Recent content by jstwong

Seems like a nice buy. Not that long ago I bought the Antec 1200 from Newegg when it was on sale alone. I would second the recommendation of replacing the stock Antec fans if you are critical of fan noise. I started off with the stock fans, and then quickly replaced them with 120 mm Scythe...

APC is a pretty reputable UPS brand, and they offer some nice services as already noted above, plus the ability to recycle / replace older worn out batteries down the line. I've been using APC UPS units for many years now and have not had any issues. One word of caution no matter what brand...

IMO, Dremels are great for small, light duty, fine work. If you plan on doing that and more I would recommend that you also take a look at a Rotozip model - like a Rotozip RZ20, etc. Something like that gives you the flexibility of doing much heavier duty cutting, etc. With their flex shaft...

Good to see that they are making things right, and responding on this board.

Point taken. Seems as if I've been lucky so far. Given the other reported failures, the safe route is to just use the bios utility.

Hmmm... I just put together a Maximus II Formula this past weekend and used the audio card. I did download the latest sound driver [for Vista x64] from the Asus website, and I did not experience any problems with the mixer crashing or any activation screens. Perhaps try the latest driver if...

I've used it a few times before without any problems, but like what some others have done, I have always downloaded the bios first to my HD, and flashed from there. I just used it to flash a Maximus II Formula with Vista Ultimate x64.

Definite congrats to the lucky winners! Next time for me! :)

Wow, great give away. Thank you!