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5. June 2008 @ 15:58 |
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Yeah well, ATI's software's a bit pathetic really, it might just be taking issue with the fact that you're using 64-bit Vista. I'm intending on doing so soon with the same card and motherboard you're using, so I'll see how it goes for me.
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5. June 2008 @ 16:03 |
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Thanks for your help Sam. Appreciate it.
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5. June 2008 @ 16:09 |
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No worries. Sigh, Vista's expensive!
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5. June 2008 @ 19:24 |
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Too bad there isnt a way you could "find" (cough, cough) an XP Pro version somewhere. I wonder where you could "find" one? Maybe just to test things out until Fista is stable say like SP33 LOL
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5. June 2008 @ 20:58 |
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Originally posted by Deadrum33:
Too bad there isnt a way you could "find" (cough, cough) an XP Pro version somewhere. I wonder where you could "find" one? Maybe just to test things out until Fista is stable say like SP33 LOL
Yeah it's a shame I can't (cough, cough).
Thanks for all your help.
Maybe someday I can be of some use.
Cheers
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Guys I am really sorry to put you through this but please have a look at this :
***** Start of Report *****
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<<< Computer Overview >>>
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Tip 2546: Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
<<< Mainboard >>>
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Notice 224: SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Tip 2511: Some memory slots are free so the memory can
be easily upgraded.
Tip 2546: Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Warning 2523: Memory bus speed exceeds memory rated speed.
Reduce memory bus speed.
<<< Plug & Play >>>
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<<< Mainboard Configuration >>>
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Notice 224: System BIOS : SMBIOS/DMI information may be
inaccurate.
Tip 212: System BIOS : BIOS can be shadowed so check
whether it is.
Warning 214: System BIOS : BIOS is flash-able but surface-
mounted. An unsuccessful flash may be fatal.
<<< Processors >>>
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Tip 210: CPU 1 [Processor 0, Core 0, Thread 0] :
Mainboard supports faster CPUs, so the CPU
can be upgraded when needed.
Notice 224: CPU 1 [Processor 0, Core 0, Thread 0] :
SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Warning 236: CPU 1 [Processor 0, Core 0, Thread 0] : Vcore
higher than rated maximum. Check Vcore
setting!
Tip 210: CPU 2 [Processor 0, Core 1, Thread 0] :
Mainboard supports faster CPUs, so the CPU
can be upgraded when needed.
Notice 224: CPU 2 [Processor 0, Core 1, Thread 0] :
SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Warning 236: CPU 2 [Processor 0, Core 1, Thread 0] : Vcore
higher than rated maximum. Check Vcore
setting!
Tip 210: CPU 3 [Processor 0, Core 2, Thread 0] :
Mainboard supports faster CPUs, so the CPU
can be upgraded when needed.
Notice 224: CPU 3 [Processor 0, Core 2, Thread 0] :
SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Warning 236: CPU 3 [Processor 0, Core 2, Thread 0] : Vcore
higher than rated maximum. Check Vcore
setting!
Tip 210: CPU 4 [Processor 0, Core 3, Thread 0] :
Mainboard supports faster CPUs, so the CPU
can be upgraded when needed.
Notice 224: CPU 4 [Processor 0, Core 3, Thread 0] :
SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Warning 236: CPU 4 [Processor 0, Core 3, Thread 0] : Vcore
higher than rated maximum. Check Vcore
setting!
<<< Buses and Devices >>>
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Warning 1209: PCIe : PC Partner Radeon HD 3870 : Video card
does not have an interrupt assigned.
Error: PCIe : No devices found. : No devices found.
Error: PCIe : No devices found. : No devices found.
<<< Power Management >>>
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Notice 224: SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
<<< System Resources >>>
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<<< Displays and Display Adapters >>>
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Tip 314: Video Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512MB,
PCIe 2.00 x16, SM 4.0) : Video BIOS is too
old. Check for an update.
Tip 2221: Video Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512MB,
PCIe 2.00 x16, SM 4.0) : Driver is not
certified.
Tip 319: Video Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512MB,
PCIe 2.00 x16, SM 4.0) : A refresh rate of at
least 75Hz is recommended. Increase it if
possible.
Tip 314: Video Adapter : ATI Radeon HD 3870 (PCIe 2.00
x16) : Video BIOS is too old. Check for an
update.
