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They are in the overclocking options (top left) of the BIOS and ASUS Q FAN controller and you expand all of those and you can change the settings there - is it all done and dusted and built now then? If I were you about the stickers and the CD call them up and complain - were the boxes sealed in selophane?

Hi, Glad that its all sorted - please feel free to post on any other issues you have

My support line is now closed :mad: I will leave you in the more than capable hands of Beeceebee :p

Hi, Welcome to FPCH :)

The best ones are the OWNED compilations and phonejacker ones

Nope - just a phillips screwdriver and some electrial tape to hold the wires down under the MOBO, if I were you - you dont want them touching the board really - they are insulated, but just to be safe :D And thats it really :) PICS, PICS, PICS :D

I guess that you are referring to autoplay - if you right click on the drive in my computer and then properties there is a tab called autoplay - and you can set your options there. As for the burning - what software are you using?

It will also depend on your firewall settings

Hi, The MOBO will come with SATA cables - so don't BUY any! If you have the case then start putting the PSU in and then think of places to route the cables for maximum airflow. You can add the optical drive and maybe the HDD too as it should not impede you putting the MOBO in. You need to put the CPU and the cooler on outside the case as they are a pain inside the case.

Ok - let us know how you get on :)

Sounds like the battery to me :D

AMD made a big launch today, introducing after much delay and much trouble in the market their first 45nm Shanghai processors. The CPUs, currently only offered as Opterons, are intended to be used in workstations and servers, an arena where AMD still has at least some sway. The desktop variant of the CPU, Deneb, is not yet here – and there's no set date as to when it will be. AMD's recent failures with Barcelona and Phenom have cost them significant marketshare and have lead people to not expect much. Their new 45nm CPUs have a higher clock frequency cap, with Shanghai reaching at least 2.7GHz. Whether that coupled with the additional L3 cache added to the CPUs will be enough to sway hearts away from the Xeon remains to be seen. Sourced from AMD releases 45nm Shanghai processors - TechSpot News

AMD has released a new batch of Radeon graphics drivers, bringing the package up to version 8.11. This latest version brings an additional performance boost in CrossFireX mode for Far Cry 2 and Stalker: Clear Sky as well as a new feature in the ATI Catalyst Control Center that enables users of multi-GPU setups to verify if their games or applications are using more than one graphics card. In addition, the new drivers include HydraVision support for Windows XPhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif and other display enhancements to more efficiently divide the Windows desktop into multiple areas for different applications, configure up to 9 virtual desktops, and set special hotkeys. As usual, the new drivers are available for both Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit). Sourced from ATI launches Catalyst 8.11 drivers - TechSpot News

Due to the initial failures and poor reception of Phenom, it's been speculated that AMD was getting ready to drop the brand altogether and move on to something else in an attempt to start fresh. It wouldn't be surprising, and in many ways would make a lot of sense. That's not the case, though, as it seems AMD will be retaining the Phenom label and instead will seek to rebuild damaged credibility for the line with their newer CPUs. A recent statement from AMD has more or less confirmed that Phenom is here to stay, and that their focus will be in keeping their product line simple. They believe that the brand itself isn't really damaged and a simple suffix change will make things right. We'll see. CPU naming schemes come and go, and we've seen both Intel and AMD switch repeatedly between using clock frequencies as opposed to PR ratings and arbitrary numbers multiple times. Maybe they are putting more weight into a name than they should. Sourced from AMD to retain the Phenom name - TechSpot News

Hot on the heels of launching its first 45nm quad-core server chips codenamed Shanghai, AMD has laid out its roadmap up to 2011 for desktops and notebooks, and it appears that the company will finally enter the low-cost notebook and ultraportable laptop markets sometime in the first half of next year. http://www.techspot.com/fileshost/newspics2/2008/amd-roadmap.jpg As you can see from the chart above, AMD is planning a new chip dubbed Conesus for the ultraportable market, which apparently exists only in a 45nm dual-core version that includes 1MB of cache and support for DDR2 RAM. The chip will be succeeded by the 45nm “Geneva” with DDR3 support and twice the cache at 2MB in 2010. The company has also delayed by more than a year its much-hyped Fusion laptop chip, which combines a graphics processing unit and CPUhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif on a single chip. Originally due in 2009, the company now hopes to release such a chip similar in 2011. Sourced from AMD to answer Intel's Atom with Conesus - TechSpot News

