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    Moving a Precision 490 to a new case

    Hello I have a Dell Precision 490 w/ 2x Xeon 5160's and an MSI 6950 (Twin Frozr 3). My computer is extremely warm (GPU @ 90c under load w/ case closed) and I'd like to swap my parts into a new case to try and fix this. I've been looking at the NZXT Phantom (the large one) as it supports...
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    FBDIMM Slot Population

    Hello, I'm planning an upgrade over christmas for more memory in my deskop. I have a Dell Precision 490. It currently has 2GB of DDR2-FBDIMM ram. The dell manual states that if I do not match my addition to what is currently in there, then I will suffer reduced performance. My question: Is...
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    Intel 5000x and Raptor WD800

    I have a spare. I'll test it out later today with a fresh install then.
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    Intel 5000x and Raptor WD800

    There are no SAS ports, and the 490 needs an add in board for them. Quick Diagnostics show all is good. Extended ones are still running. Unfortunately the HD is out of warranty. [EDIT]: Extended diag's finished. All good. Though it says spin up time (value 169 - threshold 21 - worst 166) and...
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    Intel 5000x and Raptor WD800

    Yes. It stalls during the install too. How would you recommend I test it? It's plugged into SATA0. I do not have a raid card in it. Drescherjm, The drive works perfectly when it is not in AHCI mode. Also, CrystalDiskInfo shows that it's in good health, albeit used for 24807 hours...
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    Intel 5000x and Raptor WD800

    Hello Everyone, I just picked up a used Dell Precision 490. (1xXeon 5160, 2gb DDR2-FBDIMM, 80GB Raptor, Intel 5000x chipset). I'm having a huge issue with the HD stalling. I'm running just the single drive on Windows 7 Pro x64. If I have it set to AHCI in bios, then on boot and every 10-20...
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