<<< Physical Disks >>>
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<<< SCSI Devices >>>
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Warning 2600: SAMSUNG HD103UJ [P2 T0 H0 L0] (C:) : SCSI
version does not adhere to ANSI. Probably ATA/
ATAPI device.
Warning 2600: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D [P3 T0 H1 L0] (D:) :
SCSI version does not adhere to ANSI.
Probably ATA/ATAPI device.
Notice 5901: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D [P3 T0 H1 L0] (D:) :
CD 1x= 150kB/s; Exercise caution when
comparing measured versus published CD
ratings.
Notice 5902: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D [P3 T0 H1 L0] (D:) :
DVD 1x= 11.08Mbps; Exercise caution when
comparing measured versus published DVD
ratings.
<<< Printers and Faxes >>>
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<<< Ports >>>
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<<< Audio Devices >>>
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Warning 710: MIDI Output Devices (Playback) : Microsoft GS
Wavetable Synth : Driver may be obsolete.
Check that it is the latest version.
<<< Mice and Track-balls >>>
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<<< Keyboards and Tablets >>>
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<<< Network Adapters >>>
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Error: Wireless Support : No controllers present!
<<< Network (LAN) >>>
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Error: Terminal Servers Network : No domains found :
No hosts detected!
Error: Universal Plug and Play Network : No domains
found : No hosts detected!
<<< Operating System >>>
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Tip 1300: Enter your company name or "Home" instead of
"Unknown".
Tip 1324: .NET Framework 1.1 not installed. Install to
run legacy .NET applications.
<<< Virtual Machines and Runtime Engines >>>
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<<< Key Applications >>>
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Error: Instant Messaging : Empty : No packages found
Error: Java Runtime Engine : Empty : No packages
found
Error: Internet Call : Empty : No packages found
<<< Start Menu Applications >>>
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<<< Memory Usage >>>
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<<< Processes >>>
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Tip 1601: [System Process] : Program consumes a large
amount of memory.
Tip 1601: explorer.exe (Windows Explorer) : Program
consumes a large amount of memory.
Tip 1601: MOM.exe (Catalyst Control Center: Monitoring
program) : Program consumes a large amount of
memory.
Tip 1601: CCC.exe (Catalyst Control Centre: Host
application) : Program consumes a large
amount of memory.
Tip 1601: OUTLOOK.EXE (Microsoft Office Outlook) :
Program consumes a large amount of memory.
Tip 1601: RpcSandraSrv.exe (SiSoftware Sandra Agent
Service (NT)(Unicode)) : Program consumes a
large amount of memory.
Warning: WmiPrvSE.exe (WMI Provider Host) : Process no
longer exists!
<<< Modules >>>
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<<< Sessions >>>
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<<< Services and Drivers >>>
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Tip 2130: Background Intelligent Transfer Service :
Service may be disabled on Home/Professional
OS version.
Tip 2130: Computer Browser : Service may be disabled on
Home/Professional OS version.
Tip 2130: Offline Files : Service may be disabled on
Home/Professional OS version.
Tip 2130: Windows Media Center Service Launcher :
Service may be disabled on Home/Professional
OS version.
Tip 2130: COM+ Event System : Service may be disabled
on Home/Professional OS version.
Tip 2130: TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper : Service may be
disabled on Home/Professional OS version.
Tip 2130: IPsec Policy Agent : Service may be disabled
on Home/Professional OS version.
Tip 2130: Secondary Logon : Service may be disabled on
Home/Professional OS version.
Tip 2130: Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) : Service may
be disabled on Home/Professional OS version.
Tip 2130: Terminal Services : Service may be disabled
on Home/Professional OS version.
Tip 2130: UPnP Device Host : Service may be disabled on
Home/Professional OS version.
<<< Installed Applications >>>
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<<< Installed Processes >>>
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<<< Components & Objects >>>
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<<< Users and Groups >>>
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<<< Cryptography and Certificates >>>
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Error: User : Personal (My) : No certificates found
in the store.
Error: User : Enterprise Trust (Trust) : No
certificates found in the store.
Error: User : Active Directory User Object (UserDS) :
No certificates found in the store.
Error: User : Trusted People (TrustedPeople) : No
certificates found in the store.
Error: User : Smart Card Trusted Roots
(SmartCardRoot) : No certificates found in
the store.
Error: Local Computer : Personal (My) : No
certificates found in the store.
Error: Local Computer : Enterprise Trust (Trust) :
No certificates found in the store.
