Just about to build 1st system - Advice appreciated

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Hi, I'm shall be getting the A7n8X deluxe very soon and was wondering if it
was best to upgrade the bios before installing XP, or after. Also any other
tips/links about building a system would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Will
 
Will,
it was best to upgrade the bios before installing XP, or after...<<

after ...

.... IMHO there are lots of others updates to be done before updating the
BIOS, e.g.:

- reading last infos about your mobo on the Asus Web site;
http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?langs=09&m=A7N8X


- see your mobo User Manual if there are some utilities to be installed
BEFORE the Operating System, XP in your case, but normaly the OS must be
installed first and just after ...

- ... install utilities from the Asus Mobo CD, before doing so, would be
best to check if there are more recent download available on the Asus Web
pages;
http://usa.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=A7N8X
and/or http://www.asus.com/

- could be also a good idea to look and see if updating from other sources
than ASUS would be best (e.g. from Nvidia, Gigabyte, etc.)...

- at this point, security Software (e.g. anti-viral, firewall, etc.) should
be installed as well as Windows XP patches and all XP drivers needed...

- sharing infos with others ASUS mobo's users is also a good idea to known
what utilities version are best or not;
http://minilien.com/?TruVnUH27j

Finaly you may updating the BIOS if needed.

Of course this is just my point of view, hope it could help
 
Cheers for the advice. I will be using my old Geforce 4 Ti4200 for a couple
of months, then shall upgrade. Just about to install CPU and heatsink etc.
Will update how I get on.

Cheers,

Will
 
Will said:
Hi, I'm shall be getting the A7n8X deluxe very soon and was wondering if it
was best to upgrade the bios before installing XP, or after. Also any other
tips/links about building a system would be much appreciated.
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DEFINATELY update BEFORE... It may change parameters that would bugger up an
XP install. Not likely, but possible.
 
Hi, I'm shall be getting the A7n8X deluxe very soon and was wondering if it
was best to upgrade the bios before installing XP, or after. Also any other
tips/links about building a system would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Will
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If this is your very 1st time building an AMD Socket-A (462) system you
may want to look at this... http://tinyurl.com/3ue5, mainly the part
about installing the heatsink onto the CPU.

I usually run the default BIOS on the board at first unless there is a
known fix that you need in a later BIOS.

Good luck on the new build,
Ed
 
Yep, you will need a fater video card... That's what I use and it can't
cut it anymore....
 
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