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    Lower end "reliable" desktop hardware build help please

    I want to thank everyone for their input. After considering all the input from everyone, I went with the Intel option. I felt I would be happier with a no-compromises solution, which the AMD option wouldn't be able to quite do. (I REALLY wish AMD was more competitive feature/performance wise)...
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    Lower end "reliable" desktop hardware build help please

    As far as that mobo - It provides all my needs and wants (future proof flexibility) while coming from a company whose reliability I trust. (DisplayPort is nice because it can transmit audio like HDMI and works with my current monitor) I know the mobo shop is closing, but I trust it to not fail...
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    My desktop class Windows 2003 Server 5 years on

    I wanted to share my experiences with my desktop class server that I've had for over 5 years. I figured anyone interested in knowing if the general design works could at least find an example. My server was built in 2007 (http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=71185 ) since I had a...
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    Lower end "reliable" desktop hardware build help please

    Thanks ElFenix. lol The fans are 80s. I was not thinking when I put this in. And also for the point on the RAM! I messed up.
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    Lower end "reliable" desktop hardware build help please

    Plans: Looking to upgrade the "core" of an old 939 system I have. (mobo, memory, ram) (it CANNOT play a bluray) Its been a long time since I cared to build a PC. So I'm out of the loop on the latest "best of". I'm not poor or cheap, just trying not to waste money while making sure the...
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    Boot Issues

    B, Wow, they allow one character aliases? Well anyway...sometimes memory doesn't work as idealistically as we'd like. Perhaps you are having issues with using 4 sticks of memory as some users report with various boards/chipsets. The only solution that generally helps is to lower the clock...
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    GA-X38-DQ6 will not boot with USB device connected

    just great! Just after I buy the same mobo and CPU I see this! ;) I've heard of one report of issues with 4 sticks of memory. Perhaps downclocking them would resolve it? I hope...for your sake and mine... the only other thing I can put out there is that USB is a great way to fry a mobo -...
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    Password Management

    I'm shocked! No one mentioned Password Safe by Bruce Schneier (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/) Personally I use KeePass, but Password Safe has cross-platform going for it, which some deem a requirement.
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3P

    Not sure if cross linking is OK but I resolved a similar issue on Windows 2003 (http://forums.anandtech.com/me...2081245&enterthread=y)
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    Windows 2003 and P35 chipset works as a server

    I did finally get audio working. Some complex install directions. (http://geekswithblogs.net/lori.../11/81540.aspx#131102) About halfway down the comments was the solution that worked for me. This allowed the RealTek software to play audio, but not anything builtin to the OS (incl WMP). I...
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    Windows 2003 and P35 chipset works as a server

    I'm trying to use the onboard, to no avail. As a server sound isn't important, but I'd love to know it can work with 2003. Tried more driver install variations after the last post without luck. Reviewed the BIOS, nada.
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    Windows 2003 and P35 chipset works as a server

    BenchZowner, I did start the Windows Audio service previously, with no change. re-installing the drivers seems to have had no impact. I found I had turned on unsigned driver protection, but that is now disabled. I get a generic error during driver install. I've tried changing lots of stuff...
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    Windows 2003 and P35 chipset works as a server

    After getting little response regarding running Windows 2003 on various desktop chipsets, I took a plunge (against public guidance from Intel) and found that Windows 2003 seems to run fine on the P35 chipset. I wanted to post to share my experience. Some will say that this design is a...
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    Windows server 2003 and 975x motherboards?

    Keitero, thanks for the response. For the chipset drivers - were they xp or 2003 drivers? Do you have any "yellow bangs" in Device Manager?
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    Windows server 2003 and 975x motherboards?

    NXIL, thanks again for all the effort. I'm trying to avoid getting a Xeon based system because it becomes a separate support nightmare for me. I have to spend more on all the components, just for a low end server. Thats BS. As for Intel's response...that what I would expect from them...
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    Windows server 2003 and 975x motherboards?

    Thanks NXIL, I found the same info, but figured more people would be discussing it if in use. Its certainly more attractive as a server platform then a Xeon platform that has limited desktop abilities. And don't make me bring up my AMD debacle... :) Any help with asking Intel is...
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    Windows server 2003 and 975x motherboards?

    Thanks for the info. I'm looking for "real world" proof that it generally works. Tough to spend $2K on a server that can't serve. :) I would hope for the onboard LAN support, the only thing I don't care about would be audio. Ideally I would desire the following from the chipset. LAN USB...
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    Windows server 2003 and 975x motherboards?