Error: Local Computer : Trusted People
(TrustedPeople) : No certificates found in
the store.
Error: Local Computer : Smart Card Trusted Roots
(SmartCardRoot) : No certificates found in
the store.
<<< Fonts >>>
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<<< Media Devices >>>
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MPEGVideo: Unknown problem while loading the specified
device driver.
<<< DirectX >>>
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Tip 2221: Direct3D Devices : ATI Radeon HD
3870 (\\.\DISPLAY1) : Driver is not
certified.
<<< OpenGL >>>
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<<< Logical Drives >>>
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Tip 1821: Hard Disk (C:) @ SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1000GB
(SATA300, NCQ, 32MB Cache) : Label (name)
drive.
Warning: CD-ROM/DVD (D:) @ PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D
(SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 64kB Cache) :
Cannot obtain drive information; check that a
disk is in the drive and it is correctly
formatted.
<<< Data Sources >>>
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Error: dBASE Files (User) [Microsoft Access dBASE
Driver (*.dbf, *.ndx, *.mdx)] : Could not
connect to the database. : Could not connect
to the database.
Error: Excel Files (User) [Microsoft Excel Driver
(*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)] : Could not
connect to the database. : Could not connect
to the database.
Error: MS Access Database (User) [Microsoft Access
Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)] : Could not connect
to the database. : Could not connect to the
database.
<<< File Types >>>
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<<< Web Components >>>
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Error: ActiveX Packages : No packages found : No
controllers present!
Error: Java Class Packages : No packages found : No
controllers present!
<<< Environment Variables >>>
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***** End of Report *****
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Cheers
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5. June 2008 @ 22:35 |
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Hmm, I don't see anything nasty there, except for 'driver is not certified' for your GPU...
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5. June 2008 @ 22:40 |
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Like I said before, I'm not a Fista expert but something in that log (reads like a Sandrasoft log am I right?) stuck out.
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Tip 1300: Enter your company name or "Home" instead of
"Unknown".
I cant remember where I've read this but since Fista needs admin rights and all that UAC stuff and special permissions to run most programs, you really need to have your naming specified. Check out #1 fun fact at this website http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=1172 and let me know if it helps at all.
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5. June 2008 @ 23:07 |
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Thanks guys. Let me run these through.
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6. June 2008 @ 13:21 |
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Well guys it has now been about 20hrs since my last restart. That has to be a record. I don't know if this is what we were lookin' for but i is a start that's for sure. Thank GOD! I hope it lasts permanently, of course. I will let you know. All I did this time around was change the memory timings from 5-5-5-15 to 5-5-5-18 keeping Deardrum's earlier BIOS settings as well.
Cheers
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6. June 2008 @ 13:30 |
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One more thing guys. I noticed the hard computer was working hard even thuogh I wasn't doing much with it so I ran Task Manager to check it out and came across the resource monitor which was telling me that the command perfmon.exe had a high rating under hard faults/min so I found this on the net:
[url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937085][/url]
Could it be?
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6. June 2008 @ 13:34 |
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6. June 2008 @ 16:26 |
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Well guys it has now been about 20hrs since my last restart. That has to be a record.
It must be the name change right? LOL, I doubt that specifically fixed things but it should help down the road with permissions and especially if you decide to network your computer.
About your RAM changes, have you ran Memtest at new settings? Any reason you want it at 555-18 and not -15?
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6. June 2008 @ 21:44 |
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To be truthful Deardrum I am very new in the computer hardware scene. I am a Mega Downloader though. And when I say Mega I mean MEGA! I have developed a lot of interest in computing since and I am a pretty fast learner. I hope I get through this endeavour and appreciate all I have learned while trying to ascertain the cause. You guys play a big part in the whole learning scene of course. As far as the timings are concerned I simply read them of the memory specs in the OCZ website. I don't even know what they mean or what they do YET. The 20h thing went to 22hrs and then packed up on me once again. What I have noticed is the computer working excessively without any reason whatsoever. The CPU usage doesn't go high, probably because it can do a lot of work but that prompted me to check Task manager like I mentioned earlier. When I opened the Resource Monitor I see a lot going on without any reason, especially under Hard Disk and Memory. Under Memory the Hardfaults/sec seems to be high every now and then. Maybe I will go that way now.
One thing. On one of my previous posts I mentioned that when I checked the Event Viewer it still had week old logs even though I just had freshly reinstalled Vista. Do you know anything about this?
