I've Bought An Asus A7n8x-x

[leonidas]

It seems that a lot of people had problem dealing with the "temperature moderator", a device which instantly shut down your computer if the cpu's getting to hot. It seems that this device has a bug, and does not recongnize the temperature correctly. Lots of users of this motherboard complained about not being able to complete Xp pro instalation, and sometimes not even be able to complete with the boot- disks, as the pc shuts down repetidly. Well at least the motherboard will never burn, but I will have dificulties to cool it enought and to keep my pc quiet at the same time. (I wanna put an athlon xp 2500+ barton as VB told me.)
besides, the feature cannot be disabled :angry: So damn stupid.

Angry french users (http://www.rue-montgallet.com/prix/75012/commentaires/lire/6987/)

Does anyone have this model ?


PS: It might take some time before I can reply to this thread as Perry a moderator put me under 7 days moderation for telling I liked a joke. So don't be disapointed. :huh:

[sevillano]

I started a thread about this mobo. Have a look at it. But no one including me seem to know anything more than you do about this. :unsure:

[DarthInsinuate]

my brother has this board and a 2500+, i didn't notice him having problems with it while he was at home

i had a quick browse through the ASUS website and didn't notice any thing in the FAQs about the temp. monitor

make sure you update the BIOS

[clocker]

Gee Leonidas, since you bought this board, why don't you hook it up and then tell us what it does.
Seems as if you now a week off, so take good notes and report back.

I'm sure sevillano would just love to know what you find out....

[lynx]

One report in French, another in Spanish.
Maybe it's only if you set the bios language to something other than English. :lol:

[Keikan]

DAmmit i'mm gonna buy this board, don't tell me i gotta get another one

[leonidas]

@ Keikan: I can't tell for sure that the issue is real: It's just users opinions. Maybe they lie.

@ Clocker: I'm waiting to get sum money to buy the heatsink and the Barton 2500.



Hope this reply comes in time. <_<

[leonidas]

And Keikan be extremly carefull, the seller in the shop where I bought the board told me that it wasn&#39;t compatible with ATI.

Afterward, when I red the users opinion about the board, One user said that you can put an ATI on it, but that you first had to install xp using another grapic card, and then switch the two graphic cards. But as I said before I&#39;m really not sure about the reliability of the people who wrote that.

[Smurfette]

I&#39;ve used this board on three peoples&#39; systems in the past few months and not had any problems. One of the systems I used it in originally had an ECS mobo that was overheating and locking up due in part to poor airflow around the case.

Asus have released several BIOS upgrades, the first of which addressed &#39;stability issues&#39;, so upgrade the BIOS as soon as you&#39;ve assembled it enough to get past POST and hopefully you won&#39;t have any of the problems that a few people are experiencing.

[sevillano]

Smurfete are you sure you&#39;re talking about the A7n8x-x and not the A7n8x ?
And how much decibels were the computer of your friends running. Or could you just tell wich fans and heatsinks you put on them.

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by sevillano@15 November 2003 - 23:19
Smurfete are you sure you&#39;re talking about the A7n8x-x and not the A7n8x ?
And how much decibels were the computer of your friends running. Or could you just tell wich fans and heatsinks you put on them.
Placed my order at Komplett.
Asus A7N8X-X (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?action=info&sku=118692&p=&t=&l=&AvdID=1&CatID=&GrpID=&cks=SER)
Cooler Master CP5-8JD1F-0L heatsink/fan (http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?action=info&sku=119824&p=&t=&l=&AvdID=1&CatID=&GrpID=&cks=SER)

The lady already had an 18micron &#39;AX2000&#39; CPU, which run hotter than the 13micron &#39;AXDA&#39; Thoroughbred and later chips.

From my confirmation email:

Your order number is 3325XXX.

Your order information is listed below. You&#39;ll receive another message when the
order is dispatched or if there are any changes to delivery dates. If you change your mind and want to cancel one or more items, please visit Your Account.
For updated order status and more information, please visit Your Account.


