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    Your experience with "upgrading" motherboards

    Just do a repair install. Put the windows install disk in and at some point it will check for an existing install. When it finds it, it'll ask if you want to repair it or reinstall. Choose repair (backup 1st). I've been doing this with XP for years. Over several AMD chipsets and then to my...
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    overclock fails when I move my computer????

    Also consider whether your heatsink may have been jarred and disturbed the compound between it and the CPU. I've seen that happen with big sinks. (Why I always lay my case down with the MB up if I'm moving it very far.)
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    Corruption of HD/Data from OC'ing?

    An unstable OC will eventually cause bad data to be written to the disk which, if in a critical file, will corrupt windows or important programs. This is why I always run a full set of test programs for a long time before trusting an OC. (prime95>12 hours, OCCT>5 hours, >60 cycles of linpak...
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    LinX - a nicer friendier Linpack

    This applies to Intel Speed Test, not the program that is the topic of this thread -- LinX! LinX tells you what iteration you are on, gives you a progress bar, and stops on the 1st error. So far, I like it much better than Intel Speed Test. My only complaint is that you can't have it...
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    How to mount or remove a bolt-through cooler

    Back to the original post... What about MB temps with an insulator against the back of it? Doesn't this increase them since you no longer have air flow behind that CPU chip? (After reading this, I plan to cut a hole in the back of my mounting tray the next time that I have my MB out -- I...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    No. Your system has a stability issue. I use prime95 and make sure that after it's been running for a few hours, I do other things while it's running to really make sure that it's stable. I'll sometimes add superpi. You just want to make sure that you don't add enough memory use to start...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Trick replacement on DFI Street is Evercool VC-RE. http://svcompucycle.stores.yahoo.net/vc-re.html http://jab-tech.com/ has it also. Here's a good thread http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26143 I use water :)
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Sorry you had that experience. Mine has been the exact opposite. I've had memory problems with over 1/2 of the Asus boards that I've had and they haven't OC very well. Thus my switch away from them for this board. It's my first DFI and has been rock solid stable. It is happily overclocking...
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    Got my new Memory, and I'm confused.

    Thanks! I'd considered that, but you got me off my butt. I found a good thread there and am now overclocking my OCZ Platinum EL memory to get 1:1 on my CPU overclock :cool: (Priming right now -- been stable for close to an hour -- only 7 more to go!). [later] stopped priming at 13 hours --...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Yea, this thread seems to be dead.
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    I went from an Asus K8V to a DFI expert and had to repair winXP -- I seem the remember that it would boot, so I could do the easy repair by just starting an install from windows itself (instead of booting from floppy). That was a different chipset and CPU so I was surprised that it booted...
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    Got my new Memory, and I'm confused.

    In theory, to overclock you need to increase the voltage. So, the implication is that it is more capable of being overclocked. I practice, this may not be true. I have the OCZ Platinum ELDCPE-K (EL, dual channel, also rated at 2.8v) and have found that it's just as stable at 2.66v as it is at...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Sounds like it can't find anything to boot from. Do you have a bootable device before it in the BIOS -- that it can boot from?
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Check out DFI street. A great support forum just for DFI boards. I have the DFI Lanforce UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert and love it. Great board with lots of flexibility for overclocking. No problems at all. However, the flexibility means that there're lots of BOIS settings that can be tweaked -- and...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Great board. Only thing that got me was that you start with memory slots 2/4, not 1/3. And, it defaults to 1T memory timing (agressive). If you have memory problems, set it for 2T (the default on most other boards). If you're running SLI, remember to connect the extra power connector by...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    It really sounds like your MB is signalling something. Try running prime95 for 8 hours. See if it reports any errors. Seems to be a good program for maximum heating / torture to make sure of stability. It's required by DFI Street to post a stable overclocked configuration. Choose...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Try changing the memory timing to 2T. (Check the manual, but I think that it's Genie BIOS, Command Per Clock Disabled) And you could also try upping the memory voltage.
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    If you're running 2k or better with the lastest service paks, uninstall 'em all and let windows choose...
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    DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-d DMI problems

    Check this on DFI Street, but I've seen it recommended that you even pull the CMOS battery to really make sure that it cleared.
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    DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-d DMI problems