    So...anyone have 2003 running on a 975x motherboard? Please let me know. I'm looking to prove my design before purchasing a new server. I suspect it mostly comes down to the chipset - which SEEMS to begrudgingly indicate 2003 support. itloser
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    BRAND NEW LanParty nf4 ultraD POST issue

    So, I bought a Abit KN8 Ultra. It booted on the FIRST try! Had to install drivers for the PATA driver, but nothing big. No issues! Thank the maker I was finally able to get my system back up. It cost me an exorbitant amount of money to do this though. I strongly recommend that other people...
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    BRAND NEW LanParty nf4 ultraD POST issue

    Well, the new NeoHE 550 I got from CompUSA works fine. The other one seems DOA. But now I need to get my 939 CPU tested...The mobo powers up..all diagnostic LEDs are on, standby LED is on, memory LED is on, fans spin, but it nevers gives video display. Tried both video cards I have in both...
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    BRAND NEW LanParty nf4 ultraD POST issue

    Well, before I go RMA'ing everything...can anyone give me a logical reason why a 350Watt PSU can get the POST LED's to all light up (quickly), but an approved 500watt PSU cannot? And yes, I'm trying to rebuild this PC with as few changes as possible. The video card may be fine from my earlier...
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    BRAND NEW LanParty nf4 ultraD POST issue

    I just plugged in my Nf4 Ultra-D and a neoHE 500 PSU and I've got nothing to show for it. I get a single standby LED. The memory LED lights up for a few seconds then dies. No fans spin. ideas?
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    BRAND NEW LanParty nf4 ultraD POST issue

    @letdown427 Thanks for the info. I tried the 350 PSU with all connectors in and no change. It now seems to simply try to POST and then die very quickly.
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    BRAND NEW LanParty nf4 ultraD POST issue

    @CP5670 I'm not sure I'll need the additional connectors since I'm not doing SLI, I have a GeForce 6200LE and my rig is minimal right now (CPU, memory). I'll try them tonight. @aiya24 I'm getting a neoHE 500 tomorrow, so I hope that fixes this. unitl then, thanks, ITLoser
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    BRAND NEW LanParty nf4 ultraD POST issue

    I had an issue with a Chaintech vnf4 Ultra and after seeing smoke come out of the PSU, I've bought a new mobo (LanParty nf4 ultra-D) and PSU (SmartPower 2.0 350W) and I'm trying to just do a basic BIOS access. It does seem that the old PSU is fried. No action with the new mobo. I'll be...
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    vnf4 Ultra and post 50 AGAIN! Best 939 nf4 ultra mobo?

    @blipblop - I would hope a hub would help in this matter, but I'm not sure of the layer 1 concerns there. If a USB hub doesn't ground well, you could still have the issue, I would think. @Undersea - No one could provide a solution to get past the issue, I sent the mobo in...again. I at...
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    vnf4 Ultra and post 50 AGAIN! Best 939 nf4 ultra mobo?

    @doomguy - post 50 may also be useful for such problems, but its apparently what you get when the USB chipset is fried. If unplugging everything (yes everything inside too) still results in a post 50 code, your USB chip is fried. RMA it. @blipblop Demand a motherboard that handles static...
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    vnf4 Ultra and post 50 AGAIN! Best 939 nf4 ultra mobo?

    Thanks for the feedback cobbler and najames. I'll head over there and ask for input now. (as you can tell I'm running a little behind on my old PC here ;) )
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    vnf4 Ultra and post 50 AGAIN! Best 939 nf4 ultra mobo?

    The post 50 error I speak of is the BIOS post code 50 that seemingly randomly appears one day as you go to reboot your VNF4-Ultra based computer. It is suposed to be related to USB. They tell you to unplug your USB devices and reboot. Yeah, great idea...cept thats not the real issue. Some...
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    vnf4 Ultra and post 50 AGAIN! Best 939 nf4 ultra mobo?

    I'm about to say something I didn't think I could ever say about any piece of computing hardware. The Chaintech VNF4 Ultra is a piece of junk. I've just had the post 50 issue occur a second time on a mobo that was a replacement mobo (it has the newer active cooling fan) for the first mobo...
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    VNF4 Ultra, XP, SATA (Raptor) data loss problem

    BTA and KGBMAN - thanks for your feedback. :) I still haven't figured out from the forums if there is any "need" to use the NVidia SW IDE drivers. Does it provides enhanced functionality over the MS drivers? Do I lose on TCQ capabilities, etc? KGBMAN - Which drivers do I roll back? The...
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    VNF4 Ultra, XP, SATA (Raptor) data loss problem

    Er - I think this might need to be moved to the Technical Support forum... I just discovered that my sweet Raptor loses data that is placed on the D partition. I installed Nero to the D drive, used it once (and browsed the install folder) and then shortly after, noticed the desktop icon was...
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    VNF4 Ultra issues

    Thanks GadgetBuilder for the help. I have the FX-53 btw.
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    VNF4 Ultra issues

    I recently got my VNF4 Ultra mobo replaced due to the "post code 50" problem. They left the Feb 05 BIOS installed. Is the latest BIOS (June) supposed to resolve this error? Also, a few weeks before my mobo went belly up, I tried to install a PCI sound card (the onboard quality sucks) and...
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    Major Internet access problem?

    Close this as someone has mentioned the scope of the Microsoft internet access problems. http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=1130850
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    Major Internet access problem?

    Is anyone else having trouble getting to several Microsoft websites as well as others like www.sans.org? Does anyone know the cause of the outage? It seems like there are multiple points of failure as I have seen different tracert "dropoff points" from Roadrunner and my companies network...