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    USB card reader: Hit and miss?

    thanks. in fact, I didn't install any driver for that. It's on windows XP sp 2, the driver that came with the device (in cd) state that it's for win 2000 (sp1, sp2) and mac os 9.x. So I thought no necessary for driver installation on win xp.
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    USB card reader: Hit and miss?

    Hi, I use a Transcend multicard reader to read my SD card. Sometimes the card is detected sometimes not. Why is that?? system: mobo: Asus P5Q Pro proc: intel E7500 psu: Corsair VX450 Thanks.
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    USB 3.0 expansion card at PCIE x1?

    Thanks. I am about to get a new mobo now, I was just thinking it would be nice if it can host a coming USB 3.0.
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    USB 3.0 expansion card at PCIE x1?

    Today mobo doesn't have the short coming USB 3.0 connector. It will need expansion card to have it. Do you think the PCIexpress x1 slot on today mobos is sufficient for USB 3.0 bandwidth?
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    Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H: resume from standby/sleep

    To all owners of Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H, I read some reviews that this mobo having problem waking from standby/sleep (S3). Do you experience the same problem? Whether you do or not, I would appreciate it. thanks.
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    socket B backward compatibility

    Can mobo with intel socket B use current intel cpu (LGA 775 cpu, like E2180, E7200, etc) ? Thanks.
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    asus epu : hardware based ?

    asus p5q series (p5q pro especially) : Does anyone know whether asus epu-6 energy saving is hardware based (with chip?) or merely software based ? thanks.
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    e-sata bracket and Asus P5Q Pro

    Does your eSata (via bracket) support hot-plug ? have you tried it ?
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    Intel P35 Wattage

    I read somewhere (here) the new AMD 790FX chipset only consumes 8W, 3W at idle. I wonder how much wattage does intel P35 consume ? Thanks.
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    Gigabyte P35 - second PCIEx16 makes the PCIex1 unavailable ?

    Thanks for replying. I don't have this mobo yet. I like the features of this mobo, but since this issue is vital for me I have to look elsewhere. Has anyone ever tried it ?
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    Gigabyte P35 - second PCIEx16 makes the PCIex1 unavailable ?

    I read in the manual (GA P35 DS4) : When the second PCI Express x16 slot (PCIE_16_2) is in use, the three PCI Express x1 slots become unavailable. If I populate the PCIE_16_2 with a x1 card (NOT VGA card), can I still get the three PCIex1 slots available ??? Thank you in advance.
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    The Unofficial Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R P35 Board Thread

    Is the eSATA from the rear-bracket hot-swappable ?
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    adding eSATA

    thanks. What I am not sure is, will this kind of "eSATA" able to hot-plug/hot-swap ?
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    adding eSATA

    For IP35-E (and other non-eSATA mobo) : Can I have eSATA that extended (to rear-bracket) from internal SATA ? Will it work exactly like a 'real' eSATA ? Thanks.
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    realtek ALC882D & soundmax AD1988B

    Which one is a better sound (for music listening) : 1. realtek ALC882D 2. soundmax AD1988B I'm not quite familiar with the spec/technical terms, especially the decibel thing. Or perhaps somebody has personal experience ? Thanks. FYI : realtek ALC882D is on ABIT AB9 Pro...
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    P965 chipset : Confused in lanes

    I asked this because on 975x the primary slot will down to x8 in crossfire mode (will it also down to x8 in non-crossfire mode ??).
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    P965 chipset : Confused in lanes

    Thank you all for replying. I thought the x4 bandwidth on second slot apply only when it's in crossfire mode. I was wrong. Ok, when the 2nd slot filled with a NON-VGA card (and run in x4), would it make the bandwidth on primary slot (VGA) down to x8 ?
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    P965 chipset : Confused in lanes

    With P965 chipset : Can I get full x8 bandwidth for RAID x8 card at 2nd PCIex16 slot and still get x16 bandwidth for video card ? Please notice that the second card is a RAID controller instead of vga card, so it's NOT in crossfire/sli mode. Thanks.
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    eSATA for non-eSATA mobo ?

    Do you mean if the chipset integrated SATA controller supports hot plugging I can use extension cable to a rear bracket and treat it like eSATA ?
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    eSATA for non-eSATA mobo ?

    Thank you all for replying. Will there be a bottleneck with PCI ? I think PCI is not sufficient for the 3Gb/s SATA.
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    eSATA for non-eSATA mobo ?

    The mobo doesn't have an eSATA port on it. Is there a way to provide such feature without adding any additional card ? (like connecting the SATA port on the mobo to a rear bracket --> just an extension cable, perhaps ?) Thank you.
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    Chipset : nvidia VS intel

    No, not 2 video cards. It is the chipset. But I guess you're right, the vivid color and brightness depends on the card instead of mobo chipset.
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    Chipset : nvidia VS intel

    Is it true that nvidia/ATi chipset provides more bright and vivid color for 3d gaming ? Quite sometime ago I saw a comparison showed the difference on AMD site (www.amd.com). Thanks.
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    mATX s775 mobos with optical out audio?

    ABIT NF-M2 nView. It's really good (but it's for AMD).
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    ATi + physic card + SLI board

    Can I use ATi card + physic card on SLI board ? Thanks.
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    Insuficient Heatsink

    Hi, I am currently very interested in MSI K9N SLI Platinum. But the reviews at newegg and MSI forum (forum.msi.com.tw) make me worry, particularly about heatsink getting very hot. The MSI said it is normal, I doubt it by looking at the area size of the heatsink. Do you have any advise...
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    PCIe x4 ?

    Can I put a PCIe 2.0 card into PCIe 1.0 ? will there be bottleneck ?
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    PCIe x4 ?

    Thank you. Does it mean the current x1 slot will have twice of its bandwidth by...say, updating BIOS ? or it is just for new coming mobo ?
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    PCIe x4 ?

    Why do you have to go 608i, isn't any SLI/crossfire-enabled mobo have a second PCIe x16 that can be used for x1/x4 and x8 ? Thank you all for responding.
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    PCIe x4 ?

    Actually I don't plan to use any of those 'very high end'. I am just worried if in the near future ALL of the cards will be x4 (x4 will be standard instead of x1), so any mobo that doesn't have at least x4 can't upgrade/expand. I was going to take an SLI mobo, not that I want to go SLI, but...
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    PCIe x4 ?

    Is it important to have a PCIe x4/8 for future upgrade (non-video card) ? From what I see most of mobo today provide PCIe x1 expansion slot rather than PCIe x4 (or even x8). I assume PCIe x1 will replace PCI. Then what is this x4 for, will it replace x1 ? Thanks.
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    Eye Judgement : ATI card size

    Do you think this Asus EAX1600XT SILENT (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=2&l2=8&l3=241&model=961&modelmenu=2) will fit into MSI K9N Sli Platinum mobo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130048) ? And as for the RAM, assume I would use this kingston HyperX DDR2-800...