AMDx64 4200+ x2 - CPU (socket 939)
Asus A8N-E nforce4- Motherboard
1013 BIOS
Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Comp's been working fine for a while now with the odd exception but generally good. Since moving my computer's been acting Very funny, it's not finding my SATA drive on occasion, it's my main drive with Vista Ultimate x64 on it and all my files etc etc (I'm currently running from Ubuntu Linux CD) Today it completely fails to find it, I've taken computer apart, tried different SATA ports, BIOS options, etc still no luck.
Ideas that I'm having are something got shook out of place in the move, possibly creating some dry joint somewhere or something, odd because when it has been working I've not been moving the tower at all and Vista will freeze up I get a blue screen for a split second then reset and the Drive is no longer present in the boot list/motherboard can't detect it etc.
1st can anyone think of any causes, remedies, as it's a pretty intermittent problem but now completely dead (hasn't found itself in hours at least...)
2nd I probably need a new motherboard anyway so what can you recommend for my system. Needs to support my CPU, Gfx Card and I'd like it to be built for/with/certified vista in mind if poss (which I guess would mean no nforce4
as it's not entirely friendly with vista)
I'll be on GAIM on here for now, so i should still have some IM presence for direct replies.....
Really don't fancy shelling out for a new system or CPU yet.
Only way I'd buy a new CPU is if I were to buy a new mobo and it comes in a bundle pack with a CPU then it's a possibility but slim, very slim.
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