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    Lost my Start Menu programs in Win XP Professional!

    So, everything was fine. My system logged me off by time limit, and when I logged back in, my start menu reverted to a fresh installation "look". When I went to the all programs list, all the folders are there but they are all EMPTY! Also, all the programs not in folders are gone! I am clueless...
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    Turned off NCQ and now no issues with A8N-SLI

    Ok, I have a 300 GB Maxline, Athlon 4000+, 1 GB OCZ 3200 Platinum Rev. 2. I am on my freaking 5th or 6th install of Windows XP Professional. I install clean and put in the Forceware Nforce 4 drivers (new ones) and all seems good. Then, no overclocking mind you, I get random lock ups requiring me...
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    A8N-SLI booting issues!

    Ok, I have had random WEIRD issues with this system. I have Athlon 4000+, Maxtor 300GB with NCQ, Windows XP Professional, 1 GB OCZ 3200 Version 2 limited edition ram. Now here is what is happening. 4th INSTALL of Windows XP for things like: 1) Windows boots and then nothing opens up. Click...
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    2000 MhZ FSB????

    http://www.forumdeluxx.de/gallery/showp...530&size=big&password=&sort=1&cat=3289 Someone posted this link about Cebit. MSI shows a board with 2000 mhz FSB with a Nforce 4 Ultra chipset. This is only the "pseudo" hypertransport speed right?
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    Difficulty OCing a 4000+

    So Anand's review of SLI boards can push this chip to nearly 2.9 Ghz on the DFI board. I unfortunately am running an A8N, but regardless, my chip will not post at even 2.7 Ghz. I am at a loss. I am running the same RAM as in the article too. OCZ 3200 Platinum rev. 2. I am using the Zalman 7700...
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    Why does everyone want the DFI board when MSI bests it on HardOCP and Anandtech

    The review at HardOCP pushed the MSI board further than the DFI board for OC. They hit 375 FSB!! Geez, I gotta get rid of my A8N!
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    New A8N-SLI 1004 final BIOS installed from Asus update and then no boot and NTLDR cannot be found

    So I installed the final 1004 BIOS from the ASUS update. Install went fine. Booted up, set configuration and when I let it boot, it came up with message NTLDR cannot be found. WHAT??? So I fixed it after doing some research and had to regenerate my boot.ini file as well. It all worked and then...
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    Overclocked A8N with AIBooster and corrupted bootsector???

    How would this happen? I pushed the HTT to 235 or so, the computer locked and then would not reboot. I had to reinstall everything! Any ideas? God I wish I had DFI.
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    BIOS OC Suggestions for 4000+, Asus A8N with OCZ Platinum 3200 v2

    Ok, guys have everything listed in title and cannot boot with FSB at 240 like others were successful with. The AI Booster runs the machine fine at 220 with ram at 2-3-3-5 and I get over 2.6 ghz. Can someone post bios setting for me that work for RAM at 240 with my processor. Maybe I did...
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    Any thoughts on OC potential of A8N versus DFI?

    Just curious on peoples thoughts on this. It seems BIOS configuration by the manufacturer can make a huge difference. OR, is this component related? I see many like me have the OCZ Platinum Rev. 2 ram that Anand took to 318 on the DFI board. I would sure like to take advantage of this RAM on my...
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    Question about OCZ Powerstream 520 and 24 pin connector

    So I was looking at the spec on this after ordering one for my new rig and I saw that only the 600W PSU has an ATX2.01 specfication which I assume is the new 24 pin ATX spec. However, the 520W includes a BTX 24 pin connection and the PSU comes with a 24pin to 20pin converter as well. So, what is...
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    New A8N review favors Asus over Gigabyte and MSI

    They say it is a more stable board and also performs pretty darn well. They claimed FSB numbers of 315 as well! http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/...os&id=346&pagenumber=1
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    If Dual Rails are no good for A8N why do Enermax SLI PSUs have dual rail

    I have a Neopower and I have heard a lot of dispute regarding the dual 12V rails being enough for an A8N with SLI. I just checked out Enermax's site and they have a bunch of PSUs, some of which say supporting NVIDIA SLI technology and they are ALL dual rail. So now what is the story? All these...
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    How high of an overclock are people getting on 6800GT PCI-E?

    I used NVTweak to unlock the panel and I get something like 415 or so. I thought these things could go higher? Any suggestions? Am I doing something wrong?
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    BFG 6800GT OC PCI-E default clock 350?

    So I got this new card and when I go to the Nvidia overclocking panel, the GPU comes up at 350 mhz by default. I know I can overclock in this panel, but I thought default was 370 on the OC card. Any thoughts?
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    Nvidia Sentinel with not enough power message????

    I have a new rig with a 500 W Ultra-X PSU and a 6800GT and I get a low power message from the Nvidia Sentinel on boot up!!! I have an Asus A8N-SLI board with the extra power connector plugged into the motherboard! What is going on?
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    Why is my new Diamond Max 10 SATA150 drive showing up on boot as LBA ATA 133?

    Any pros can answer this? I am clueless, and this is my first SATA rig.
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    How do you enable Native Command Queuing with A8N-SLI and Diamondmax 10

    How do you enable native command queuing with the A8N (Nforce 4) and the new Diamondmax 10??? It is supposed to support it, but there is nothing in the bios about this!!
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    In Stock 6800GT PCI Express at Gameve and Isquared!!!

    XFX available at Gameve and BFG at Isquared.