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    I need some advice with RAID and the Badaxe2

    You may want to consider drives that have features that make them better for RAIDing (like the WD1600YS series). I have 2 in RAID0 and they work great. Love the performance.
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    i turned on my PC, 2 secs later it shuts off.

    Actually, it could be a defective thermal sensor. I had that problem once where as soon as I turned on the PC, it "thought" it was running real hot. If this is the problem, the POSTing usually tells you it shut down due to a thermal issue, but if you only have 2 secs, that may not be enough...
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    Asus A8N32-SLI deluxe audio issues

    The only thing I can add is I have an A8N32-SLI mobo and the sound has always been fantastic. I almost bought a sound blaster right away having read forums with a lot of audio concerns on the A8N32, but I am glad I didn't. It has been perfect. How old is the board? Maybe you just got a bad...
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    Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe RAM question

    Billb2... Which Corsair RAM do you have??? I have the XMS TwinX2048-3200C2PT (2 x 1GB matched sticks for dual channel). I have tried running them 2-3-2-5 1T before and it did not work, but I didn't try it at 2.8V. If this is the RAM you have, I may try it with the voltage boost too.
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    A8N32-SLI Deluxe eSATA port, question

    I don't think the board came with that cable. I have this mobo and don't remember seeing this cable...
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    Asus A8N32 or MSI Diamond Plus?

    I have an A8N32 (for about 4 months now) and have had a very good experience. Just remember if you go with it and you run MEMTEST86 to test your memory to disable LEGACY USB in the BIOS or MEMTEST86 will crap out on test 6 and higher.
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    A8N32 SLI-Deluxe No Video Output-What did I miss?

    Let me know if the new board fixes your problem. I suspect it will. You went thru a lot of good info and logical steps. I'd like to hear how it turns out (especially since I own one of these bad boys too).
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    A8N32 SLI-Deluxe No Video Output-What did I miss?

    Also, if you are not hearing the beep, you might not even be POSTING and if you aren't POSTING, you won't see any video. There was a PC Speaker that came with the MOBO that you have to put on a couple of pins on the MOBO. See if you can find it in your box. Otherwise, I think you can get them...
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    A8N32 SLI-Deluxe No Video Output-What did I miss?

    Actually, Capt Caveman, that is a very good question. I assumed from flartacus' quote... I have tried reseating everything, verified all power connections were fully attached and swapping monitor cable with DVI adaptor attached from a working pc to the new pc, verifying that the monitor...
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    A8N32 SLI-Deluxe No Video Output-What did I miss?

    Is the machine giving you a beep about 10 seconds after powering it on? That would at least indicate that it is postings. Do you hear the hard drives spin up or anything?
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    A8N32 SLI-Deluxe No Video Output-What did I miss?

    Did you say you got it working if you put the sick PC on the monitor thru the KVM switch or was that a different PC? Do you know what BIOS you have on your A8N32? Can you get any video display on any other monitor? Did you try the DVI to VGA adaptor and try hooking it up analog temporarily?
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    need MB upgrade suggestions

    Here is an article where the compare the Athlon 3000 and the Intel D 805 http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2736 The Intel D 805 outperforms the Athlon 3000 in many of the benchmarks demonstrated, but keep in mind that they were using a MOBO that would support DDR2-667. The MOBO...
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    need MB upgrade suggestions

    Although I don't have any good experience with the board, I have heard good things about the... ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Available from newegg for $68. Supports AGP 4/8x or PCI-E (gives you a future upgrade path). If you want most power...
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    A8N32 Delux MB Onboard Sound Problems

    Are you using headphone/microphone connections in the front of the case? If not, there are some jumpers that need to be installed on some pins between the PCI slots. Is it possible in your teardown from case to case that you could have knocked some of these jumpers off?
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    A8N32-SLI Deluxe BIOS 1205

    Shazam!!! I was skeptical of the previous poster seeing better temps from a BIOS upgrade, but low and behold, here are my results... BIOS 1103 Idle 41c CPU/40c Mobo After Gaming 45c CPU /41c Mobo BIOS 1205 Idle 34c CPU/39c Mobo After Gaming 38c CPU/39c Mobo Now I want to get some...
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    A8N32-SLI Deluxe BIOS 1205

    Do you know if you still have to disable LEGACY USB in the BIOS in order to get MEMTEST86 to pass tests 6 and above? Or have they fixed this?
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    Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe

