[crappyjones123]

holy nuts dude, i thought you would have been playing games and whacking off to pron already but this? ill read this thread when i get home and have time tonight.

ps. did you get the little care package?

 

[Kirosia]

Not yet friend. I long for the days when I can come home and not have something explode.

EDIT: I'm exchanging my MB for one of the same model, will windows recognize it without a reinstall?

 

[Zorander]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirosia /img/forum/go_quote.gif EDIT: I'm exchanging my MB for one of the same model, will windows recognize it without a reinstall?

As long as the BIOS versions are the same or similar enough that Windows cannot see the difference, you will be fine.

 

[Kirosia]

The first thing I did after installing windows was update the bios. (Had to, the stock version is known to be incredibly problematic)

 

[Zorander]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirosia /img/forum/go_quote.gif The first thing I did after installing windows was update the bios. (Had to, the stock version is known to be incredibly problematic)

You can then flash the BIOS of the motherboard to the same BIOS version prior to firing up Windows. It will not be able to spot a difference then.

 

[davidr2287]

you can try this case...pretty good if your under a budget.

http://www.afrotechmods.com/submitte...e/DCP_0806.jpg

 

[Kirosia]

I forgot that I had a backup PC to do that, thanks! Now let's hope that the files on the HDD aren't damaged... or the HDD itself.

 

[Zorander]

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidr2287 /img/forum/go_quote.gif you can try this case...pretty good if your under a budget. http://www.afrotechmods.com/submitte...e/DCP_0806.jpg

If that case is not ugly enough, its cardboard construction has heat-dissipation issues as well. Not a safe choice IMO.

 

[Kirosia]

Already got a case, antec p182. Not gonna change, shipping is too costly.

 

[Zorander]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirosia /img/forum/go_quote.gif Already got a case, antec p182. Not gonna change, shipping is too costly.

It's a very fine case. If you find it noisy, it's more effective to look at replacing the fans and any other noise generators with a quiet to silent models. They are the ones at fault, not the case.

Cheers!

 

[Kirosia]

I can't believe this... the new motherboard keeps shutting down after a couple seconds! It powers up, but it won't last long enough to get into Windows, or for me to finish flashing the bios! After dozens of startups, I've only gotten as far as the "verifying now"portion of the bios update!!

 

[NoHands]

faulty psu?

 

[Kirosia]

I just got a new PSU, power is being supplied. This particular MB is known to be buggy as hell. I can't do anything!

 

[NoHands]

ewwwwww feel your pain ... i recently bought one that only had 4 holes to screw it to the case, i went to plug in the ram and it craked in half =O thankfully the manufacturer allowed me to return it since they considered it a design flaw.

 

[Kirosia]

Oh joyous day! I tried to reset my CPU to see if it was overheating (and causing the shutdowns), and one of the stock cooler's legs was stuck to the MB! When I tried to removed it, the cooler detached from the leg! And I still can't get it out!! I have to contact Intel to RMA...