- Joined
- Dec 13, 2003
- Location
- Saint Louis, MO USA
I just purchased the Asus A8N32-Deluxe motherboard from NewEgg today. I've been scouring the net trying to find a step-by-step installation thread without success. Of course, the manual helps, but it doesn't provide everything.
Asustech's website has drivers that can be downloaded for the Nforce4 chipset, the Silicone Image Raid controller, the Marvel Ethernet port and such. Which ones do I need?
I've also read about some patch for enabling dual core AMD processors. Will this be necessary now that the bios has been revised recently to 1009? How would I install that patch if I only have the dual core processor to begin with? Will it even boot into bios with the Opty?
By the way, please note that I'm coming from a Intel P4 to AMD Dual core Opty. I'm in brand new territory here in so many ways. Are there any pitfalls that others can share for transitioning to AMD?
What I'd like to do is prepare CD's and floppies with everything I'll need to get this new rig running because I don't have a spair computer to hop onto to download something I'm missing.
Your help would be greatly appreciated, and would probably be beneficial to others.
Asustech's website has drivers that can be downloaded for the Nforce4 chipset, the Silicone Image Raid controller, the Marvel Ethernet port and such. Which ones do I need?
I've also read about some patch for enabling dual core AMD processors. Will this be necessary now that the bios has been revised recently to 1009? How would I install that patch if I only have the dual core processor to begin with? Will it even boot into bios with the Opty?
By the way, please note that I'm coming from a Intel P4 to AMD Dual core Opty. I'm in brand new territory here in so many ways. Are there any pitfalls that others can share for transitioning to AMD?
What I'd like to do is prepare CD's and floppies with everything I'll need to get this new rig running because I don't have a spair computer to hop onto to download something I'm missing.
Your help would be greatly appreciated, and would probably be beneficial to others.