Cheers
Note- I haven't ran Memtest on the new settings yet, but I will.
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7. June 2008 @ 12:13 |
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Would you be able to run Memtest86 on your system and check your RAM?
edit: lol just read the last line of your post.
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One thing. On one of my previous posts I mentioned that when I checked the Event Viewer it still had week old logs even though I just had freshly reinstalled Vista. Do you know anything about this?
Did you just reinstall over top the old Fista, or did you completely format and partition the hard drive before install? I Always recommend a fresh install over reinstall, traces of old logs and files do stick around with reinstalls because its trying to save some data for re-use while replacing others and doesnt always get it perfect.
As far as memory goes, isnt this what you have? http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/me...per_hpc_edition
I'd also recommend running them at the 555-15 @2.1V like the webpage specs call out. Run tests. If that doesnt work, change that memory multi from 3.2B down to 2.4B and try running at 800mhz instead of 1066. Run tests. Between Sam and I we should be able to stabilize your system if doing anything aside from buying new sticks on the boards list will fix it.
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7. June 2008 @ 15:31 |
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At the moment that seems the best 'sure fire' strategy.
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7. June 2008 @ 16:59 |
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I really appreciate your help guys. Cheers.As far as the reinstallation of Vista is concerned I always format the HD (during install)before I reinstall Windows. I try to create a partition since my HD is 1TB but upon installation it doesn't allow me to create one. As far as the memory is concerned that is my memory so, I must have been trippin' at the time unless since I have 2x2GB kit, that should make a difference. You know better.
*Intel® Core?2 Quad Processor Q9450 (12M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) laid with Shinetsu Microsis Thermal Paste***** Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme with 2 x Scythe "S-FLEX?" S-FDB 120mm Quiet FAN (SFF21G)(1900 RPM)***** GigaByte EX38-DS4 with F6C AHCI BIOS***** OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 2x2 GB***** 2 x MSI R3870X2-T2D1G in Crossfire Mode***** Antec Twelve Hundred with 2 x Scythe "S-FLEX?" S-FDB 120mm Quiet FAN (SFF21F)(1600 RPM)as optional fans***** PSU Coolermaster Real Power Pro 1250W (RS-C50-EMBA-D2)***** 5 x Samsung Spinpoint 1TB (HD103UJ)(3 on RAID 5 Win 7 X64 and 2 on RAID 0 Win XP X64)***** Pioneer DVR-215D***** Monitor 1 Hannspree Verona 22" Widescreen Monitor (1680x1050)***** Monitor 2 Sony Bravia KDL-46W4500 46" (1920x1080)* |
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7. June 2008 @ 21:53 |
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Guys I just installed Vista 32. Let's see.
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Hey Guys. It has now been over 24 hours with Vista 32 Ultimate stable, THANK GOD! Still I will consider the next 24 hrs a testing period before being convinced that everything is OK. If everything is OK, then what do you think could be the reasons for 64 not being stable?
Another thing guys. I have to build a system for my younger brother this week and I already have his 6400+ with me. Would y
ou please lend me your suggestions as to what the rest of the components should be, having in mind a budget of £500.
Note: He prefers a better mobo, to a better GPU.
Many Thanks
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9. June 2008 @ 11:54 |
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Crappy drivers for something - probably still graphics related. ATI are notorious for having bad drivers.
As for your brother's PC, what's he using it for?
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9. June 2008 @ 16:17 |
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I guess he would probably use it for games and autocad related work.
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9. June 2008 @ 16:24 |
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9. June 2008 @ 16:48 |
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If I were trying to be negative I'd mention that the mobo has only 4 SATA headers and no E-SATA on the back panel. Since thats a pretty specific request if someone has an E-SATA device, its a non-issue for 99% of people. I like that list Sam, I was gonna suggest a Gigabyte board because Floss313 should be used to the setup by now ;) but you have it under control.
Floss---set your memory and other advanced timings yet?
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9. June 2008 @ 16:53 |
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I'm not a great fan of eSATA. The cables seem even less secure than normal SATA ones, and have caused me lots of page faults in the past. Your better bet is just to use a normal PCI backplate that lets you have external S-ATA ports like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/S-ATA-SATA-SERIAL-...1QQcmdZViewItem
, and then use a S-ATA cable with a retention clip on it, like the ones Gigabyte give you.
It's what I've been doing and works better.
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