Order no. 3325XXX
Order date&nbsp; 2003-09-05
Order ref.&nbsp; XXXXX XXXXXXX - Jays
Customer no. XXXXXX
Delivery &nbsp; DHL

<SNIP>


Here is a list of items ordered:

1.00 Pcs 118692 Asus A7N8X-X mainboard for Socket A
nForce2 400/MCP,ATX,ATA133,USB2.0,LAN
Delivery Date: 2003-09-05
Subtotal: GBP 53.16 ex. VAT, GBP 62.46 inc. VAT

1.00 Pcs 112665 DDR-DIMM PC3200 256MB DDR CL2.5
Memory 184-P (for DDR-PC400MHz)
Delivery Date: 2003-09-05
Subtotal: GBP 28.16 ex. VAT, GBP 33.09 inc. VAT

1.00 Pcs 119824 Cooler Master CPU-Fan Socket A/7/FCPGA
CP5-8JD1F-0L, up to AMD XP3200+
Delivery Date: 2003-09-05
Subtotal: GBP 8.65 ex. VAT, GBP 10.16 inc. VAT

1.00 Pcs 100727 Sony Floppy Drive 3,5" 1,44MB MPF-920
Floppy Drive, Internal
Delivery Date: 2003-09-05
Subtotal: GBP 9.03 ex. VAT, GBP 10.61 inc. VAT

Like I said, I&#39;ve used the board on three systems without a problem. I did choose to buy from Komplett because theyr&#39;e fairly close and handy if anything goes wrong&#33;
That&#39;s something I&#39;ve been caught out by before. :(
My own setup includes a Soltek SL-75FRN2-L which is actually a replacement for another that Eclipse in (150 miles away) Coventry wouldn&#39;t warranty as they said I had damaged it myself. I am the only person I have heard of that&#39;s had a proble with the Soltek mobo but then I&#39;m the only person I know who&#39;s had terrible trouble with XP... actually caused by faulty RAM. Guess where I bought one of those stick... yep, in Coventry&#33;
Don&#39;t get me wrong about Eclipse, I have no idea how good/bad they are because quality control and chance play very big parts in any purchase. In other words, it was probably just my bad luck.

Edit: removed personal details from email quote.

[clocker]

You know Smurfette, I have found that when installing XP, if you use metric screwdrivers the whole process goes much easier.

Just a suggesstion. ;)

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by clocker@16 November 2003 - 00:59
You know Smurfette, I have found that when installing XP, if you use metric screwdrivers the whole process goes much easier.

Just a suggesstion. ;)
Shit.
I was wondering why my Whitworth tools were slipping on the screw heads.
I&#39;d actually given up on screws recently - I found a riveter to be much quicker&#33; ;)

[clocker]

Your Whitworth tools are antiques, suitable for working on a Triumph Bonneville only. Put them away.

I also refrain from using pneumatic tools on XP. Windows responds well to a delicate touch.
I have oft been tempted to use a hammer to get Rundll.system32.exe to install properly, it is a right cranky bastard, but patience and a deft touch will slip it in nicely.
It&#39;s worth the effort, because you don&#39;t mar the paintwork.

[adamp2p]

Originally posted by clocker@16 November 2003 - 02:23
Your Whitworth tools are antiques, suitable for working on a Triumph Bonneville only. Put them away.

I also refrain from using pneumatic tools on XP. Windows responds well to a delicate touch.
I have oft been tempted to use a hammer to get Rundll.system32.exe to install properly, it is a right cranky bastard, but patience and a deft touch will slip it in nicely.
It&#39;s worth the effort, because you don&#39;t mar the paintwork.
:lol: :lol:

[leonidas]

Thanks for exhibiting my language mistakes to the world :lol:

[Keikan]

Oh nm lol the mobo I&#39;m getting is Asus A7V8X-X

thought it still has "ASUS C.O.P" can&#39;t you go into bios and get rid of it?

[clocker]

Originally posted by Keikan@15 November 2003 - 22:28


Oh nm lol the mobo I&#39;m getting is Asus A7V8X-Xthought it still has "ASUS C.O.P" can&#39;t you go into bios and get rid of it?
I don&#39;t think so.

My Asus claims to have that feature, but I&#39;ve never seen anything about it in the BIOS.
If it&#39;s really in there, there doesn&#39;t appear to be anything you can adjust/change/delete.