P5K motherboard and SATA again: resolution?

Well, according to my integrator, there are only two solutions for the ASUS P5K motherboard + SATA drive problem: one is to jumper the “opt1″ option (pins 5 and 6 on my WD3200K drive) or replace the motherboard; he is recommending the P5E. Since my system is in warranty, I’m going to go ahead with [...]

Problems with my new system (ASUS P5K/Core 2 Quad)

(See the bottom of this post for my comments on this as of 28 August 2009)
Well, once again not Csound related (yet)  but I’m posting some of my experiences with a new Windows XP system I’m trying to move my music production to. This info probably belongs on some tech website but I’ve already got [...]

Xmas in November

(…not anything to do with Csound, yet…)
After waiting patiently, and considering the cost, I was looking forward to receiving my newly built system from CoolTech PC. It arrived earlier this month and to a 95% level it is everything I hoped for. Compared to my old system it is whisper silent. If I get down [...]