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    asus motherboard bios update very slow

    hey everyone, Been having issues with pc being black screen randomly and one tap of power turns it off (don't need to hold it) also pc setup to never sleep or hibernate. Its now to the point where it 9/10 times when reboot, it posts then same black screen. Also seems that if i boot to...
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    Can only run memory in 1,3 on AM3 board

    just purchased more memory so I have 4x4GB but still cannot get all 4 DIMMs to past post.
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    Is It Possible To Use A Server Motherboard For a Desktop Computer?

    Yeah there's nothing stopping you but im unsure of windows 7's limits, I believe they have a memory and processor limit. You could however just run 2008R2 server (free if you're a student at dreamspark.com) and change a few settings and it'll act just like windows 7 but be a lot more stable...
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    Can only run memory in 1,3 on AM3 board

    On my Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H board I can only run memory in slots 1,3 (maybe 2,4) but can't run on 1,2 or 3,4 or 1,2,3,4. Sometimes it'll post at 1,2 but loop at some writing checksum to bios.. mesage. Or sometimes error starting windows. I've replaced just about every piece of hardware except...
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    Pc freezing, how to troubleshoot

    Wasn't at home when writing the original post. Check and PSU is a coolermax and i believe it's 650 (infi covered by case) I removed the OCZ reaper memory and everything seems to be working fine now. I believe the issue was with the memory timings as the XMS was 9-9-9-24 at 1.5v and the reaper...
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    Pc freezing, how to troubleshoot

    I built my pc about a year ago and it randomly freezes. Seems to be mainly when copying files and other things. I've tried replacing the main drive with a SSD, adding more memory, switching from integrated graphics to hd5670 but it's still freezing. My specs: Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3...
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    Best videocard for 3 monitors and 1 1080P LCD eyefinity

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    Best videocard for 3 monitors and 1 1080P LCD eyefinity

    Decided to use ATI Surroundview with a 5670 I already have. This way I can use the 5670 for the 2 monitors and the onboard for the 32" lcd and another monitor if I get one.
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    Best videocard for 3 monitors and 1 1080P LCD eyefinity

    What videocard or cards in crossfire should I get to be able to support 3 1080P monitors and 1 1080P LCD tv? I'm not planning on gaming on this system but would like to be able to watch 1080P blurays on the screens without problems. Hardware: 2- 20"ASUS MS202N monitors (will be replacing...