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Installed new Abit NF7, now my optical mouse LED won't turn off

I know that it drives me bananas when I turn something off and there is still a light shining somewhere. Sure LEDs don't burn out, but when I turn something off, I want it OFF. It's the principle of the thing.
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- Post #6
- Apr 21, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Absolutely lowest cost celeron

I generally buy my cpus off from pricewatch. You can choose what the best pricepoint is for you there. Then you could try ebay, but most of that stuff doesn't come with a warranty. Check the reseller rating before you buy at resellerratings.com Pricewatch is your best guide. I would like to...
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- Post #2
- Apr 20, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Thoughts on the DFI LAN Party PRO875

I was in the market for a 875p motherboard, and the DFI is competitively priced. Since all the 875p motherboards are going to perform pretty much in the same range, there is no reason to not go with one that is attractive. I originally wasn't planning a window case, but I saw how this boad...
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- Post #12
- Apr 18, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Does Newegg check the refurb MB to see if they are in working order??

They deal in way too much quantity to spend time testing motherboards. Plus they would say that it's not their job too, and that it is already manufacturer tested. Some other places will do it for a fee though, but generally they are not rigorous tests like a 24 hour burn-in.
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- Post #3
- Apr 17, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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suggestions on front panel?

I have looked long and hard at the options out there for doing this. I sort of find it backwards to have everything in the back where it is hard to reach and see if you need to change anything, which means you have to pull out your pc from wherever its hiding every time you want to plug...
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- Post #3
- Apr 17, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Funky Stuff with older System

I would make sure that you have all the patches for win98, then try again.
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- Post #2
- Apr 17, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Post or Brag About Canterwoods Purchase Here

That's not all, everything glows under UV I wasn't going to do any case lights/windows, but this has me changing my mind. I think I'm in line for this board. I hope Newegg doesn't jack up the price on it.
- eclectro
- Post #24
- Apr 17, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Newegg Taking Us To The Cleaners Again! P4C800 in stock!

Yup, they jerked the price up on everyone. I wonder if they will do that with the DFI 875p board.
- eclectro
- Post #6
- Apr 17, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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What are the surface mount devices right next to the memory slots? I broke one and I have pictures. (8KHA+)

Try digikey.com for a similar part (I think they have a minimum order though). It's always hard to buy onesy twosey in the electronics world. Another thought of finding out what type of network it is is to remove it and then put an ohm meter on the pins to determine how it's arrayed.
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- Post #18
- Apr 16, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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*4-17-2003 UDPATE* First Reviews Ready. Intel 865/875 (Springdale/Canterwood)

newegg has the DFI PRO875 lan party board as coming out 4/25 for $199. It glows under UV. That looks like a strong sellingpoint right there. :P Sure is purty.
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- Post #212
- Apr 16, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Has the AMD PLATFORM been outclassed for good? (***NO FANBOYS***)

Yeah, it looks like they better start making hand calculators now. :P
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- Post #4
- Apr 16, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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*4-17-2003 UDPATE* First Reviews Ready. Intel 865/875 (Springdale/Canterwood)

I have always been partial to motherboard manufactures that put handles on their boxes. :P
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- Post #211
- Apr 16, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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What are the surface mount devices right next to the memory slots? I broke one and I have pictures. (8KHA+)

yeah, that's right, 22 ohms. Once these things are cracked, forget trying to fix it by soldering the part though.
- eclectro
- Post #15
- Apr 16, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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What are the surface mount devices right next to the memory slots? I broke one and I have pictures. (8KHA+)

I have worked with smt parts in a manufacturing enviroment. What you damaged is a resistor network. It looks like this one is 22 ohms and is used as a pull-up for one of the data/address lines. Because the board fails memory test and won't post, it's safe to say you cracked the part all the way...
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- Post #7
- Apr 16, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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MIDI Interface Problems

Sorry to rain on your parade, but all onboard sound solutions use essentially the same two or three chips, like the realtek al650 (very popular), or the cmedia cmi 8338 (maybe a variant like the 9739, they make a lot of chips). The main overriding purpose of the "gameports" that you will find...
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- Post #4
- Apr 1, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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MIDI Interface Problems

Disable the onboard soundcard and install another soundcard such as the Turtle beach Santa Cruz or other card that has midi port on it.
- eclectro
- Post #2
- Mar 31, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Just bought an MSI 655 MAX. HELP ON CAS LAT.

Tom's hardware has a couple of comments concerning Ram latency and the SIS 655. Between this and the HT issue one might get the idea that the SIS 655 isn't ready for primetime.
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- Post #3
- Mar 29, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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MSI 655 - Raid became inaccessible

I do not know the details of the Raid chips on his board, but some Raids will not let you use a CDROM plugged in (even as slave). Does your manual mention this?? If anybody can throw light on this, I would appreciate it too. I would like to buy this board, but I would like to find a b0...
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- Post #4
- Mar 29, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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confused, frustrated?Please help!

That was the only selling point for me on this board - the supposed high grade "sound max audio." The newsgroup postings didn't say what fsb they were using, but it sounded like that they weren't overclocking and the audio was buzzing on them. It wasn't just one poster either, but several that...
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- Post #11
- Mar 8, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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SinXP I got an AO from newegg.....what can i do

How could he tell?? Did he do some kind of benchmarking of HT vs. non-HT at the same speed?? Inquiring minds want to know, before I go out to buy the board. Maybe a link to the original post would help too.
- eclectro
- Post #6
- Mar 8, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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confused, frustrated?Please help!

