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    Cases: Shortlisting: Down to 5!

    Thanks for your replies. I`m from Malta, an island in the Mediterranean and for something as heavy as a case I`m in practice limited to what I find from local retailers since the shipping costs on such a heavy case would be prohibitive. Thats teh reason why I`m just looking at the RV01 and not...
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    Cases: Shortlisting: Down to 5!

    Hi, I currently own a Thermaltake Tsunami Dream case and I`m seeking on replacing it with something better. My main issue with the Tsunami case is that its too small to accommodate long graphic cards. The end of my card obstructs access to the HD rack. I definitely don't want to face such...
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    Wifi G and Wifi N

    From scanning for wireless networks from the phone i noticed that most routers in my area were broadcasting on channels 1 or 11 so I thought 6 was the best option. However I did try to switch to 1 and 11 but as I thought 6 was (a bit) better. Guess my problem is essentially stone walls...
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    Wifi G and Wifi N

    I`m a bit new to wireless networking so need some help here: My current setup is 3 desktop computers connected via ethernet plus a laptop and an iphone connected via wifi-G to a VERY cheap MSI wireless router. The setup "works" but i have many blackspots in the house and rather frequent loss...
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    Which motherboard?

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    Which motherboard?

    Need some help deciding which motherboard to get from the following: Gigabyte GA P35-DS3L ASUS P5K SE iP35 Asus P5KC Foxconn P35A What I need is something which is solid and reliable and of good design (no chunky video cards hitting heat sinks etc). What I dont need is...
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    ATX12V 4pin? Need help

    hehe...i`m an idiot.....I just neded to snap the 8 pin and hey presto....two four pin connectors :)
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    ATX12V 4pin? Need help

    Hello, my old PSU just died on me and I went off and bought a Xlico 850W new PSU. The problem is that I have an Asus A8N-SLI mobo and this needs an ATX 12V 4 pin PSU connection....and my new PSU doesnt seem to have one! any idea what to do? Please help, I'm pretty stuck!
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    A8n-SLI Deluxe. SLI mode, one card. WIll it work?

    Hello all, I am having problems fitting my new 8800GTS video card on my Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard due to a zalman 47mm shipset heat sink which I had to install due to the asus chipset fan dying out. My first approach was to replace teh heatsink with something which would allow the...
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    A8N-SLI + 8800GTS. Need advice on Chipset Heatsink/fan

    Guess I might go for it...even if the price more than doubles for me because of the postage, however if someone has any alternative solution please let me know because i`d really like to avoid paying 50+ usd on achipset heat sink when I dont even overclock.
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    A8N-SLI + 8800GTS. Need advice on Chipset Heatsink/fan

    Thanks for the reply. It would come a bit pricey for me with postage and all, but will take it as my last resort. I was wondering if some simple low profile chipset fan would do the trick...such as the akasa one I stumbled into.
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    A8N-SLI + 8800GTS. Need advice on Chipset Heatsink/fan

    Hello, I own a A8N SLI mobo, and some time back the fan was making loads of noise so I replaced with a zalman 47 heatsink. However I just bought myself a 8800GTS 640MB videocard, and the card wont fit because of the high heatsink! It wont be until january next year when i`ll upgrade my...
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    Acrobat Reader question

    I know that low tech solutions are generally frowned upon in high tech fora, but a good ole paper and pencil to write down the page numbers does the trick. If however you hate pencils you can rename your pdf file with the page number you arrived at, that works too ;-)
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    BSOD on startup

    Just an update: Problem solved, it was the dying Hitachi SATA drive (3months old!) I replaced it with a Samsung SATA 2 200Gb drive and things were working quite well except for another error (warning actually) Error 51: wndows paging to drive 0. After searching some forums I solved the error...
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    BSOD on startup

    I didnt have time to test drivers one by one yet, however I did try using the sc query command at the command prompt. I got: IPSEC Services error (above) Win32 exit code 0 (service running) Fips error (above) Win32 exit code No 31 (service stopped) anyone knows what this means?
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    BSOD on startup

    Thank you, I will try it out when I get back home
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    BSOD on startup

    It just did it again and I also found these two other errors as soon as I rebooted: Event Type: Error Event Source: Service Control Manager Event Category: None Event ID: 7023 Date: 5/9/2005 Time: 7:11:34 PM User: N/A Computer: MARKCOMPUTER Description: The IPSEC Services...
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    BSOD on startup

