Asus

P4V8X-X
This is my first time to this site, so if this question has been answered I apologize. I currenty have a P4V8X-X ASUS motherboard with a 3.0 prescott p4 processor. I have built my computer from scratch, and am almost done. My motherboard will support pc2700 and pc3200 ddr ram. I currently have a radeon x800xl as a ... 15 Aug 2005 19:44

a8n-sli-p and Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC)
I've enabled SATA II 3G/ mode and that works fine. But what about this option of Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC)? Question #1) Does the A8N-SLI-p support this? I could find nothing about it in the manual or doing Google searches. Question #2) If it does support this, would I want to enable SSC? From what I... 15 Aug 2005 11:56

can set SiS video resolution higher than 1024x768?
I recently bought a compaq sr1520nx from compusa with a salmon K8S-LA motherboard with SiS 760 chip. The default installation does not allow display resolution any higher than 1024x768. However, if I re-install winXP, then download the SiS 760 driver from microsoft's windows update, then I can set the resoluti... 6 Sep 2005 06:50

a7s8x-mx
Hello, I've installed one of those yesterday ( A7S8X-MX), had loads of problems, especially with the FSB (I eventually read the FAQ on the vendor's wensite, and the manual had the settings wrong). No wonder I couldn't understand why the Duron I put in would boot when set at 166mhz and not at 100mhz. I ga... 31 Jul 2005 19:03

Updating BIOS
I had all sorts of problems after "Updating" XP Home with SP2. Now MS support suggest that I should update the BIOS on an Asus A7V-133. The BIOS version is Award Rev 1007, I believe that's correct. When I went to the Asus site I found 2 methods, one seemingly quite complicated, the other using ASUS EZ Flash. Well ... 23 Jul 2005 07:34

AGP 2.0
Hello! Is a AGP 2.0 (Cards with 3.3v and 1.5V inserts) Gfx Card at 1x or 2x, working with 3.3V? I know that 4x needs 1.5V. Best Regards, Daniel Mandic ... 24 Aug 2005 07:43

P4P800 Motherboard Temp
Where is the "mother board" temperature sensor located? Mine is reading hotter than it has in the past and I'd like to investigate bringing it down some. If it's around the Northbridge, how is the Northbridge heat sink attached (other than the obvious spring loaded hold downs)? Does it incorporate a thermal pa... 12 Jul 2005 21:07

ASUS P5WD2 Premium (ALC882D) and ATI AIW X600 Pro
I currently have an open ticket with ATI on the following problem, but I thought I would seek out the help of the usenet community in hopes of fixing this. First here are the specs of my computer: ASUS P5WD2 Premium motherboard (BIOS 0204) Intel Pentium 4 3.8Ghz CPU 1GB Corsair TWIN2X1024A-6400 (DDR2-800Mhz... 29 Aug 2005 20:06

A8N-SLi Deluxe and 2 PNY 6600GT SLi video cards
I am trying to install 2 x PNY Nvidia 6600 GT SLi video cards into my Asus A8N-SLi Deluxe motherboard, however I can't get the nvidia software to give me any SLi options under windows as decribed in the manual for the motherboard. My OS is Windows XP SP2 fully up to date through windows update. I have down l... 3 Jul 2005 16:49

SATA II Harddisks ?
Hi, Can SATA II harddisks be used with SATA I motherboards ? In otherwords are SATA II harddisk backwards compatible with just SATA ? Does this motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe support SATA II harddisks ? Would I need an extra controller to connect the harddisks or do I simply connect them directly to the... 10 Jul 2005 15:42