As mentioned in another thread, the asus 845pe has problems with the onboard audio. I'm holding off on it because of it.
- eclectro
- Post #9
- Mar 5, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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confused, frustrated?Please help!

yeah, I am having a hard time too. I was going to buy an msi sis 655 board until the hyperthreading issue popped up. It looked like it was the best bang for the buck right now. The problem with waiting for the 800 mhz stuff is that when it does come out it's going to be top dollar. The best...
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- Post #7
- Mar 5, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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ABIT NF7-S REV. 1.2 In Stock...

I don't blame newegg for this. They deal in such huge quantity and have to ship so much out the door that it is logistically impossible to mach up a specific board with a specific order. It's just not profitable for them to do so. That being said, that's where a lot of smaller retailers will...
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- Post #11
- Mar 5, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asus P4PE Sound Issue

Evidently this is an issue for this motherboard. There are several usenet postings (do a google search) about this problem. I was planning on buying this motherboard because the audio was supposed to be 'high end" with the AD "sound max", and the specs seemed impressive. The audio has even...
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- Post #9
- Mar 5, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Is it a dead motherboard?edit - SUCESS

If you didn't see/smell smoke then you might be ok. VCC refers to the 5 volt powersupply. If you hooked up the USB wrong that would have killed your USB on that board (which could make the board uselss, but you still should be able to post). Hopefully you did not run your motherboard without a...
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- Post #5
- Sep 15, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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---Motherboards? I Painted Mine!!---

Normally this might be a 133t thing, but mainboard manufacturers are catching onto the need for color thats why some of them are starting to come in different colors. I expect this will take off like the window cases took off.
- eclectro
- Post #17
- Sep 15, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Choosing a motherboard

I would check the various hot deal forums and shop for the hard drive, because if you do you can get them for $1 per Gig after MIR without trying too hard. Just one thing -- stay away from IBM deskstar drives. Alot of people have been having them die three months down the road, and the...
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- Post #5
- Sep 15, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Have $88

You can get a low end aluminum case for that amount shipped. Do a pricewatch search for "aluminum case" to see all your options. They supposedly keep your system running cooler. I don't know how true that is though.
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- Post #8
- Sep 9, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Hot? Santa Cruz + Altec Lansing 251 5.1 Speakers $99

The only problem is that CompUSA rebates are notorious for being really slooooow. :disgust:
- eclectro
- Post #2
- Sep 6, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Alternatives to the P4S8X?

I am taking a serious look at the asus p4b533-e. The only thing is that its about 16fps slower in quake - according to the review according to the review at ocworkbench -- but I'm not a big game player. I need the features like raid/firewire/
- eclectro
- Post #9
- Aug 30, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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*HOT* Amazon free shipping reduced to $25 minimum!

claffeyb, I recently placed an order with them and used the free shipping and got all my stuff pretty quick. My guess is that one of your books is not in stock and they are waiting for it to arrive so they can ship it to you in one box. Even though they say it "normally" ships in twenty four...
- eclectro
- Post #8
- Aug 26, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Motherboard to underclock (undervolt) my Athlon...

I really doubt that "undervolting" a CPU will make it run significantly cooler. The Athlon CPUs will run hot no matter what you do.
- eclectro
- Post #5
- Aug 23, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Best MOBO with no integration

The Abit looks like a good board. But I would try to get something with USB 2.0 though
- eclectro
- Post #8
- Aug 21, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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Axiontech on FIRE,...literally!!!!

I was getting ready to order stuff from them. They consitently have low prices. Sorry to see this. I bet it will cost them a ton of bussiness. I have to go somewhere else now and spend more :disgust: Their website got hosed along with the fire. Oh yeah, in before the lock.
- eclectro
- Post #33
- Aug 16, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Processor smoking...please help

I am not suggesting he do anything unethical. What I AM suggesting is that bad parts DO get into the channel, and thats why warranties exist in the first place. I do not know what the exact wording is on the amd warranty, so I do not know what he may/may not do. But if I were to go and put...
- eclectro
- Post #11
- Jun 23, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Wow! Cheap Car insurance

I have heard a lot of people sing their praises for Geico in this thread. But I have heard horror stories about Geico. Everything from credit scoring to jacking up the rates unbelievably if you are in an accident and its even not your fault. Them and state farm I would stay away from even if it...
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- Post #66
- Jun 22, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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CDROM is as slow as molasses... Problem Solved!

I have an old samsung 20x that I just love. The reason why is I don't need high speed to read off a cdrom. It reads EVERYTHING and doesn't spend a lot of time spinning down from lightspeed to read a dirty disk. The newer highspeed units are much better at not "spinning down" when they have a...
- eclectro
- Post #3
- Jun 22, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Processor smoking...please help

I don't have an amd system, so I am not an expert here. But I do know that you HAVE to use a heatsink at ALL TIMES with this processor. They burn extremely hot, and the smoke could have been residue on the processor (optimistically) or the magic smoke escaping from the CPU itself (likely). You...
- eclectro
- Post #3
- Jun 22, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help for fan orientation for CPU cooler

I am using the thermosonic thermoengine cpu cooler with a 60mm to 80mm fan adaptor so I can use a quiet case fan to cool the heatsink. This is going to be used in a non-overclocked smp system as quietness/silence is the primary goal. What I need to know, what is going to be better -- Have the...
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- Jun 22, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Shentech doesnt sell Samsung original

The give away that these guys don't have a clue is that the "read latency" is "2.5" They must pull this number out of their rears because latency can either be a "two" or "three". The reasoning behind this is because a read takes place once every clock tick, not at a fraction of a clock. So you...
- eclectro
- Post #4
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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