ABIT AA8XE mainboard review

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A significant addition is that of the uGuru controller chip (explained earlier) which we can see in this photo. Below it another little something I really tend to like. This is an on-board POST code indicator, you can use is in diagnosing various problems. See, this mainboard has been designed for overclockers. The more regular PC users will absolutely not have a clue what it is for though.

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The yellow jumper is for clearing the CMOS if you run into problems. Now I'm showing this as I simply like the 4 cent jumper, very easy to remove, no need for a pincet or anything. Just switch the bigger to 2-3 and clear that CMOS. I think that ABIT new front panel actually has a button on it that allows clearing CMOS on the fly, quite funny actually.

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Remember if you want to play around you need to lube it before using it! Seriously never forget to smear some thermal paste on that CPU. Especially the Pentium 4 processors can get really hot.

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