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More info?)
On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 04:45:43 -0500, Jay Peterman
<biteme@thelibrary.net> wrote:
>On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:41:56 -0500, nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote:
>
>>In article <b8e721d6ngriqofe5j9qbdaibeeopq5f66@4ax.com>, Jay Peterman
>><biteme@thelibrary.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:02:43 -0000, "Ben Pope"
>>> <ben_popeREMOVE_ME@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Jay Peterman wrote:
>>> >> Thanks for the response. Maybe not an upgrade but a replacement. I've
>>> >> been getting so many reboots with errors of different natures. From
>>> >> time service connection errors to IMAPI CD ROM errors to just about
>>> >> anything you could think of. The Asus utility showed that the chassis
>>> >> fan and another fan (not on the power supply) was not working when
>>> >> they are working. The heat sink is firmly seated along with other
>>> >> connections. I've scanned for virii, spyware and trojans but, nothing.
>>> >> I even reformatted and reinstalled XP Pro.
>>> >
>>> >What PSU is running this?
>>> >
>>> >Ben
>>>
>>>
>>> Also was just downloading large files using NewsLeecher. Downloaded
>>> about 6 or so 48MB files and after the latest re-boot there was only
>>> one saved file in the folder and all others were wiped from the
>>> download queue.
>>
>>The P4S8X has one outstanding issue. That is, the Vcore circuit
>>is poorly designed. You can read all about the P4S8X saga on
>>the forums of abxzone.com . There were a number of people who
>>swore off Asus, after failing to get satisfaction.
>>
>>http://abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34478&highlight=p4s8x
>>http://abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24420&highlight=p4s8x
>>
>>Asus did no fewer than five different versions of the board, in
>>an attempt to repair the Vcore problem, without giving everyone
>>a new motherboard. They even created the P4S8X-X, so they could
>>stop production of the original P4S8X. (And the craziest part is,
>>they continued to use the same Vcore circuit! They added via
>>stitching, to the copper planes, which suggests the Vcore circuit
>>may have had noise problems in its power/gnd planes.)
>>
>>The symptoms of this problem, are seen with a high end
>>processor, like a 3.06GHz/FSB533/512KB Northbridge. That
>>draws too much power for the Vcore to handle. The slower a
>>processor you use, the more stable the board would work.
>>
>>To reuse your components, perhaps a P4C800-E Deluxe could be
>>used. If you don't have matched pairs of DIMMs on your current
>>board, the P4C800-E will run in virtual single channel mode -
>>basically, it'll take whatever RAM you've got and work for you.
>>As long as you have a S478 processor and some DDR DIMMs, you
>>are in business. The P4C800-E has the 2x2 square +12V power
>>connector on it, so that connector should be on your power
>>supply. I've had no complaints with my P4C800-E and a
>>2.8GHz/FSB800/512KB processor. It will take faster processors
>>than that, as you can find on the cpusupport web page.
>>
>>Intel memory guide - useful for P4C800-E Deluxe:
>>ftp://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/applnots/25273001.pdf
>>
>>HTH,
>> Paul
>
>
>Thanks for that info Paul. You responded to a similar question I had
>on 10/10/04. I still have the posts in my newsreader. You advised to
>reseat connectors and said it hold for at least a few months. Well
>it's a few months later. After re-reading it I'm going to do the same
>thing you advised and see what happens. I thought I had RAM problems
>and changed slots and I may have done something at that time. I bought
>a new mod and plugged it in and still had what I thought was RAM
>problems so I removed the old mod. I think all that moving around and
>stuff may have upset something. Thanks again.
>
Well I just reseated the small connector above the on board fan and
changed memory slots. I installed Asus Probe and the beeping stopped
and the VCore shows 1.5xx so maybe it'll work for a few more months.
I visited the forum and read some interesting stuff. Thanks Paul.
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