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    Post your AMD unlock pass/fail here! v. 2.0 + How to unlock (Please limit discussion)

    Processor: x2 555 BE Unlock pass or fail: pass - unlock to x4 B55 Motherboard: Biostar TA870+ CPU Cooler: AC Freezer Pro 64 Voltage:1.440 ---ADDITIONAL INFORMATION--- CPU Stepping: CACDCAC1046FPM BIOS Version: 080015 Stability test application(s) used: Prime95 64bit Amount of time...
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    Mixing 8600GTs in SLI

    Hello, this is a bit of a noob question, but can I mix 2 different 8600GT in SLI mode? Got suckered into buying a BFG 8600GT OC; it has a pretty mild overclock (565mhz vs. 540 mhz standard). Can cards from different manufacturers be mixed? If they are at different speeds, will both cards...
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    Boot Problems

    System now hangs in mid POST, displaying the memory timings and then shutting down. Sometimes, system will power up, with fans and HDD spinning up, but no video signal is displayed. I've tried clearing the CMOS, no affect. There is no BIOS update available. Something tells me this...
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    Boot Problems

    Hello, I'm having a problem with a budget system I put together a couple of months ago. Components as folows: Machspeed msnv-939 (aka Biostar NF4-a9a v1.2) nforce 4 standard X23800 (s939) stock clocked Arctic Cooling Pro 64 BFG 8600gt stock settings WD 500GB sata drive LG 18x sata...
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    Upgrade worth the price?

    Ideally, no more than $300, but that won't happen unless I can find a relativley cheap videocard on sale. I wouldn't mind a 7600GS or the like; hopefully prices will drop following the introduction of the 8600. I know Machspeed boards aren't the greatest, but I figure a NF4 is an NF4...
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    Upgrade worth the price?

    Hello All, Looking to upgrade on the cheap and leverage as many components from my old system as possible. Current Specs/items to be upgraded Mach Speed P4m800 MB w/ skt. 478 P4 2.8a o/ced to 3.2ghz on stock cooler Radeon X1600pro 256mb AGP 2 GB DDR3200 Taking a look at this...
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    Celeron 2.93ghz or Athlon XP 2200?

    Which should be faster for video encoding? Components (hard drives, soundcard, videocard and 333mhz Ram) have been carried over from the 2200 XP Thoroughbred A (KT266a chipset) to a 2.93 GHZ Celeron (p4m800 chipset). I thought the Celeron would be faster, given the faster clockspeed (1ghz +...
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    ATI Tool & CCC have no overclock options for x1600pro

    Built a new rig with a Sapphire x1600pro AGP. Fresh XP install with Catalyst 6.2 and CCC. Everything works fine, but there is no OverDrive option in CCC. Tried installing Tray Tool .26, and it reports my VPU as running 0.0mhz core and memory. Any attempts to use the overclock functions or...
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    System won't power-up. Help!!

    Finally got it to work properly. Problem was with the CMOS jumper. The cap that was supposed to cover 2 of the three pins wasn't making proper contact. Replaced cap after losing the original one when clearing the CMOS for the umpteenth time. I assume when the system was being tested, the tech...
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    System won't power-up. Help!!

    Tried removing all the components several times. I've seen the board tested with another CPu and the board and CPU tested together. Has anyone had any experience with Machspeed boards and run into similar problems? Their website is useless, but the reviews for the board at TigerDirect make no...
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    System won't power-up. Help!!

    Hello. I'm building a low end box for a friend, and I have run into some problems I can't figure out. I'm using the following components: - Generic case - Coolmax v400 PSU - Celeron D 340 (socket 478) with stock HSF - Mach Speed P4M800 (Via chipset with integrated graphics) - 80GB Maxtor...
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    Can too much AS5 cause problems?

    Thanks for all the feedback. Turns out the system wouldn't POST due to a faulty connection from the case mounted switch and the motherboard. Took the motherboard out of the case, shorted the jumpers on the motherboard and it booted up. :o After years of visiting [H]ardOCP, I finally...
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    Can too much AS5 cause problems?

    Sorry for my noob-ness. First time working with a s478 proc, and while applying AS5, I put a little too much. The little hole near the corner notch swallowed some AS5, and the system will not POST. Now, I didn't drown the processor, and it didn't flow over the IHS. I had the motherboard...
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