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first intel build...

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Gawd
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Tomorow morning i'm about the build a P4 PC. Never done that before. the 4 computers that i have built have all been AMD.
I was just wondering if there is anything that i should be aware of ahead of time.
The system will be as follows:

Cases
Antec : PLUS1080AMG Fileserver ATX 430W Metallic Grey
CPU
Intel : Pentium 4 2.4GHz 512K 800FSB Socket 478 CPU (Retail)
Motherboard
ASUS : P4C800-E-Deluxe Socket 478 (onboard audio, lan, raid) ATX
Memory
Corsair : Twin-X PC4000 2x512MB DDR (TWINX1024-4000PRO)
HardDrive
Western Digital : 7200 RPM WD1200JB IDE 120GB ATA100 8MB
VideoCard
Sound
M-Audio : Revolution 7.1 PCI
ASUS : R9600XT-TVD 128MB DDR 8x AGP with VIVO/DVI (Retail)
Keyboard
Logitech : Cordless MX Duo Keyboard and Mouse
DVD Burner
LITEON DVD+R/RW 4X4X12 CDRW 40X24X40 IDE RETAIL BOX W/ X-COPY EXPRESS


Total bill after taxes is CAN$2400.
 
Make sure to read through all the instructions in your motherboard manual before you build. Alot of what you need to know is detailed in there.
 
Make sure you boot to cmos and disable spd on the memory and set your memory timings manualy. That board does not like the spd on most memory. If you are going raid using the ich5 you will have to explore the mobo inf disc for the intel applications accelerator , open the file and look for a file called make disc.

Obviously this will have to be done a another machine. HAve a floppy ready and double click the exe. It will then create a inf disc for the raid controller to use when xp prompts you for 3rd party drivers on the XP install.


Once you have got you os installed. The first thing you want to run is the inf utility on the mother board disc . (even before you install your video drivers)

By the way install video driver last after all your os updates no matter how muh your eyes are hurting ..........LOL
 
thanks for the advice.
im not running raid yet so i don't need that, but i didn't even know that so thanks.
 
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