This mobo is pretty old school but it's performed wonderfully for the 3 yrs I've had it. However, more or less recently, I've started getting system corruption over time, ending in BSOD. This happens if I leave the computer on for a day or if I use suspend, it doesn't ever happen w/in 5 hrs of use.
Usually, I start getting weird mouseclick echoes from the speakers. Then programs will slowly start locking up. Finally I'll either get a BSOD or system freeze up. I initially thought it might be the audio drivers because of the echoes but updating them didn't help. I'm using the 6/19 DFI bios since the newest one doesn't recognize the mobile 2500+ and seems really buggy when I suspend (even more so).
Any suggestions? I know NF2 boards weren't the most reliable or bug-free...
DFI nF2 Ultra B problems
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Have you memtested and stuff? Could be that, or the cpu could be going.
If you decide to get a new mobo, you could sell that one on ebay, provided you tell your problems, of course.
As far as NF2/Socket A boards go, that one is the most sought after.
If you decide to get a new mobo, you could sell that one on ebay, provided you tell your problems, of course.
As far as NF2/Socket A boards go, that one is the most sought after.
AMD Opteron 1224SE "Santa Ana" = DFI Lanparty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G
Crucial Ballistix 4x1GB DDR2 800 = Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Sapphire 4870 1GB = Sceptre X20WG-Naga 20" = Logitech X-530 5.1
Seagate 320GB (SATA II) x2 = Samsung SH-S203B (SATA)
Crucial Ballistix 4x1GB DDR2 800 = Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Sapphire 4870 1GB = Sceptre X20WG-Naga 20" = Logitech X-530 5.1
Seagate 320GB (SATA II) x2 = Samsung SH-S203B (SATA)
The Black Pumpkin wrote:Have you memtested and stuff? Could be that, or the cpu could be going.
If you decide to get a new mobo, you could sell that one on ebay, provided you tell your problems, of course.
As far as NF2/Socket A boards go, that one is the most sought after.
never knew alot of people wanted it. i have the same board right now with a 2400+ (my pops uses it for chatting,web and emails) runs windows xp pretty good. it actually bootups faster than my current rig
500w Fortron Blue Storm - DFI NF4-D (SLI & SATAII modded) - Opteron 165 @ 290x9 1.35v - 1 GB OCZ Value VX 3200 2-3-3-8 @ 230mhz - 2x 80gb Seagate SATA on Raid 0 - eVGA 8800GTS
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Well, maybe not quite as much anymore, but in the hey day of A ( ) and for a while since, it's been the most sought after. People who are still interested in Socket A would pay money for it. I personally know of one person who got, with a few modifications, an overclock at 2.75 ghz on a Barton with that board.
AMD Opteron 1224SE "Santa Ana" = DFI Lanparty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G
Crucial Ballistix 4x1GB DDR2 800 = Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Sapphire 4870 1GB = Sceptre X20WG-Naga 20" = Logitech X-530 5.1
Seagate 320GB (SATA II) x2 = Samsung SH-S203B (SATA)
Crucial Ballistix 4x1GB DDR2 800 = Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Sapphire 4870 1GB = Sceptre X20WG-Naga 20" = Logitech X-530 5.1
Seagate 320GB (SATA II) x2 = Samsung SH-S203B (SATA)
Yeah, I've performed memtest on it and it seems to pass without any problems. I've done plenty of burn-ins with Prime95/Orthos and nothing seems to be amiss. I guess it's just a really weird problem with the board not liking the hardware configuration...
The only reason this is a big deal at all is because this computer runs as my main work computer. It runs my engineering apps. I do my gaming and entertainment on an Athlon64 system.
The only reason this is a big deal at all is because this computer runs as my main work computer. It runs my engineering apps. I do my gaming and entertainment on an Athlon64 system.