    Thanks loads for the help. You are correct about the keyboard! In the meantime this is my hijackthis log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:51:43 PM, on 5/9/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes...
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    BSOD on startup

    By filtering the event viewer I found these errors: Event Type: Error Event Source: Fips Event Category: None Event ID: 1 Date: 4/28/2005 Time: 6:38:04 PM User: N/A Computer: MARKCOMPUTER Description: The fips driver can't load. The driver failed the MAC self test. For more...
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    BSOD on startup

    I tried the Hitachi tool both the quicktest and advanced test and got no errors. I also enabled SMART in my bios because it was disabled. Will try the seagate tool too. In the meantime can someone explain to me what is fips?
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    BSOD on startup

    Its a Hitachi SATA, i`ll try and run their tool. thanks
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    BSOD on startup

    I ran memtest and everything was fine and I also ran chkdsk /r and all was fine too. However now I am remembering that sometimes (rarely) when the problem was occuring windows ran a chkdsk itself however it was a 3 stage test rather than a 5 stage test as I just carried out. I also remember...
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    BSOD on startup

    Thanks, I didnt try memtest yet, I will give it a go. My full specs are below: A643500BX ATHLON64 3500+ BOX 939 PINS Asus A8N-SLI DELUXE KVR400X64C3AK2 / 1G Kingston 2x512MB Kit Thermaltake Tsunami VA3400BNA ( 400WPSU) VGA GeForce 6600GT 128MB DDRIII DVI/TV SAMSUNG 3.5" 1.44MB...
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    BSOD on startup

    By the way, once windows actually starts up, I have no problems what so ever, the system is very stable no matter what.
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    BSOD on startup

    Basically my rig is as follows: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe 2x512MB Memory 6600GT Windows XP Home SP2 When I set up this rig some six months ago, everything worked fine, but suddenly I started getting a BSOD on windows startup. The computer then reboots and settles back in the screen where...
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    Which BIOS version should I use for ASUS A8N?

    Excuse the silly rather off topic question..... Just successfully updated my A8N-SLI bios for the first time. I know the bios was updated because the boot up picture changed, however how can I confirm the bios version installed? Where can I read off the bios version number?
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    Windows Sound problem

    Ignore topic. Resolved. I plugged in the front speakers in the wrong jack and windows only uses front speakers to play system sounds. So that explains it all.
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    Windows Sound problem

    New build: Asus A8N-SLI (using on board sound) WInXP Home Sp2 A64 3500+ 5.1 Speakers The problem is that I cannot get any windows system sounds. I have no problems listening to mp3s in the media player, and the device manager showns no problems at all. The control panel sound setting is...
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    New build SATA problem

    Please ignore, problem should be solved. I plugges the SATA cable into the Silicon Image instead of the NVIDIA SATA port on the mobo.
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    New build SATA problem

    Hello, I just spent half my day building my very first rig but now I got stuck. Specs: Asus A8n-SLI A64 3500+ Hitachi 160GB SATA hard drive Win XP SP2 Install disk Well on booting, the computer recognises that there is a hard drive and I can even set it up as a JBOD in the Raid...
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    New System.....about to order

    I am a bit concerned about the PSU and Asus SLI mobo. From what I read, the mobo uses a 24 pin connector and although I went through the Thermaltake site I couldnt figure if the 400W True Silent Power PSU in that case has one of these connecotrs or one of the older ones. Doe anyone have a clue...
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    New System.....about to order

    Sure, I am from Malta, which is an island in the Mediterranean. The only european site which has decent prices that I know about is www.overcolockers.co.uk However I am a bit reluctant to order that way because I`d have to face pretty steep postage charges and a couple of weeks waiting time...
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    New System.....about to order

    Thanks I`m not from the US and new hardware takes a good while to get available here. That`s the reason why I got fed up waiting and settled for the only nforce4 board I have available which unfortunately is the SLI one. The brand of the memory is Super Talent. Probably mainstream its...
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    New System.....about to order

    This is what I intend ordering and would love any advice or opinions before departing with my heavily sweated cash :) The system is to be used for general purpose and the only intensive application I`m into is gaming. Athlon64 939 3500 Asus SLI CA-3400BWA Thermaltake Tsuinami BLACK...