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    simple PS test?

    Thanks for the response, P_J. Shorting green to black gave me nothing. I'll have to dig out some components to plug in. I also am getting that distinctive (deadly) "fried component" smell. I'll check some more but this unit may be a dead soldier. Regards.
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    simple PS test?

    Greetings. I've come across an Antec 450 SmartPower 2.0 PS. I'm not sure if it works. Can I just plug it into a wall socket and then, if the fans spin up, assume that the unit works? If they don't spin-up, is the PS dead? TIA for any help. Regards.
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    MSI K8N Neo2/Opty 165 running a little flakey

    Greetings. After I restored the disk image from this system when it had a single core AMD chip to the same drive with the new Opty and mobo in place (swapped in the MSI board and chip "underneath" the OS), the system runs *OK* but something's not quite right. Is there something about the...
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    onboard Ethernet problem?

    HAD the exact same problem, Incinerator. See this forum link , The answer, pointed to by the previous link, is here . It worked for me. Good luck. Regards.
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    Blast from the past-K8N Neo2 cpu x-er locked

    Thank you, people, for coming through for me. I've got enough info to decide if I really want to proceed. I guess I was spoiled by my other xp chips on Abit boards when it comes to multipliers. I appreciate your responses. You're the best. Regards, Slim.
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    Blast from the past-K8N Neo2 cpu x-er locked

    nothin', huh? I've read various OC guides but don't really want to fight the HTT/dividers war. I just want a few more cycles on the cheap (spin up the multiplier). The board spec says that the multiplier runs from 4x to 20x. Mine tops out at 9x. Wasabi?
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    Blast from the past-K8N Neo2 cpu x-er locked

    Hello. Getting great help here at HardOCP. So...I want to dial up the cycles on my CPU - Opteron 165 - but my BIOS option (1C) - CPU Ratio goes from 4x-9x. Is the chip locked or do I need another BIOS? Running XP-Pro on K8N Neo2 (MS-7025). TIA. Regards.
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    Upgrade shortcut creates onboard NIC problem

    Yeah, Baby! It's all good. I'll have to get more familiar with SysPrep for future builds/changes, Dew. What nailed it for me this time was the link to tech-recipes, zeplar. That procedure worked as advertised and I cleaned up several extraneous references. Very cool. Knowledge is power. Sharing...
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    Upgrade shortcut creates onboard NIC problem

    Ok...So I bailed on "problem resolution" and went right straight to work-around/production. I installed a NIC and will use that as my second network connection. In the meantime, I'll keep an eye out for a real answer to my issue. It bugs me to have this excellent port sitting around...
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    Upgrade shortcut creates onboard NIC problem

    Sys-rebuild is always an option (the last), dknes. I followed your link, zeplar, and followed the directions. Because I flashed to the latest BIOS this morning (I'm guessing), I could delete from Hardware Manager, which I couldn't do last night. But...the OS won't let me delete the last 3...
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    Upgrade shortcut creates onboard NIC problem

    Greetings. I just upgraded my system. I wanted an Opteron 165 and I wanted to continue to use my AGP card (to reduce cost). I got the chip and a K8N Neo2 from MSI. It runs the nForce3 Ultra chipset (supports AGP). The shortcut: Running Windows XP Pro, I pulled the existing board and swapped the...
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    Which opteron do I have

    Thank you both. I've updated the BIOS (1C) - fuelvolts - and now see both cores in cpu-Z and task manager. So I'm a happy camper. Regards, Slim.
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    Which opteron do I have

    Thanks, ILC. AMD is a good place to look (duh). I was nervous because various utilities couldn't id the chip. Thanks, again. Regards.
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    Which opteron do I have

    Greetings. Just bought an opteron 165 and want to verify that it really is dual core, 1M cache each core, etc. It's mounted so I can't read the chip. The box says OSA165CDBOX. AMD's cpuid didn't make any sense to me. CPU-Z ids the chip Code Name: Toledo and Specification is: AMD Hammer Family...
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    "No volume information" error. Help!

    So, I bought GetDataBack and am moving everything off the drive onto another. I would have rather somehow repaired the version/type information but this will do. I'll then re-format and maybe go with one large partition. Thanks, all, for your input. Take care. Regards.
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