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    Secondary Master Drive - ATAPI incompatible

    When I built my system, the "Configure SATA as" setting in the BIOS was set to IDE. Recently, I changed it to AHCI, after doing the registry edit described in Microsoft KB922976. Now, when I boot, I get a message saying: Secondary Master Drive - ATAPI incompatible Press F1 to resume...
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    CPU frequency stuck at 66% in Performance Monitor

    My setup - E8400, ASUS P5Q Pro, Vista HP 64 bit. In the performance monitor window, the CPU frequency (blue square) is stuck at 66% of max. It does not move from 66% regardless of the CPU utilization or the load. Now, CPU-Z, Real Temp, and the ASUS Motherboard Utility, all agree that my CPU...
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    Can I change my HDD from IDE to AHCI after installing Windows?

    My ASUS P5Q Pro MB configures the SATA ports as IDE by default. I have a WD 320GB SATA2 HDD, and a DVD-RW drive connected to the SATA ports. Vista 64 bit is already loaded on the HDD (configured as IDE). I changed the BIOS setting to AHCI. The BIOS recognizes the HDD and DVD-RW drives, but...
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    E8400 core temperature difference

    I am seeing a consistent 3-4 deg C difference in core temperatures between the 2 cores on my E8400. Core 0 always runs hotter than core 1. At idle, I get about 39C/36C for Core 0/1. With both cores at 100% load (Prime95), I get about 54C/51C. This is using Core Temp, and the ASUS Utility...
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    CPU Temp question

    Just finished my first build - E8400, ASUS P5Q Pro MB, Arctic Freezer 7 cooler, Gigabyte 3870 GPU, Antec Sonata III. Vista SP1 64bit. When I enter the BIOS, it shows the CPU temp at 46C. After I boot into Vista, the ASUS probe shows the CPU temp at 40C, and MB at 34C at idle. Is this...