Ok, I've tried every damm config setting possible with two volcano 9's in my KV7 and ASUS A7V8X..........and I get the same result everytime...........both systems run fine with their regular CPU fans before and after tests. the result is when the system powers on, the fan kicks on for 2-3...

I was updating the nforce drivers to 5.10 and after I got this message upon rebooting. The system cannot find the file specified. C:\windows\system32\nvide2.nvu Anyone know of how I could fix this problem ? TIA

Hi. Im new to this ng since I just got an abit nf7-s rev. 2 Anyhow basically what the subject line reads. I know it has the soundstorm sound chip. But I was wondering why its doing that. Do I need to update my drivers ? It could be my speakers, there kind of old. Does anyone know of this problem...

I've searched for this to no avail... so I'll ask it publicly; I just bought an Abit KV8 Pro and everything is fine (boots no problem) except for the fact that the bios refuse to see both of my Corsair PC 3200 512m sticks. I can put one in slot 1... it boots. Move that same stick to slot 2... it...

I have just built my first computer and everything was going fine, until I went to turn the damn thing on. When the power was switched on at the mains the diagnostic LEDs displayed 02. When I switched the machine on (or tried to) it showed 83 and then went to 9C shortly after. My system spec is as...

I'm getting the two-tone "police style" siren on startup. I cant work out exactly why but there's a possibility that my cpu temp probe is faulty - it sometimes gives readings of -127 degrees but when I remove the mobo and test things outside the case environment, it is ok. Right now it's doing...

Can anyone tell me whether this memory works with this board? Newegg has it for 157.00. If not, any recommendations. Thanks. Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - OEM Model# VS1GBKIT400 Item # N82E16820145440 Specification Manufacturer: Corsair Model: VS1GBKIT400

I have a Abit Max 3 motherboard and I have just purchased 2x200GB Seagate harddrives....Please tell me what I am doing wrong I have installed them and have had no end but trouble with them both....I can't copy any files without it frezzing my machine...What do I need or have to do to make them...

Hi folks, Here's the system specs, let me know if I'm leaving anything out that my help troubleshoot this problem. I bought an Abit AG8 with a 2.8Ghz P4 (retail with the stock fan for the CPU. Upgraded the BIOS to the lastest (17).

ahh i blew my nf7 up (i think so anyhow) this is the end for me, my beloved nf7 that was super quick and brilliant has blown, Im now stuck with a poor KT600 chipset board (MSI KT6V) isnt bad though anyhow can anyone tell me if there is a way to test mainboards without sticking them in a puter?...

Hi fellows, I just got my new nf7-s2 board and planning to get a sata hd. Right now im using wd 80g ide, which my bios recognize it as 32, i have to use WD sofware to get full access. I connect this drive to sata with adapter it shows 32gig also so i just left it on ide. Is this problem only...

I've just built a new machine (specs down below) and it was working fantastically, I was Gaming UT2004 for hours, and then my computer automatically shut down. So I thought it just over-heating, ok, i waited a minute and turned it back on but it went frmo 1.0, to 8.3. to 9.C when I immediately...

I've been banging my head against the wall for the better part of a week trying to figure out why my hard drive doesn't work. It works fine with other motherboards, but for some reason the SG-72 won't work with it. I'm not sure if the is a fault in the HD design or the motherboard. Any advice?

Has anyone else had trouble with ram upgrades on this board? I have tried twice to install additional ram and had no luck. I can't even get it to boot if I take out the original pc 2100 stick and put in a different one. I tried a pc 2700 last night in the second slot no post. Took out the...

Has anyone had a problem with slow performance and intermittent pc freezes/total lock up after installing the latest nvidia drivers? My system would just totally lock up and ctrl alt del did nothing. Had to hit the reset button to recover and then my bootup time was excessively long after logging...

hi been building a pc with this mobo today,ive put it together it posts ok finds the cd and harddrive and ram but i just cant get it to boot from either even put a floppy on and it wont boot from that with a win 98 bootdisc.ive reset the bois and done all i can think of any ideas system abit...

Hi I am hoping someone can shed some light on my problems. I have recently bought a Maxtor 160gig SATA drive and set it up as a single boot drive. the problem is within the highpoint bios menu it is only reading as ATA/133 in the transfer speed mode. The main board bios is set to 150 transfer...

Hi. Was wondering if anyone's changed or oiled a noisy chipset fan on a NF7. Or maybe what a better fix might be. Mainly I want to know how to take it off. It's got 2 little hexhead pins (?) that are spring loaded or something. I don't want to break it:-) Do these pins turn out like screws? Any...

My KT7A (version 1.0) and AMD Thunderbird 800 mHz has been working fine for several years. Two months ago I upgraded to XP 2600+ and everything seemed fine. Two weeks ago when I boot up my Windows 2000 on 40GB IBM DeskStar hard drive, it showed the Win2K logo and progress bar. Then it showed a blue...

i have an abit NF7 i know that much, i purchased from ebuyer from the net, one thing however is that I am not sure if this NF7 is a version 2.0 or not I am right in assuming that the version 2.0 boards allow for FSB of up to 400 mhz on the CPU I would like to know if there is any way i can find...