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Bad BIOS checksum

My HTPC is based off an Asus Pundit-R that I built with mostly leftovers back in '05. Recently it was acting very flaky, and now it can't even complete a POST half the time. The last message is usually "Bad BIOS checksum" I'm guessing there is a possibility the BIOS chip is bad(or the whole...
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- Jul 27, 2008
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which cheap P35 MB?

Strange development... so the board wouldn't power on with all components removed. I start pulling off all the cables to put it in an anti-static bag.. and when I pulled off the front USB connectors, the board fires up by itself. Then turns back off after about 4-5 seconds, then back on for...
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- Post #15
- Jun 15, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which cheap P35 MB?

I guess it was in warranty. Maybe it's documented it somewhere in the manual, but they make you look for it. I'll RMA it... will probably take a while, but I'll just use the replacement board because I'm not interested in dumping anymore money into a desktop at this point(hence the cheap build).
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- Post #13
- Jun 15, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which cheap P35 MB?

It was in a Lian-Li PC-60B case that had a total of about 50-60 CFM of air going in and out of the case. MB temps weren't that high. It's not like an E2160 @ 3 Ghz is a crazy OC or anything.
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- Post #10
- Jun 14, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which cheap P35 MB?

It wasn't an open box unit. I cannot find mention of an RMA/warranty period through Abit, but the exchange period is 30 days through Newegg. It'd be nice if it had a year long warranty/RMA, but I can't find any firm evidence of this.
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- Post #9
- Jun 14, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which cheap P35 MB?

What manufacturer makes that?
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- Post #5
- Jun 14, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which cheap P35 MB?

Ok - no red LED going when connected to the PSU, no activity when the power pins are jumpered(by switch or with a screwdriver). The PSU fires up when you ground the green pin, and it fires up fine on my old ASUS 848 board(PSU died, so I decided to do an upgrade since it'd been about 4 yrs)...
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- Post #4
- Jun 14, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which cheap P35 MB?

I used to be much more into "higher end" overclocking, but now I just want something cheap and relatively fast. So about 2 months ago I built a Pentium E2160, Abit IP35E, 4GB A-Data DDR2 etc. just to get something that could encode .mp4 a little faster than my old P4 2.4@3Ghz. Chip ran 3 Ghz...
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- Jun 14, 2008
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Motherboards
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Wireless mouse or keyboard/joystick combo with decent range?

So I have a HTPC about 12-14' away from my couch hooked to my plasma. I've tried three wireless mice, and NONE of them will transmit from my couch. I had some rebadged mouse from Target that would do a pitiful 4 ft or so. Then tried a friend's wireless Logitech - don't know the model - and...
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- Jul 7, 2007
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Mice
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physics/chemistry/math in university...your stories/experience/advice?

I recently graduated from Georgia Tech with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. I think to really enjoy an engineering degree you have to possess a passion for the basic theory of that branch of engineering. For myself, I liked knowing how physical things worked, and how things were "done" in the...
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- Post #17
- Aug 14, 2005
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Linksys WMP54G Problems...

I had a D-Link DWG510+(I think that's it) for about a year, until one day the power went out and when my computer rebooted the card was dead. It definitely never liked power spikes, but when it was working the connection was always rock solid with a 4dBi antenna on it and the normal 2 dBi...
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- Mar 10, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Networking
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Need POWA for ClimatePrediction!

Got a few machines up on BIONC CP. Still don't totally like the BIONC client, but oh well - sometimes you just gotta go with the flow. I had almost finished one WU with CP classic, but decided I should go ahead and switch while I've got some free time. The TeAm is doing pretty good in the...
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- Post #57
- Aug 31, 2004
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Need POWA for ClimatePrediction!

You know, I saw alot of mention that CPDN was beta testing stuff, but couldn't easily find what was really going on by looking at their website. Are you saying that they are going to switch to a new version in a few weeks that will use the BIONC framework? I hope the interface does get S@H2...
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- Post #8
- Aug 13, 2004
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Need POWA for ClimatePrediction!

Since S@H1 fizzled away, I found myself pretty disenchanted with the whole S@H BIONC deal. Seemed too clunky, and as much as I love searching for ET signals, I was welcome to a breath of fresh DC air. So I poked around and found a pretty neat little project - Climate Prediction. So after...
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- Aug 12, 2004
- Replies: 57
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Linksys WRT54G Router - Replacing ONE antenna?

Thanks for the responses guys. I agree that my indoor conditions are definitely not optimal, and I'm not expecting a huge gain here. I'd rather try to solidify my connection since the transfer rates are just fine for what I'm doing(DSL connection) just until the signal dies. So $30 for both...
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- Post #6
- May 29, 2004
- Forum: Networking

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