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    Prescott E0 won't run on my IC7 mobo

    I'm having problems booting into Windows (both XP and 2000 reboots at the bootup logo) with my new E0 SL7PN 3.2Ghz (not OC'd) on IC7 v1.1, and have tried BIOSes 2.8, 2.7, 2.6. Went back to my 3.0c northwood. I have previously run Prescotts SL7E4/SL7E5 on this same board using BIOS 2.5...
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    Need help to fix a radiator leak

    Hi, I bought a new black ice 2 radiator and while testing my new watercooling setup for leak, I found out 1 of the fittings of the rad was leaking. I tightened it to very tight already, but it did not fix the leak. The fitting already has sealant tape on it, should I buy and apply another...
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    Does HSF vibration affect OC stability / CPU life?

    I run a Tornado 92mm at 3600rpm for my OC'd rig (P4), HS is XP90. I found out the fan vibrates a lot after touching the HS body. Does this affect the OC stability or even the life of the CPU? I can't find any other 92mm fan out there that is as powerful and doesn't vibrate too much (such as...
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    2 quick questions on ICH5 Raid 0

    - does Raid 0 support multiple primary partitions? - is Linux support for ICH5R available already?
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    Fan design ideas

    just wanna know if anybody has attempted to design 80mm, 92mm or 120mm fans to look like 3-blade electric fans (home appliance) or airplane propellers or chopper rotors (2 or 3 blade)? why not, since in actual usage these 'fan' types move a lot of air. maybe at low RPMs they are silent and at...
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    How tough are today's HDDs?

    I ask this because today while upgrading a sound card my grip of the case slipped and it went bang! on the marble floor. The midtower case fell down about 1 foot high and sideways. I have 3 HDs in it - 2 hitachi SATA Raid 0s and 1 WD 120JB. booting up a few times after that there seemed to be...
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    Confused about Panaflo fans

    Panaflo series of fans are very confusing. Some 92mm M1As have same .15a spec. as L1As, then some have RPM monitoring like M1A BX versions w/c specifies .2a (must be noisy). Shopping around I came across 92mm H1As rated .55a, I bought one and boy, this one's a screamer and it's not even the...
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    Asus P4G8X standby mode - fans won't go off?

    Would like some advice, the fans continue running when WinXP enters standby mode. System - P4, P4G8X Dlx, 2x256 Corsair TwinX3200, PSU Antec 480P, 9700Pro BIOS 1006 - STR enabled-USB jumper set to +5VSB.
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    Will a 533Mhz P4 run stably on Springdale Mobo?

    Hi, I am replacing my problematic P4 mobo (sis648) and would like to know if my P4 2.6 Ghz 533Mhz non-HT CPU will run stably on a new 865PE based mobo, I am thinking of buying the MSI Neo2 FISR or the Gigabyte. My RAM modules are 2 512MB Corsair PC3500. I can see from the MSI website that the...
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    What is thermal guideline/thermal spec???

    According to intel specs the 3.2 ghz P4 has the ff. Thermal Guideline 82.0W Thermal Spec 70°C I read this is the hottest cpu around these days, literally. Anybody knows what the above terms mean and can you explain in layman terms?
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    P4 HSF - Globalwin CAK4-88T - confusion

    Hi, Maybe you guys can help me out, I replaced the stock 2.66Ghz Intel HSF which was irritatingly loud (I installed it as is - black thermal pad) the noise turns up after a feew minutes playing games or doing video editing. The only serious looking HSF I can find around was the Globalwin...
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    What is a Gigabyte 8SG800 ?

    Hello, Just found this new mobo selling around town. The box says it's Sis648 and fully DDR400 compatible. So cheap - 10 USD lower that my 8SG667. Anybody has an idea what the difference is with the 8SG667 ?
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    8SG667 (Gigabyte Sis648) Bios F5

    Hello, I just found this out - there was an F5 Bios released last December - described as to improve stability for AGP 8x cards. I have the Ati Radeon 9700Pro running at 8x. Currently on Bios F4, anybody else out there with this mobo and VGA card and have updated the Bios to F5? I have never...