    MSI NF4 Ultra released in stock

    The NewEgg board is different than the ZZF board. The NewEgg one has 1 PCI-Ex4 and 1 PCI-Ex1 slots while the ZZF one has 2 PCI-E1x slots. Even the pics are different..... The DFI Ultra board looks interesting as it has 2 PCI-E x16 slots, and 1 PCI-Ex1 and 1 PCI-Ex4 slots, despite the fact...
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    Where are the socket 939s with PCI-E

    The 939s with PCI-E have been announced for months now and they are still not out yet. Does anyone have an ETA for any of these boards, particularly the nForce4 ones? Thanks, Rexxe
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    New system starts and then immediately shuts down

    I forgot to mention that if I hold in the reset button and then press the power button and hold it, all the fans spin. However, when I release the reset button, it shuts down.
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    New system starts and then immediately shuts down

    Power Supply is AMS Mercury PP-5503EPS (http://www.amselectronics.com/PP-5503EPS.pdf)) Memory is PQI TURBO Series Dual Channel Platinum Kit 184-Pin 2GB(1GB x 2) ECC Registered DDR PC-3200 (http://www.newegg.com/app/View...20-141-147&depa=0)) 2 memory modules one in slot 1 and the other...
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    New system starts and then immediately shuts down

    Hello, I have attempted to build a dual Opteron system with the Tyan Thunder K8S Pro. When I press in the power button, the fans spin and then immediately shut down. I have tested the power supply leads with a multimeter and everything seems to be ok. I just got a brand new motherboard...
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    Computer not starting up.....please help!

    I just received a new PSU and now there's a new issue. If I put the motherboard on a cardboard box, it starts up. When I put the motherboard in the case with no screws, it starts up. However, the second I put a screw in the motherboard, it will not startup. IN fact, what happens is that it...
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    Computer not starting up.....please help!

    I bought a power supply tester and it's definitely the power supply. Only 1 light on the tester lights up. I just hope there was no damage to the motherboard. But, for now, looks like I'm going to be RMAing the power supply. Thanks for your help Rexxe
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    Computer not starting up.....please help!

    I have both memory sticks in CPU1's slots 1 and 2. According to the manual putting memory in CPU2's slots is not necessary for dual CPUs, also putting them in the slots you recommend yields only 64-bit support instead of 128. If I determine that the problem is definitely the PSU, I'll look...
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    Computer not starting up.....please help!

    I took the motherboard out of the case completely and placed it on an anti-static bag and then plugged it in. Still nothing heppened. The only thing I guess the motherboard is getting is the standby power which must be why the fans jolt for a split second. Other than that, I'm at a loss. If...
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    Computer not starting up.....please help!

    Also, forgot to mention that the power light on the front of the case is lit. I don't know if that means anything at all. I will look into the short cirtcuit. In my description of the problem, I should clarify what the fans do. They literally jump/move for a split second, not really spin as...
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    Computer not starting up.....please help!

    Hmmm...you show only 8 pins across but my power connector has 12 pins (it's not an ATX it's an EPS 12V connector). Do you know what color the wires to jump are? Is it gray jumped with black? Thanks!
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    Computer not starting up.....please help!

    Hello, I have just built a computer which uses EPS 12V power connectors on the motherboard. I have everything hooked up right, I have checked about 10 times now and have tried disconnecting everything except the motherboard connection to the power. When I turn on the PSU, the CPU fans...
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    Dual Opteron and Heatsink

    Ok, cool. I'm going to watch the CPU temps for a little while under high load and make sure they don't go up too high. If I see the one I reoriented the heatsink with gets much hotter than the other CPU I'll definitely pick up some thermal paste. Thanks for your help, Rexxe
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    Dual Opteron and Heatsink

    Hello, I have built a dual Opteron 244 system with the Tyan K8S Pro mobo. This was the first computer I have built, and unfortunately I bought a case (which said it could take extended ATX) which fits the mobo but does not allow me to put the drive cages in once the mobo is installed...
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    Need help building a server!

    Cool, thanks for the help Boonesmi, I appreciate it! The one thing I'm pretty shaky on is the whole SCSI RAID thing. Since I'm getting 2 HDs I thought RAID 1 would be sufficient. I was thinking about getting this: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=16-118-017&depa=0 Is this what I need...
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    Need help building a server!

    What motherboard do you recommend I get? The choices are pretty weird IMHO, as I think only 1 has AGP and PCI-X. I figure that it would be good to have the AGP as once this puppy gets older it can be used for a desktop....but what are your thoughts on getting the one with AGP vs. just getting...
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    Need help building a server!

    Hello, I was wondering what everyone's opinion is on building a server. The server will be running Linux and will be used as a general server with a database, CVS, app server, web server, etc. I'm starting up a new company and obviously don't have lots of money to throw around. I have...