    I've never had that problem specifically, but I've had a new case with an old system fail to boot (and also have another work much better because I upgraded the PS at the same time :)). A quick google of DMI shows that this could be caused by a lot of things. They list: This issue can...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    This guy is worse than a noob. He isn't answering questions. He's just wringing his hands and whining. Until he starts giving feedback, he can't be helped. He would have had problems with any MB.
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    I've read in several places to fill the orange before the yellow (WHY DON'T THEY NUMBER THEM THAT WAY!!!). That is true for my expert. memtest fails if I use the yellow. Works great in the orange. I also had major problems when I had a weak memory stick. The pair worked fine in another...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Sorry if I was cranky. I did some more research and found a calibration procedure that gives linearity and offset. http://www.silentpcreview.com/article191-page2.html ?Calibrate Your CPU Temp Reporting?. The approach in the article looks reasonable. Based on it, my temperature reporting is...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    I did read down the link, but only saw mention of someone who wanted to make a measurement (what gave me the idea). I have yet to see a single report of an actual measurement. Lots of "this chip in that MB", but no measurements. With other chips, I've seen actual measurements where some MBs...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    I just put a RadioShack DMM temperature probe against the CPU chip and ran prime95 in both cores for 20 minutes (see sig for system and cooling). The DMM read 1 degree higher than the CPU temp reported by the MB (using MBM5 -- 35 vs. 36 deg C). This seems pretty good to me -- you tell me which...
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    Do you have any sources for this? I asked about it on the DFI forum and was answered that it really does run that cool. Thanks!
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    "Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

    What temps are you getting and how do you know that they are accurate? If the temps are accurate, my SLI-DR Expert is running much cooler with a 4800+ than my old Asus MB did with a 3400+. I'm using a Big Typhoon heatsink and am getting temps of 25-28 deg idle and 34-38 deg when I push it...
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro

    1. return the MB. It's garbage. 2. the f9 bios was the only one that worked well for me memory-wise.
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro

    Quick question on overclocking with this MB. I thought that when you overclocked by increasing the CPU clock you also increased the PCI and AGP speeds because they are derived from the same clock. But, Gigabyte's EasyTune doesn't show this to be the case? SO, my question is... is EasyTune...
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro

    It's listed on the following page today (http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/BIOS/BIOS_GA-K8NS%20Pro.htm), but when I went there last week it wasn't. If you don't see it, hit the ">more" to the lower right of the table listing the bioses. That'll list 'em all.
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro

    Just did. It's a bust for me. Broke memory timing with my 2 sticks of OCZ-EL 512 DDR400. Neither of the following works any more: my fallback 1:1 timing (200 MHz) when not overclocking and my main setting of 4:5 with overclocking (225 MHz). I'm back to F9 running at 225 MHz with 4:5 memory...
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro

    Try different memory slots. I'm using 1 and 3 with my OCZ-EL PC3200 (AMD64 3400+). I can run at full speed with 1:1 memory, but when I overclock (225 MHz) I have to use the 4:5 memory divider. I'm using BIOS F9. F10 works, but I read enough complaints that I went back to F9 (no problems...
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro

    I'll answer my own question in case someone comes in to read this later... http://neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Guides/athlon64oc/4.html shows that running the memory with a divider and overclocking the CPU yields good results. I'm running at 2640 (+10% overclock) with the memory at 4:5...
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NS Pro

    I just got a GA-K8NS Pro to replace an Asus K8V Deluxe with 2 bad memory slots. After reading this forum, I'm wondering if I'm jumping from the frying pan into the fire! :) BUT, I have it working fine at 200 MHz for both the memory and the CPU, but as little a 5% overclocking starts causing...
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    *** Official ASUS K8V/DELUXE (K8T800) Thread ***

    I'd start by grabbing a copy of memtest86+ and checking out your RAM. I've had problems with Asus memory slots. I watch it for at least one cycle as a quick test, but run it overnight to be sure. If your memory fails, try other slots. Only one of mine was good (why I gave up on my K8V SE...
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    *** Official ASUS K8V/DELUXE (K8T800) Thread ***

    The promise controller will allow you to raid 1 PATA along with 1 or 2 SATA drives. It's touted as an upgrade path to allow you to raid your old PATA drive with 1 or 2 new SATA drives. If you want to know more, it's based on their FastTrak controller chip. Take a look at their FastTrack S150...
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    *** Official ASUS K8V/DELUXE (K8T800) Thread ***

    Thanks fbrdphreak and jerdubois! I grabbed some OCZ EL PC-3200 that runs at 2-3-2-5. Running stably and well. I can't say that I notice much of a difference over the PC-2700 ValueRam, but I haven't pushed it hard yet. There sure is an improvement over the A7V333!
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    *** Official ASUS K8V/DELUXE (K8T800) Thread ***

    I just received a K8V SE Deluxe and AMD 3400+ from my son for Christmas :))). I upgraded from an A7V333 (with Promise SATA Raid card). Everything is working great. The onboard RAID even recognized my old raid partitions and XP repair got me up and running without a reinstall (I was amazed)...