Me too!
Though, I just lost a slot on it...
I agree with magoo, I like the Asus bios for configuration, though that has been my experience and I cant speak on GIGABYTE's bios.
I like his advice here, and I think Im actually going to look at getting this Mobo :)
Good luck with whatever...
I typically do as well. Not only for shock through the house wiring but the charge in the air. For whatever reason I didnt even think of it that night.
Wouldn't it affect the whole system if it were bad? I just cant get the gpu to work on the first PCI-E slot.
I have been running the system...
Surge protector, yes.
Battery backup, no.
If possible I would like to see computers on battery backup, not only is there surge suppression, but the power is "cleaner" and you don't have that hard, in the middle of a process or higher wattage draw from the power supply, shut down.
It was a BFG version of nVidia GeForce 9800GT.
Contemplated doing that as well, but I might in the next week or two pick up a newer card and replace.
Right now I have a 8600GT installed and that is the one working. but Im not allowing it do any folding :)
So last weekend I had my computer folding and didn't even think about it when storms came through...
Nothing fancy, just one I put together from some spare parts I had lying around (Most about 3-5 years old.)
What is weird to me though, is that it was working after the storm came through. The...