    I installed the nVidia Forceware firewall on my rig and after I did, I couldn't play any DirectX games :-( !!! I would stick with ZoneAlarm if I were you. It is a great firewall. Using the nVidia one is supposed to take CPU cycles away from the software firewall and make your system faster...
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    What board works with 4400+ dual core processor

    In my experience, BIOS updates usually don't make the problems worse, they usually make them different.
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    What board works with 4400+ dual core processor

    I have an ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ dual core and I love my system. The board you have should work, though. What is the problem? What memory do you have? Can you put a few more system specs out there?
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    Please comment on my possible system specs

    For SLI, you'd have to pick the 7900GT's. The ATI's won't SLI, they'll only Crossfire. OK now that I'm done being a dipstick as you obiously knew that and I was being picky, you'd likely get a better deal with the nVidia's. You could consider the ASUS A8N32-SLI or the DFI Expert. Either are...
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    Which system produces less heat?

    I have the A8N32-SLI with an X2 4200+ Dual Core and even with the stock cooler it was only about 40C idle, 46C load. With the Arctic Cooler Freezer 64 pro, knock 2C off of each. I am going to order some AS5 to try and get a few more degrees off. This is overclocked 10% too. I cannot...
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    how to set memory timings?

    Difficult to say. I got on Biostar's website and downloaded their manual and it is pure crap. It does not get into the BIOS (with screenshots) at all. Do you have some familiarity with setting memory timings on other boards? Just to give you an example of how I did mine on my ASUS...
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    Which Network Adapter to use with Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe

    If you use the nVidia one (which is what I use), I don't think I'd recommend installing the nForce Firewall (or whatever it is they call it). I think it is crap. They sell it saying it will take burden off of the CPU by letting the hardware handle a lot of the firewall functions, but none of...
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    Recommend me a good SLI motherboard for use with a X2

    Woops. Missed the second question. The GPU cooling is stock, but the eVGA 7800GT CO SE comes with a nice copper heat sink, so it performs pretty well, The VGA card is usually around 44C.
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    Recommend me a good SLI motherboard for use with a X2

    I did swap out the AMD stock cooler with an Arctic Cooler Freezer64, but in all honesty it only knocked off a degree or 2. It did, however, make the system a lot quiter. If I get rid of my cheap power supply now, it won't sound like a jet engine. Immensely happy with my build, however.
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    Got a A8N32-Deluxe on the way.....

    I concur with McPudd. I have only 1 7800GT CO SE (eVGA). When I run without the 6 pin PCIe in the VC, it works, but the nVidia driver warns me that the card is unstable (even if I have the 4 pin EZ Plug in the mobo). I do NOT get an error of I use the 6 pin in the VC and leave out the EZ...
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    Recommend me a good SLI motherboard for use with a X2

    I have the A8N32-SLI (ASUS) and have had a blast with it for the past 7 weeks. It has been very easy to work with. I am finally overclocking a little bit with my 2.2 GHz Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (220 x 11 = 2.4 GHz) with memory at 2.5-3-3-6-1T @ 2.75V. Have only 39C on the board and 40C on the CPU...
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    Asus premium problem with ram

    Boy, I'm digging into my foggy memory here, but I think I remember something about this in a previous post on a different forum. There is a BIOS option called MEMORY HOLE or something like that. If you turn this on, it may make it work. Hope I am not misleading you, but I do think I remember...
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    A8N-SLI Premium vs A8N32-SLI vs EPoX EP-9NPA vs DFI LanParty SLI-DR

    I also wanted to mention that I bought the A8N32-SLI board even though I doubt I'll ever run SLI. I was sold on some of the other features (StackCool, 8 phase power, etc). Some of the higher end boards that happen to support SLI have other features that non-sli boards don't.
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    A8N-SLI Premium vs A8N32-SLI vs EPoX EP-9NPA vs DFI LanParty SLI-DR

    red5... Have you contacted Biostar? I have a PS2 keyboard. Based on your system and gaming experience and me being a noob, you'll likely have no problem setting up the ASUS and won't need my help, but I'd offer whatever I could.
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    A8N-SLI Premium vs A8N32-SLI vs EPoX EP-9NPA vs DFI LanParty SLI-DR

    I'd offer 1 vote for the A8N32-SLI since I have one... I really like mine so far except the one thing I would caution you on is that you have to disable LEGACY USB in the BIOS or you don't pass MEMTEST86 when you test your memory. So far, it has been everything I expected it to be (fast...