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GA-890GPA-UD3H + AHCI mode... The saga continues!

Congrats on not giving up :). Glad you finally got it working.
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- Post #28
- Feb 8, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Advice on a UPS purchase

OK, so the inrush current is related to the size of the capacitors in the PSU... so I can see why it would be related to the rated wattage of the power supply (I'm assuming more watts = bigger capacitors). So it seems to me that the main concern is whether the UPS can switch to battery fast...
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- Post #28
- Feb 7, 2011
- Forum: Power Supplies
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Advice on a UPS purchase

I can't offer any definitive answers, only anecdotes but... I haven't had a problem with active PFC power supplies overloading UPSs. I've had a 500W Antec Earthwatts, probably pulling only about 150W from the wall + an LCD pulling about 50W, on a 625VA UPS. I've also had a core i7 system...
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- Post #24
- Feb 7, 2011
- Forum: Power Supplies
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Advice on a UPS purchase

Most of the cheaper UPSs, like the Back-UPS, tend to be line interactive. This type of UPS only switches to battery during a power loss or when the voltage exceeds what the transformer can compensate for, and the "stepped sine" only occurs when the UPS is on battery.
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- Post #18
- Feb 7, 2011
- Forum: Power Supplies
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GA-890GPA-UD3H + AHCI mode... The saga continues!

Yea, it sounds like the board might have an issue :(. One last thing to try -- if you boot with no drives connected, will it at least consistently finish the boot process? If it doesn't, I can't think of anything else to try, other than clearing the CMOS (though I imagine you've given that a...
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- Post #12
- Jan 30, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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GA-890GPA-UD3H + AHCI mode... The saga continues!

I might be pointing out the obvious, but the drives won't show up on the first BIOS post screen if the controller is set to AHCI -- they'll show up after the BIOS post screen on a separate AHCI "bios" screen, though it may be so fast you won't see it. The drive should still show up in Windows...
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- Post #10
- Jan 30, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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E2xxx and E4xxx overclock thread

I like the idea of this thread. My results: E2160 @ 3.0 ghz (L2) 9x333 1.425V in BIOS, 1.39V in cpu-z Abit IP35-E 4GB (2x1gb Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800, 2x1gb Patriot Extreme DDR2-800) @ 800 mhz, 5-5-5-15, 1.95V Cooler Master TX2 with Thermalright bolt kit It hits about 74C under...
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- Post #255
- Nov 5, 2007
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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GA-890GPA-UD3H + AHCI mode... The saga continues!

Advice on a UPS purchase

Advice on a UPS purchase

Advice on a UPS purchase

GA-890GPA-UD3H + AHCI mode... The saga continues!

GA-890GPA-UD3H + AHCI mode... The saga continues!

E2xxx and E4xxx overclock thread