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    SATA controllers on MSI Neo 2 Platinum question

    I understand that if you want to overclock on the Neo2 Platinum mobo with a SATA drive, it is recommended to use SATA controllers 3&4. Since I am on a very steep learning curve in attempting to educate myself about all this stuff before even attempting to O/C, please be kind in answering this...
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    Disable write caching on sata hdd?

    After new system build and install of XP Home, Windows has placed a "Safely remove hardware" icon in my task bar that refers to my Hitachi 250Gb SATA HDD (no RAID). The HDD policies for this drive show "Optimize for performance" ticked, so write caching is enabled. This setting can be changed to...
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    xp home installation or setup problem

    1st time builder in need of (lots of) help... I just completed building my 1st system and installed xp home sp2. System is Athlon 64 3200 (winchester) on MSI Neo2 Platinum mobo, Hitachi 250Gb Sata HD, NEC 3520A optical, 1gig Mushkin 3200, XFX 6600GT video, Mitsumi floppy/card readercombo...