Measuring the seconds required to start a computer may seem like the most trivial of concerns, but it is nonetheless a concern shared by many users. Even Microsoft has pledged to do its part in the next version of its operating system, saying that “a very good system is one that boots in under 15 seconds” and surveying users to see if a limited-functionality but nearly instantly accessible interface would be of any use to them. Motherboard maker ASRock has also been experimenting with ways to speed up startup times on a Windows machine, and apparently came up with a way to get a clean boot of Vista running in a mere three to four seconds. The new technology, known as Instant Boot, uses the S3 and S4 states of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) which normally enable the Sleep and Hibernation modes in Windows. However, by calling them at different times in the boot-up and shutdown process, the new feature enables Windows to instantly pop on the next time you hit the power button even after a proper shut down. There is one major caveat, though. Instant Boot will only work on computers that have only one user account and no password protection – a deal breaker in my opinion. The feature can be enabled on five of ASRock’s current boards and you can grab the appropriate BIOS updates from here. Also, check out the amusingly nerdy video demonstrating Instant boot, after the jump. Sourced from ASRock demos 4-second Vista boot - TechSpot News

The ATI Radeon HD 4000 series apparently has Nvidia concerned. Concerned enough to consider dropping prices, and the latest rumors are that Nvidia has a GPU price cut planned sometime in the near future. AMD's significant gain in GPU sales, upwards of 40% for the Q3, has no doubt prompted this action, and Nvidia seeks to prevent themselves from losing any more market share in the lucrative Q4. Even though the 4000 series has performed admirably and definitely given Nvidia a scare, the green team is by no means swimming in the shallow end of the performance pool. Both Nvidia's and AMD's high end cards are neck and neck, so without a sudden technical advantage, a price cut is the most logical way to start picking up more ground. Price cuts are expected for some of the 9000 series cards as well as some of the 200 series cards. If this is true, it would be better for Nvidia to implement them before the end of the month. Sourced from Nvidia planning price cut? - TechSpot News

AVG isn't doing well with the false positives these days. Just a few short days after crippling non-english versions of Windows XPhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif with a botched update, the company now has another problem. The latest update of their suite is now flagging the nearly ubiquitous Adobe Flash as a malicious trojan. The suite of course gives people the choice about whether or not to remove Flash, and at least in this most recent instance it is not a mission-critical file that disables the system that has been misidentified. Still, false positives are something that not only prevent people from trusting their A/V suite, but hinder people's ability to properly react to a problem when a real one exists. AVG recently identified a software firewall suite, ZoneAlarm, as malicious as well, putting some serious doubts into the company's QA. The company has made a public statement that they are implementing systems to prevent these false positives from continuing to pop up. Sourced from AVG identifies Adobe Flash as malicious - TechSpot News

Security vendor AVG is doing some damage control today. Following an embarrassing slip-up in which their antivirus software misidentified a key Windows system file as malware, crippling non-English versions of XP, the company has announced it will offer a free license or a license extension to those affected by the faulty update. Essentially, the offer covers a free one-year AVG 8.0 license for affected users of commercial AVG 7.5 products or license extension to those already running the latest version. In addition, affected users of AVG Free products will get a free one-year license for AVG Anti-Virushttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif 8.0. Interested? The company says it will contact affected customers beginning November 24 and advise them on how to obtain the free year of service. Sourced from AVG offers free one-year license for deleting key file - TechSpot News

A drop in connection as Wolfey has said is common on Wireless set ups that are not configured properly - are you using a USB stick or an add in card for wireless on the desktop? did you install the software that came with it? did it come as a set with the router?

This can happen when your TV is PAL and the video source is NTSC or vice versa

You need to do what Wolfey has advised - within your MOBO manuals and disks there should be 2 floppy drives one labelled 32bit SATA driver and one labelled 64bit SATA driver. These only need installing on XP and not Vista - and are installed by pressing F6 when the OS is loading - you only get a short time to do this and you are given the prompt at the bottom of the screen. (if you dont have the floppies in the MOBO box they WILL be on your MOBO disk and you will need to put them on a floppy) Hope this clarifies

Hi, Welcome to FPCH :)

If for example like me - my xbox is in my living room and my router is 2 floors up in a converted loft room - you cant really route an Ethernet cable - BUT there are severe limitations to the XBOX WIRELESS CARD its not a very strong transmitter - if you can route Ethernet - if you cant then be aware of the limitations.

Is this happening when you open certain web pages in particular or at start up - or general windows use?