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    New to external HDD's, need recommendation please

    Tacking onto this thread as I am also looking for a good backup solution. I was using a 1.5TB HD in an enclosure connecting via esata. But I've had trouble with the JMicron drivers on my P8Z68V-Pro (ver 1) and esata has not worked for a while. So I'm leaning to a USB 3 solution. I'd like at...
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    SSD choices

    I put the MX100 in the comparators. It didn't look bad at all. But some of the reviews I read were not favorable. Of course I don't have links for that at hand. I looked at a bunch of SSDs in the comparators. In my usage, I'll bet most any would be satisfactory. I really wanted a 512GB drive...
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    SSD choices

    Thanks. I would really like that 500GB 840 EVO, but the price is just too high. Putting these on the Anandtech bench comparator, I think the 840 Pro 256GB will be my choice... and mainly for the 5 year warranty over the 840 EVO 256GB 3 year warranty. I figure that might be worth the ~$28...
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    SSD choices

    My Intel X25-M (80GB SSD) is simply too small for my OS and programs drive. There are simply too many programs that don't give me the option to set them up and direct the data files to my storage drives. Ergo, the little 80GB drive ends up with under 5GB free space all too often and I have to go...
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    Deleting windows folder from D drive

    That appears to be another tool I need to add to my toolbox. ;)
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    Deleting windows folder from D drive

    dbiker207, That worked like a champ! I installed Win7/64 on a new 256Gb SSD and changed the original config from a 1TB spinner cached via IRST/RAID with a 64GB Corsair M4 that had become disfunctional. I was left with the old Win7 installation on the original spinner and couldn't figure out...
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    P8z68V bios help

    Good points. Thanks!
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    P8z68V bios help

    Thanks Tom. I appreciate your help. Good point about the old BIOS chip. Since you're on a roll, how about a few driver installation questions? Do I need to update the MEI driver and firmware? The Asus site is far outdated on the driver issue when comparing to...
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    P8z68V bios help

    Good news! The new BIOS chip (3603) arrived yesterday. I swapped out the chips this afternoon and the PC boots up just fine now on the new Samsung 840Pro SSD. A few tweaks to the new BIOS (leaving most everything stock) and now I'm off to update the chipset and other drivers before beginning...
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    P8z68V bios help

    I sort of think the boot device LED is trying to tell me something. I just not sure what. And that's with all drives disconnected and only 1 stick of ram installed. About as bare-bones as you can get while still inside the case. I hope the new BIOS chip fixes everything. ;)
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    P8z68V bios help

    Hopefully, I won't have to reflash the new BIOS chip that's inbound. That's a sneaky issue to have when you've had successful BIOS updates in the past. I appreciate the info about the double flash and will have to read over that again, just to educate myself. I used a USB stick formatted...
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    P8z68V bios help

    Son of a gun. Even if you don't have an IB chip? Well, hopefully the new BIOS chip will have 3603 on it and it will be good to go. Do the latest LGA1155 offerings by Asus require a double flash for BIOS updates? I haven't been in the mobo business lately. LGA1155 is probably dated anyway.
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    P8z68V bios help

    I did not double flash the BIOS. I previously flashed the BIOS for this board (and also my V-pro board) when I first built the systems. No double flashes... successful BIOS updates in both cases (1101 for my V pro, 0902 for the V). So unless the 3603 BIOS is somehow unique requiring a double...
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    P8z68V bios help

    I'm wondering if I should order a new BIOS chip (~$15) or if the mobo itself is bad? Any way to determine?
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    P8z68V bios help

    Back on this project, I replaced the CMOS battery, no change. I pulled out 3 sticks of ram leaving one stick, no change. I unplugged all drives, no change. I plugged back in the original drive configuration, no change. The LED boot device remains on, every time, regardless of the above...
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