Shoutbox

A) socket 939 mor future proof and dual core should be a drop-in replacement in socket 939 boards with appropriate BIOS updates.

socket 754 seems to have a lot more longevity than originally planned though, and S754 boards are cheaper than 939.
B)AGP
C)Don't know that much about 64bit prossesors.
D)Absorbs heating coming off hte CPU or w/e
E)?
F)True
G)False
H)Central Processing Unit

A) socket 939 mor future proof and dual core should be a drop-in replacement in socket 939 boards with appropriate BIOS updates.

socket 754 seems to have a lot more longevity than originally planned though, and S754 boards are cheaper than 939.
Right...mostly

B)AGP
Wrong, PCI Express is the newest Video Card format

C)Don't know that much about 64bit prossesors.
Wrong...

D)Absorbs heating coming off hte CPU or w/e
Right...sort of

E)?
Wrong...You would have fried ALL your parts, ALWAYS ground yourself (wear an anti-static braclet for one).

F)True
Right

G)False
Right

H)Central Processing Unit
Right

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Originally posted by blade
I can't hook up the 2 ports on the front of my case AND the extra USB card my case comes with because the motherboard doesn't have enough sockets....

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The A8V supports 8 USB ports and contains 2 internal sets of headers, therefore you should be able to use the 2 on the front of your case then use the other spare headers for the back ones.

What's an ALU!!

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton

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Originally posted by blade
I can't hook up the 2 ports on the front of my case AND the extra USB card my case comes with because the motherboard doesn't have enough sockets....

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The A8V supports 8 USB ports and contains 2 internal sets of headers, therefore you should be able to use the 2 on the front of your case then use the other spare headers for the back ones.

What's an ALU!!

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The front ones are dodgy and take up extra USB slots so I can only plug in one at a time (they're odd...). Anyways, I've got some dif. ones I'll swap out later.

Check your device manager. Windows Key + Pause Break
Click the Hardware Tab
Click on the Device Manager
Click the Plus beside USB Controllers
what do you see?

Umm this is wat i see

If your USB ports were disabled they would show up with either a red X or if they were not installed correctly then they would show up with ! points

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Originally posted by Matty
If your USB ports were disabled they would show up with either a red X or if they were not installed correctly then they would show up with ! points

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Oh ok, thanks.

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E)?
Wrong...You would have fried ALL your parts, ALWAYS ground yourself (wear an anti-static braclet for one).

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Bull Shit, While yes, you can help prevent static discharge by grounding your self, you would actually be better off NOT grounding your self and completly isolating your self from a ground. If your workbench is isolated with a few inches of rubber from the floor, and your were sitting on it with nothing on it plugged in (This is how I do my PC servicing at work) there is no possible way to fry a PC. As long as there is no path to ground, there no chance of frying components. And it wouldnt fry all your parts, just the first on your shocked.

I'm going to have to agree with surfi here.

LOL, and there's how many people with a work bench + several inches of rubber matting?

What was I supposed to say to him? An anti-static bracelet is the best way to prevent static shock when you don't have ideal building conditions.